leatherseatsalladdtotheupscaleaura oftheinterior.
Thetwo frontseatsare comfortableonlongdrives, while
thebolstersoneithersidekeepyou snuglyinplacewhen
you carve a corneraggressively. Whilefrontseatsoffer
generousleg-, head-andshoulderroom,therearseats
are notthemost spacious, butthenthat’s anexpected
compromiseina two-doorcoupe. However, theluggage
spaceisgoodenoughandisalmost assubstantialasinan
averagesaloon.
Thestaroftheshowistheenginethough,thisbeingan
AMG-fettledcar. WhiletheAMGE63S saloonpacks 603
horsepower fromitsV8, theE53ispowered bya 3.0-litre
in-linesixthatmakes 435 horsepower andtorqueof
520Nm.Matedtoa nine-speedautomatictransmission,
it propelsthecoupefrom0-100kphinjust 4.4 seconds
andcantake it toa topspeedof250kph.Thesefiguresdo
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