Details of 2010 Mercedes S63&S65 AMG Facelift

Since its market launch some three years ago, the Mercedes S-Class AMG has been bought by more than 8,000 customers around the world, making it to the undisputed market leader in the small yet highly exclusive high-performance luxury saloon segment.

Now new details have been released for both the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and S65 AMG sedans facelifts, both of which are now even more appealing thanks to a series of subtle fine-tuning measures. Both the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG go on sale at the end of the month.

The 2010 Mercedes S63 AMG price for the short wheelbase version starts at €115,700 in Europe without tax, bringing a 525 horsepower, 6.3-liter V8 engine producing up to 630 Nm of torque. The long wheelbase models starts at €121,700.

Meanwhile, the 2010 S65 AMG is hardly cheap, starts at €185,900. But the 612 horsepower delivered by the 6.0-liter biturbo V12 may be enough to convince new customers. The V12 delivers a massive 1000 Nm of torque, guaranteeing a 0-100 km/h time of 4.4 seconds, 0.2 seconds faster than the S63.

Both cars are electronically limited to 250 km/h. On the S63 the driver controls the AMGSPEEDSHIFT 7G-Tronic transmission, while the S65 utilizes a five-speed automatic.

Impressively, Mercedes did not have to degrade the performance of these two vehicles to improve fuel economy. Both "consumption and CO2 emissions" were reduced "by up to 3 percent."

From the looks of these two cars, it seems many of the 8,000 current S-Class AMG customers may get a little jealous. A new arrow-shaped radiator grille - with twin chrome louvres on the S65 - is an effective status symbol on a car that commands respect. LED accents abound, with the high-tech illumination powering daytime running lights, fog lights and tail lights. Inside it's the usual array of fine wood, leather, high-grade plastics and reserved color combinations.