2024 AMG E53 Hybrid First Drive: The Great AMG Daily!

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The #MercedesAMG #E53 has had me very excited since the first look, because AMG didn’t hold back. It’s an absolutely gorgeous car with a wide, unique body like an E63 and features a 6-cylinder hybrid setup that might just make it the best AMG daily driver we can hope to own!

The #AMG E53 is powered by the typical setup most new performance cars are getting these days: a combustion engine, an electric motor, and a battery pack, giving a total output of 612BHP. The 6-cylinder is the new 3.0-litre M256M inline six-cylinder turbo engine, producing 450HP by itself, with a new electric compressor providing more boost pressure.

The hybrid system includes a permanently excited motor inside the transmission with 135HP more power and 480 Nm of torque, and a 28 kW battery with a usable capacity of 21 kW. This brings the total to 585BHP, 612 on Race Start, with 750NM and a 0-60 time of 3.8 seconds. With the AMG Dynamic Plus Pack on Race Start, it’s the same power as the previous generation E63!

But what about the weight? The car weighs 2.4 tonnes thanks to the hybrid system, compared to the E63 at only 1990kg. We will go over what this means for the power to weight ratio.

The benefit of that system is the battery, providing up to 100km all-electric range, making it viable for daily use.

The E53 features AMG RIDE CONTROL suspension with a wide track, sporty spring/damper setup, and two-valve damping at each wheel and finally AMG speed-sensitive steering and rear axle steering up to 2.5 degrees enhance handling. Let’s see how it handles today.

Pricing for the UK is £90,860 for the base model, £96,860 for the Premium Plus, and £115,860 for the Edition 1. The AMG Performance Package, costing £7,495, adds bucket seats, a carbon steering wheel, and the all important dynamic plus pack. How will this pricing work versus the upcoming new M5? Will be interesting to see.

Today we will do the full first drive, including first impressions, a launch control, exhaust sound, the hybrid system: and more! Let’s see how this AMG daily car stands up!

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Please note all driving shots have been filmed either by professionals in a safe environment, or sped up for dramatic effect, or on closed roads. Please drive safely!

[waverleyjournalise]

Damn, even AMG's own product line is kicking the new "C45+" in the teeth. Also, that estate spec is fire

[DanielSadjadian]

It's a really nice overall package as a daily AMG. But I still hope they make a 63 V8 version.

[carswith-k]

The hottest AMG release for 2024. They nailed the design!

[Youdesignyourself]

This car is perfect, a car you can buy in your 30's and enjoy till you die without ever feeling like you out of place.

[MrKruk]

I've put an order on an estate with the dynamic plus package and some other additional stuff and honestly cant wait for it to be delivered. I see plenty of people saying that the straight six engine is too small, but very few seems to understand that It's not supposed to be the equivalent of e63, and in fact it does follow the same principle on which the previous e53' were build on - to be a fast and luxurious daily cars, and thats exactly why Im buying one.

[jodiwright]

You totally sold me on this car. 🔥 it’s basically a baby S 63 now.

Car wow just did a race between the new C 63amg with the 4 cylinder and because of the electric motor it kicked the older v8’s butt.

[Account]

Ambient lighting going crazy at night 🔥

[dimbonuk]

Thanks a lot for this video. This one is really the one for me this year. If you ever get a chance to drive one without the dynamics plus package please consider making a review for that. For me personally it’s the E-class first and foremost and AMG is a bonus. And when you get the dynamics plus package you have to get the uncomfortable performance seats (at least in the UK) so it’s a deal breaker for me personally. Also, I’m not a big fan of the Night package 2 which again is not optional in the UK with the dynamics plus package. So I’m spec-ing my car without that and very much interested in a review.

[marlonmonsegue]

What is also impressive the ambient lighting

[pebergeron]

The old e53 was 4.0s 0-60 and the new is 3.4s 0-60

[HeroHakuu]

It looks really good imo.
Now Mercedes needs to bring also their e lineup to this style and they will finally get some shit sold.

[Hi-how-are-you-today.]

5:55 can someone explain why it has 28 kWh but only 21 are used?

[jordonpumpin]

Not a huge fan of the rear tail lights, front end is OK. But, really think they coulda figures out something better w the rear lights, possibly fronts aswell. Still Sick nonetheless, love the E class.
The wagon, looks absolutely insane! love it!

[lennykibet]

The first Eclass wagon that actually looks beautiful! ❤❤❤

[nathandepasquale]

Looks stunning, especially in wagon form. Heavy but assume they push the hybrid stuff for company car tax reasons (as well as power)?

[judemurphy]

Really beautiful car massively better than a 5 series but way to heavy that car would be over 2.5 ton with a pan roof

[aeggmaestarn]

Very nice. I like that it's sort of stealthy too. No stupid loud exhaust and excessive pop/bang/crackle bs. Tuneable suspension and driving modes as well.

[derriaus]

Not a fan of those headlights design. Still, better than a 5-series.

[damaged_i]

That estate though 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 superstations ftw

[jimboh.]

That wagon is absolutely stunning why would anyone choose sedan over it