It has a 3.0-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine and an electric motor that together make 576 horsepower. Electric cars can go 62 miles on a big 21.2-kWh battery, but only if they follow the easy European WLTP standard. With the optional Dynamic Plus package, this newest member of the E-class family has better brakes and speed. Electric cars have sped up this trend, even though the idea that cars will get stronger with each generation is still in our minds. In the United States, the most current Mercedes-AMG E53 sedan had a turbocharged six-cylinder engine that made an impressive 429 horsepower. Thanks to a plug-in hybrid engine, the new model for 2025 will have a lot more power: 576 horsepower or 603 horsepower with the optional Race Start mode. Based on these numbers, it looks like the new Mercedes-AMG E53 has more power than the E63 S from the last generation. We can all agree that this kind of growth is good. The new E53 Hybrid has the same engine as the GLE53 Hybrid, which we told you about in October of last year. It also has a more powerful electric motor. The E53 has a 3.0-liter straight-six engine that is twin-turbocharged and makes 443 horsepower. There is also an electric motor in the gearbox case between the engine and the nine-speed automatic transmission. If you add the extra AMG Dynamic Plus package, it can make up to 161 hp and 352 lb-ft of torque on its own. During Race Start mode, it can also temporarily boost power. 553 pound-feet is said to be the peak power. AMG says the E53 Hybrid car can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds with Race Start and two-tenths of a second slower without it. We know that the last E53 Coupe went from 0 to 60 mph in four seconds flat, so we can expect the new one to do even better. The battery pack, which is under the back floor and can hold 21.2-kWh of electricity at 400 volts, gives the car a long range. AMG says it wants to reach a WLTP rating of 62 miles (100 km) in Europe. This will allow users of E.V.s in many countries to get tax breaks. Likely, the E53 Hybrid will get lower scores from the EPA, but it should still be able to reach an electric range of more than 40 miles and a top speed of 87 mph. In Europe, the base car can go as fast as 155 mph, and with the Dynamic Plus pack, it can go as fast as 174 mph. With 60-kW D.C. fast charging, the E53 Hybrid can charge the battery from 10% to 80% in as little as 20 minutes. This makes it easier to charge than other plug-ins. Since there is no D.C. charger listed, the built-in A.C. charger gives a reasonable 11 kW. The hybrid system has two extra drive modes: Electric and Battery Hold. Electric runs the car as an E.V. until the battery runs out, and Battery Hold saves the charge level for later use. The E53 Hybrid has a mechanical throttle pedal that stiffens when driven electrically to show that it is being pushed to its fullest potential. Pressing past that point starts the engine and changes the car to hybrid mode. There is a lot of visual space left for the E63, which we are sure will arrive soon, even though the E53 Hybrid looks stronger than the regular E-class. The E53 has a new radiator grille, a bigger front bumper, front bumpers that are 0.4 inches wider on each side, and AMG’s signature vertical strakes that are lit up on the surround. Unfortunately, closer inspection showed that the vents that looked like they were supposed to be in the back of the fenders were actually empty spaces. The mesh for the smaller fake vents on the back bumper is also bent instead of straight. The engine has been blended, as shown by the red E53 emblem, the four tailpipes, and the new spoiler on the trunk lid. The E53’s interior is mostly the same as that of fully equipped E-class cars from the past, with the exception of new graphics on the instrument panel and a small AMG logo near the base of the steering wheel. European customers will be able to pick between the normal configuration, which has a backlit open-pore gray ash wood panel, and the Superscreen configuration, which has a monitor on the passenger side of the UX system. The U.S. version is still being worked on, though, so the Superscreen could become the norm here. The AMG still has a steering column gear selector wand instead of the separate shifter that was on earlier cars, which was on the center console. The paddles behind the driving wheel that change gears now do two things. When the car is driven by electricity, they change the amount of regenerative braking, but when the car is powered by gas, they let the driver choose ratios. AMG says that the most powerful of these will only need one pedal to work. The E53 has better hardware, like active dampers with two valves and separate settings for rebound and compression. Rear-wheel steering and extra body shell reinforcements to make it stiffer are standard features. Two of these changes are a cross-brace between the front strut towers and more bracing for the back axle mounts. Four-pot brake calipers will come standard on the car and will grip vented front discs that are 14.5 inches in diameter. If you choose the Dynamic Plus option, you’ll get six-pot calipers and bigger 15.3-inch rotors. Prices still need to be set, and shipping to the U.S. will begin during the third quarter of the year 2024. AMG says that the new E53 Hybrid is only a little more expensive in Europe. We can only hope that this is also true where we live. The E53 car cost $82,450 in 2022.
