DRIVEN: Does A SEVEN Seater With 600+ Horsepower ACTUALLY Make Sense?

DRIVEN: Does A SEVEN Seater With 600+ Horsepower ACTUALLY Make Sense?
It almost seems as though automakers are building certain products because they can. Not necessarily because buyers are super interested or there's a huge market.

Take, for example, the all-new Mercedes-AMG GLS63 S. It is a seven seat sport-utility vehicle with over 600 horsepower.

I don't think the kids need to get to school or soccer practice that fast. But here we are.

That said, the Autocar team recently got a chance to get behind the wheel and evaluate it. So, what was the verdict? See below, Spies.



Should I buy one?

The breadth of the GLS 63’s abilities is striking. And in certain markets, namely North America, it likely has a place. But at 77mm longer and 22mm wider than its already oversized predecessor, it’s just too big to be described as suitable for the UK.

That’s not to say people won’t consider it. But if you’re after performance and it has to be an SUV with a three-pointed star on the grille, the smaller and ultimately more wieldy if not quite as spacious GLE 63 is probably all the car you’ll need.


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MDarringerMDarringer - 3/21/2020 6:42:23 PM
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"Does A SEVEN Seater With 600+ Horsepower ACTUALLY Make Sense?" Absolutely none, but where's the fun in that? A hotrod Mercedes is always a fun thing.


skytopskytop - 3/21/2020 7:17:14 PM
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How about a 1400 H.P./ 2200 foot pounds torque 30 person bus?


MDarringerMDarringer - 3/21/2020 7:40:00 PM
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TVR would build it.


ricks0mericks0me - 3/21/2020 8:37:55 PM
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Launch Control .... anyone?


MDarringerMDarringer - 3/21/2020 9:15:49 PM
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If you know how to drive, you can do launch control. Imagine launching an LS7 in a car weighing about 2400 pounds. Fun times.



dumpstydumpsty - 3/21/2020 10:02:06 PM
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a vehicle under $40k in most every category can be purchased. everything else is pure luxury.

the Durango SRT & Grd Cherokee SRT have versions boasting more than 500hp/500lbft. 5-7 person seating. that's a lot! most any full-size truck or SUV having more power than that, is just overcompensation.

but I wouldn't pay over $100k for a luxury vehicle if it didn't have the higher spec engine etc - which wld go with all the other luxury content & gadgets etc.


Section_31_JTKSection_31_JTK - 3/21/2020 11:42:34 PM
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Hmmm.....GLS 63 vs BMW X7 M?


MDarringerMDarringer - 3/22/2020 12:34:54 PM
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I'd take the X7 because it's far better looking.



cidflekkencidflekken - 3/23/2020 11:14:04 AM
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Does any car that can go above 80 truly make sense? Not really. But what would life be without choices and the ability to own things that don't make sense. This, while I type on a laptop that has a 1 TB of RAM.


xjug1987axjug1987a - 3/23/2020 2:40:00 PM
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That car is fantastic... I"m with Matt though, love the X7!


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