2006 MERCEDES BENZ S 65 AMG (W221) 6.0L V12 5AT (612 HP)

Vehicle Overview

The thrill for fast and luxurious sedans was accomplished for Mercedes-Benz by the top-of-the-range S 65 AMG, a car that offered a limousine experience with supercar performance.

Launched as a big, luxurious barge, the S-Class promised comfort, style, and a boost of image for its owner. The fifth-generation was launched in 2006 and it featured a very wide range of engines, starting with a 2.1-liter inline-four diesel unit that offered 204 hp up to the 612 hp S65 AMG. While the former might have been considered a good option for a taxi driver, the latter might have been named a sports limousine, since a sports sedan might have been an understatement.

The luxury barge showed its muscles on the outside with a specific look for the front bumper with a special design for the center air dam. On the sides, the smaller air scoops hosted the fog lights. On the front fenders, behind the very flared wheel arches, there was the V12 Biturbo silver badge that would tell something about its performance-oriented vehicle. Through the big, 5-spoke, specific AMG wheels there were huge cross-drilled brake discs. In the back, four oval exhausts were installed so the massive, turbocharged, engine could breathe easily.

Inside, there were some minor changes made according to the performance-oriented sedan. But it wasn’t all carbon fiber and aluminum. The owner could have configured its car with leather and wood trims.

Under the hood, there was a 6.0-liter V12 engine fed by two turbochargers. It was mated to the 5G-Tronic gearbox, the only one available at that time to handle the huge torque.