This will make going from 0-40km/h in school zones extremely exciting, considering the ML63 can make enough noise in the process that your kids will either be embarrassed at your legal hooliganism or become the school heroes.
Thankfully, Sport mode doesn’t mean an uncomfortable ride, as the three settings for the suspension (Comfort, Sport and Sport Plus) allow you to remain comfortable while the engine is in blitzkrieg-mode.
The AMG version is a huge improvement over the standard MLs in how it goes around corners, yet it’s hard to fathom why going super fast around corners would really be a requirement in an SUV as big as this.
That’s not to say it’s not fun, because it is. The side-to-side bodyweight shift found in the regular ML350 is basically non-existent in the AMG, yet it remains just as calm in comfort mode. It’s a shame the regular ML doesn’t get this suspension setup, for it would vastly improve its dynamics.
During a quick sprint up Mt Glorious on the outskirts of Brisbane, the ML63 provided plenty of entertainment. In a sense, it hides well from the local constabulary as clearly no one is mad enough to drive an SUV fast up a mountain, right?
In any sense, though, it needs to be driven with respect to its bulky size, so it’s not as planted as a Cayenne or even the previous generation BMW X5 M (new one coming later this year). A few times it tended to understeer when pushed hard into a corner and then you can clearly feel its weight.
The Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG’s engine is made in Germany and is then shipped to America, where, like all other MLs, it’s put together. As such, it certainly seems to tick the box for going really, really fast in a straight line (0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds) and making a lot of noise in the process.
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