Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance

A V8, twin-turbocharged hybrid with all-wheel drive is a clear choice in a catalogue where many cars take different routes to performance. The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance turns that decision into a defining position: 843 bhp places it 38th among 600 cars for power, putting it inside the top 6% of the entire collection. The trade is complexity and weight compared with simpler approaches, but the reward is a four-door coupe that combines a 3,982 cc engine with figures usually associated with a narrower type of machine.

The numbers show how unusual that balance is. Its 0-100 km/h time of 2.9 seconds is faster than 517 of the 600 cars in the catalogue, while its 1,470 Nm of torque gives the car a performance profile shaped around immense response. A top speed of 316 km/h places it 196th across the catalogue, showing that its identity is not built around a single headline figure. Instead, it sits in the space between acceleration, usable body style and all-weather traction, with AWD shared by 74 of the 600 cars and V8 power paired with AWD by the same group.

That formula is not common within the wider collection. Only 86 of the 600 cars use a twin-turbocharged V8 configuration, and just 216 feature a V8 layout at all. As a Mercedes-AMG entry, it also sits within a focused group of 26 cars in the catalogue. The 63 S E Performance represents a particular interpretation of the hyper GT category, using a 4-door coupe shape rather than a more traditional performance silhouette. Its 2022 model year places it among the newer expressions of this approach.

At a used price of £140,000, it ranks 243rd for cost, meaning 357 cars in the catalogue are more expensive. With a cost of £166 per bhp, it offers a direct connection between the investment and its output. In the context of the 600-car garage, this Mercedes-AMG occupies a distinctive middle ground: not the highest-priced car, not the fastest outright, but a machine where the chosen combination of V8, hybrid assistance and AWD creates a rare overlap of capabilities. For a collector building around extremes, this is the car that shifts the balance by adding one of the catalogue’s strongest power figures without requiring a single-purpose compromise. It brings a different answer to the question of what a hyper GT can be.