Mercedes AMG GT 63 S four-door: meet the new king of saloons at the Nürburgring

Before compact sports cars and long before SUVs with similar aspirations, there was only room for one segment capable of receiving a mechanical setup worthy of that adjective: the saloon. Over time, we have seen numerous brands remain faithful to this classic concept despite the strong blows it has suffered from the new categories within the automotive world. Among these brands is, without any doubt, Mercedes, which continues to strongly commit to performance saloons such as the four-door AMG GT 63 S, a vehicle that has crowned itself the new king of the Nürburgring within its segment.

The star brand has managed to extrapolate many of the elements that characterise its most radical models, such as the AMG GT, and apply them to its more traditional vehicles. The result of this work is the AMG GT 63 S, a model that keeps the essence of a coupé intact by deriving directly from the AMG GT while, at the same time, allowing up to four passengers inside. But Mercedes has known how to season the package with performance capable of breaking records.

As is customary with models bearing the AMG name, in this case a name rather than a suffix, the brand’s engineers went to the depths of the green hell to put one of their latest creations to the test. Once there, the German house’s official driver managed to shatter the lap time and bring the latest saloon from Mercedes to the very top, thus becoming the production vehicle with four seats that is fastest on the Nordschleife circuit.

Achieving this title is not easy , especially considering the fierce competition that constantly grows not only in the performance saloon sector but also in every single existing segment. Nevertheless, Mercedes has managed to overcome its rivals and once again demonstrate the power of its creations both on the track and on the road.

To sweeten the final result, we find the mechanical setup of the AMG GT 63 S, which is ready to deliver high performance in any circumstance. Under the bonnet of this four-door coupé is a powerful 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine capable of producing a staggering 639 CV of power and 900 Nm of torque, figures that were fundamental to securing the record.

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With a time of 7:25.41 minutes, the Mercedes AMG GT 63 S has managed to claim victory and the corresponding title, which makes it one of the fastest saloons of all time. In this way, the German brand regains ground within the green hell, a position that could also be claimed by future, more radical variants of its AMG models.