Mercedes-Benz presents a particularly powerful E-Class. The E 53 AMG with plug-in hybrid drive offers a comparatively high electric range, demand-controlled all-wheel drive and active rear-axle steering. It is available as a sedan and station wagon. The car is now offered as an AMG model as the E 63 AMG with a turbocharged six-cylinder and electric motor as the E 53 AMG instead of the previous V8 engine. The special thing about this hybrid drive is the rapid charging capability of the 400-volt battery with up to 60 kW of direct current. The maximum recuperation power should be 120 kW.
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Gearbox that has been tried and tested for years
In the E 53 AMG, Mercedes-Benz blocks a 330 kW three-liter six-cylinder in-line engine with 560 Nm of torque and a 120 kW electric motor with 480 Nm in longitudinal installation. The electric motor is integrated into a version of the nine-speed automatic transmission that has been tried and tested for years and which also works in the previous E 63 AMG. This drive is combined with a 28.6 kWh battery.
Demand-controlled all-wheel drive
The Mercedes-Benz 430, with the boost function, specifies the maximum output as 450 kW for a short time, and the manufacturer puts the maximum system torque at 750 Nm. To ensure that this high performance reaches the road with the highest possible traction and the dynamics desired by the driver, the AMG models are equipped with all-wheel drive as standard. Instead of a passive center differential, it offers a central multi-disc clutch that is regulated as needed and with preselectable maps.
DC fast charging with up to 60 kW
Depending on the equipment, the drive enables the E 53 AMG to sprint from a standstill to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds. With the electric motor, the E 53 can travel a maximum of over 100 kilometers without thermodynamic support in the WLTP, and Mercedes estimates the power consumption to be 21. 2 kWh. This E-Class can reach speeds of up to 140 km/h purely electrically. A three-phase charger with 11 kW charging power is installed for AC charging; a 60 kW DC fast charger is available upon request. In the best case scenario, the battery can be charged from ten to 80 percent in around 20 minutes.
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