It used to be that Mercedes-Benz' AMG department could be counted on to produce the most American-style muscle cars of all the hot Euro sedans.
They were regularly out-handled by their direct competitors, but they usually upped the ante in the engine bay. AMG was a super power in the horsepower wars.
For the 2010 E-Class AMG, which will be unveiled at New York's auto show in April, the company has focused more on handling prowess than ever before and -- gasp! -- the car comes into the hotrod sedan market at a power deficit compared to the supercharged 556-hp Cadillac CTS-V. The new 2010 model uses the SL63's 6.2-liter 518 horsepower V8 along with its Speeshift seven-speed shiftable automatic.
Read Inside Line's full story on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG.
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