Super-saloon battle: Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S, BMW M5, Porsche Panamera Turbo S and Tesla Model S face to face

For years, the wealthiest car makers have endowed their saloons with performance worthy of supercars, with the aim of offering a perfect balance between fun and comfort. This approach has continued over the years to the point where we find ourselves today, with a series of sporty saloons fiercely competing to be crowned the fastest. The Porsche Panamera Turbo S, Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S, BMW M5 and Tesla Model S are some of the leading exponents of this segment, and today they have gone head to head to race draw a veil and bring this war to an end.

Thanks to the guys at Carwow, we have been witnesses to this fearless drag race between some of the fastest saloons in the world. Without a doubt, these cars are very appealing for any enthusiast not only of engines, but also of speed and thrills, since they offer an unprecedented versatility in other sectors and, at the same time, performance that was unimaginable just a few years ago; however, there can only be one winner.

In the first instance we have the Porsche Panamera Turbo S e-Hybrid, one of the most radical versions of the Stuttgart company’s saloon. This second generation of the German car set out to improve everything that did not convince in the first model and gave rise to a vehicle capable of offering a perfect marriage between design and performance. To be more precise, under the skin of the Panamera we find a 4.0-litre V8 engine capable of producing 680 CV and 850 Nm of torque, figures made possible by the presence of an electric motor.

The four-door Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S is one of the most recent contenders, as it was presented only a year ago but, even so, is capable of putting the rest of the competition under pressure. The Mercedes-AMG saloon is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 heart that delivers 640 CV and 900 Nm of torque, figures that allow the AMG to reach 100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 315 km/h.

Also coming from Germany is the BMW M5, a powerful saloon that has years of experience in the sector behind it. In this latest generation, German engineers have used a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 capable of offering 625 CV and 750 Nm of torque in the Performance version. Last but not least, we must highlight the Tesla Model S P100D, which produces 613 CV and 980 Nm of torque delivered almost instantly.

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In the first race from a standstill we can see how the electric saloon takes the victory, showing its undeniable power; however, when the rolling race takes place we notice how the AMG GT 63 S slightly takes the lead, very close to the Panamera, demonstrating that combustion engines can still beat electric ones. Finally, we come to braking, in which the Tesla takes the lead again by stopping first, leaving the M5 in second place, the Panamera in third and the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S in fourth.