Mercedes is taking aim at the BMW X6 M with its own high-performance SUV-coupe. This is the AMG version of the upcoming ML-class spin-off, thought to be called ML Coupe, not MLC has reports have suggested. The car’s styling was previewed by the Concept Coupe SUV design study revealed at the Beijing Motor Show earlier in 2014.
This AMG version, set to be badged ML Coupe 63 AMG, is given away by a fleet of trademark AMG design cues. The front bumper sports scalloped intakes like those of the CLA 45 AMG and latest C-Class, with an extremely deep chin valance aiming to trick the eye into thinking the ML Coupe is ground-hugging and planted. That’s matched by side skirts along the car’s flanks, where we can also see ventilated and drilled brake rotors with AMG-spec calipers behind the beefy alloy wheels.
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