A 630hp missile disguised as a four-door coupe, we won't see its like again. But should you take the plunge?
A 630hp missile disguised as a four-door coupe, we won't see its like again. But should you take the plunge?Luxury, exclusivity, speed and handling for you and three othersIf Darth Vader was shopping for a motor, what do you suppose he might go for? Our bet is that it would be the subject of this week’s buying guide, the Mercedes-Benz AMG 4.0 GT 63 S, ideally in Obsidian Black.
The only folk who might have cried a tear or two when the car was announced at the 2018 Geneva show for first deliveries in spring 2019 would have been Brabus. It has made a healthy living from building autobahn-crushing versions of top-spec Mercs, but the GT 63 S made a visit to the tuner all but redundant.
Today, you’ll still need more than £70k for a five-year-old GT 63 S. Could this already gentle depreciation curve ease even further, or flatten out altogether? Would now be the time to get into one? And if it is, how will the ownership experience pan out? It’s time to stop asking questions and start answering a few. Note for reference: car weight and power data is hard to pin down with absolute certainty. For consistency, we use the same source for all our guides.
None of the jobs listed in that paragraph are quick or cheap. One US M177 owner said that he was quoted over £10,000 to replace an RMS that had gone bad at 45,000 miles. That quote included an associated PCV component that had also failed. Another US M177 owner said that the M-B dealer replaced his engine twice under warranty at a reported price of £63,000 per engine. Labour costs were on top of that.
Unfortunately you have to give Mercedes-Benz UK a car’s VIN number in order to get an online idea on how much servicing it in their network might cost. In fairness none of the independent specialists were brave enough to put their charges online either. Presumably this lack of transparency is designed to not frighten people, but it’s an approach that runs the risk of frightening potential buyers away from the brand completely by denying them the opportunity to find out about running costs.
Then you would see the back end. If there’s such a thing as a threatening rear end the GT 63 S had it.
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