See Photos of the 2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
Mercedes-AMG's newest four-door takes after its two-door GT sibling, delivering scorching performance and speed with its twin-turbo V-8 and racy chassis.
We're happy to report that not a single Car and Driver editor is currently behind bars. This despite our having had a Mercedes-AMG GT63 S in the office fleet for two weeks. It could easily have gone the other way. Read the full story here.
You see, the AMG GT63 S is the great white shark of luxury cars. Once it has you in its grip, you're done. It's impossible to resist its immense power.
Consider the evidence. The GT63 S's twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 heart pounds out 630 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque.
All that throbbing energy is routed through a nine-speed automatic and the AMG-tuned 4Matic all-wheel-drive system, which enables this Mercedes to bolt to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds.
Rolling on optional Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, it corners at a heady 1.03 g's on our skidpad, matching the roadholding of our long-term Porsche 718 Boxster S.
Those performance numbers put this four-door hatchback in league with the world's quickest supersedans: the BMW M5 Competition, the Porsche Panamera Turbo, and AMG's own E63 S sedan—though the M5 and E63 S begin to edge ahead at the quarter-mile mark.
AMG would have you believe that the GT 4-Door—the lineup also includes the 577-hp twin-turbo V-8 GT63 and the 429-hp, turbocharged, supercharged, and electrified inline-six GT53—is a stretched version of the company's GT two-seater.
It's not. GT 4-Doors are built on a different, heavier platform belonging to the E63 S wagon. Our loaded, 4682-pound test car was carrying 1001 pounds more than the hottest of the GT coupes we've tested, the 577-hp track-attack GT R.
The GT63 S takes the two-seat GT's eye-watering performance and stretches it into another dimension entirely: luxury.
That luxury emanates from both the way the car drives and how it's equipped. The interior is modern and gorgeous, bordering on decadent—especially so in the case of our test vehicle, which was slathered in $5710 worth of optional black nappa leather, microsuede, and carbon fiber.
The $500 red seatbelts and the perfectly sewn contrast stitching matched the body color. Optional highly adjustable sport seats provided additional support for hard cornering.
All that extra gear pumped up the GT63 S's $160,995 asking price to $189,360. For that kind of money, any automobile ought to be something special, and the GT63 S is all that and more.
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S
View Exterior Photos of the 2026 Mazda 3 Hatchback
View Interior Photos of the 2026 Mazda 3 Hatchback
View Photos of the 2024 Kia EV9 Land AWD
View Photos of the 1987 Sterling 825SL
