2026 Mercedes-amg E53 Wagon Is Way Cheaper Than Its Competition But Has Similar Performance

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Mercedes-Benz owned nan high-performance wagon abstraction for years pinch nan AMG E-Class Wagon, but location was a spread near successful nan lineup aft nan W213 E63 went retired of accumulation successful 2023, leaving nan Audi RS6 Avant and BMW M5 Touring to gobble up its perchance sales. Now, Mercedes-AMG is backmost pinch nan E53 plug-in-hybrid wagon, and it promises to bring a hellhole of a batch of capacity for a overmuch little value than its predecessor.

The caller E53 wagon is going to commencement astatine $94,500, including destination. Of course, that's not cheap, but erstwhile you look astatine its 2 main competitors — nan aforementioned RS6 Avant and M5 Touring — it's really a really coagulated value. Those 2 cars commencement astatine $131,995 and $127,675, respectively. Obviously, they're some astatine a somewhat higher capacity level than nan E53, but I'm not excessively judge that those metrics are going to dress up for what is astir a $35,000 value delta connected average. Hell, it's moreover a batch cheaper than nan aged E63 S Wagon of days gone by. In 2023, that car started astatine astir $122,000.

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Again, it's not for illustration nan E53 is hurting for powerfulness and performance, either. Since this isn't a full-fat E63, it doesn't get a twin-turbo V8 aliases thing for illustration that, but you're still treated to a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six arsenic nan ground for nan PHEV powertrain. When that's mixed pinch a permanently excited synchronous electrical centrifugal fed from a 21.2-kWh battery, nan strategy puts retired a full of 577 horsepower (that's upped to 604 hp pinch nan Race Start option) and 553 pound-feet of torque. The powerfulness is routed done a nine-speed automatic transmission to each 4 wheels, and it's capable powerfulness to push nan large wagon from 0-60 successful conscionable 4.0 seconds (or 3.8 seconds pinch Race Start motorboat control). It will spell connected to an electronically constricted apical velocity of 155 mph if you support your ft successful it; that number bumps up to 174 mph if you opt for nan AMG Dynamic Plus Package. Oh, and connected apical of each of that, it tin recreation an EPA-rated 41 miles without needing a driblet of gas.

Sure, erstwhile it comes to power, nan RS6 Avant (621 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque) and M5 Touring (717 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque) person nan Mercedes beat, but nan delta isn't arsenic immense arsenic you mightiness first assume. I cognize you were worried that this not-top-dog AMG wouldn't person capable power, but see, there's thing to interest about!

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There are complete 10 different exterior overgarment colors and 3 creation packages to take from: nan AMG Exterior Carbon Fiber Package, AMG Night Package and AMG Night Package Plus. The E53 besides comes pinch 20-inch wheels arsenic standard, but it tin beryllium upgraded to 21-inch forged units if you're emotion spicy.

Inside, nan wagon comes modular pinch a Nappa leather steering wheel, a Burmester 4D stereo strategy and a 14.4-inch cardinal infotainment display. You tin adhd successful nan optional MBUX Superscreen to get an further 12.3-inch beforehand rider surface truthful nan feline adjacent to you doesn't person to scope rather arsenic far. As always, location are dozens of different interior trim, worldly and colour choices disposable to make your Mercedes each your own.

There are besides 3 trim levels to take from. The modular car comes pinch AMG Ride power and adaptive dampers, 2.5 degrees of progressive rear-axle steering,  and a panoramic sliding sunroof. From there, you tin adhd nan Exclusive Trim, which includes Digital Light, power and noise-insulated glass, and progressive ambient lighting. If you're still not satisfied, measurement connected up to nan Pinnacle Trim. That gets you animated projections from nan headlights, four-zone ambiance control, a head-up show and an MBUX Interior Assistant to enactment arsenic your friend.

Mercedes-AMG expects nan 2026 E53 Hybrid Wagon to deed trader floors starting successful nan autumn of 2025, and if you want to people nan juncture successful a typical way, you tin opt for nan 2026-only Edition 1. That car has a "comprehensive suite of equipment," including exclusive Manufaktur Alpine Grey overgarment pinch contrasting AMG graphics and exterior accents, 21-inch forged wheels vanished successful black, and a unsocial interior finish.