Mercedes-Benz AMG E-Class vs Porsche Taycan Comparision

617 hp and 950 Nm of torque like a scaled down Mercedes-AMG EQS AMG Dynamic Plus kit bumps up power to 677 hp and 1,001 NmMercedes-Benz is all charged up for its electric revolution and it isn’t playing it safe with mundane grocery-getters as well. If this was a roulette table in Las Vegas, Stuttgart would be the one shouting “all in” with its AMG performance arm powering its electrification journey. The latest electrified rocketship from them? The AMG EQE.Fortunately, they&rsq

Just 20 years ago, the fastest car in the world back then – the McLaren F1 – had “only” 627 PS. Today, four-door family cars have nearly as much power; a standard BMW M5 and Audi RS6 have 600 PS, while the Mercedes-AMG E63S churns out 612 PS.This is undoubtedly a result of the numbers game. Every new model that comes by has to be better than the ones before, and the most straightforward manner of proving that is by bumping up horsepower figures.The very first BMW M5, the

"Would you like to have the Mercedes-AMG E63S 4Matic+ for a few days?", was the million-dollar (RM 1.12 million, to be exact) question posed to us by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM). There was always only going to be one answer to this question, wasnt it?I mean, who would say no to having some seat time in one of the best performance sedans in the world, one that has 612 PS and 850 Nm lurking under the hood? Is this the F90 BMW M5 slayer that weve been promised? Mercedes-AMG E63S 4M

The Mercedes-Benz brand is one that is steeped in tradition. With more than 70 years of history in Malaysia, generations of Malaysians recognize it as the country’s most desired premium car brand.However, that deep rooted tradition also means that the brand must be mindful to not be stuck in the past.Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) can’t continue to operate like it did when Ipoh tin mining tycoons were still around. In 1988, Mercedes-Benz sold less than 500 cars annually here. Today, MB

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has just launched the new 2021 W213 Mercedes-AMG E63S 4Matic+. As before, the model is imported (CBU) from Mercedes-Benzs plant in Sindelfingen, Germany.The launch of the high-performance E63S 4Matic+ comes after the introduction of the locally-assembled (CKD) 2021 W213 Mercedes-Benz E-Class facelift back in July.Also Read: W213 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class facelift launched in Malaysia; RM 326k to RM 375kThe updated E63S 4Matic+ is priced from RM 1,118,888, on the road with

As the automotive world embraces electrification, it is inevitable for brands to evolve according to the times. One of those icons is AMG-Mercedes and they could be debuting their very own EV model line-up soon.E 63 S AMG shownAccording to Mercedes Blog, Mercedes-Benz has trademarked several AMG EQ designations, thus confirming that there will be electric AMGs. This over the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S?E 300 e PHEV shownThe German luxury carmaker has trademarked the EQE 43, EQE 53, and EQE

Want to leave internal combustion and emissions behind? Here are the Electric Vehicles available right now.More and more there is a sense that the small rock first thrown by Toyota and Honda is slowly turning into an avalanche that can no longer be stopped. The ongoing pandemic has changed the consciousness of many regarding the environment and their impact on it. What’s more, vehicle sales globally in the past few years have shown that sales of EV continued to go strong, and in 2020 it ro

Porsche delivered 301,915 cars in 2021, up 11 percent from 2020. The figure is Porsche’s highest ever annual sales record, breaking the pre-pandemic era 2019’s record of 280,000 cars.Never before in the companys 73-year history (since 1948) has more people bought a Porsche. If there was an economic slowdown last year, Porsches customers never felt it.“Despite the challenges posed by the semi-conductor shortage and the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic we have been work

Following the Ministry of Finance’s Budget 2022 announcement to exempt electric vehicles (EVs) from taxes, EVs are now generally referred to as tax-free.In October 2021, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz’s Budget 2022 proposed for EVs (specifically, it’s battery electric vehicles or BEVs) to be made tax-free. Some buyers confused this to include sales tax.However, the Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) has since clarified that the tax-free reference only r

Globally, Porsche customers in China are some of the youngest in the world, averaging just 35 years old, compared to 53 in the USA and Germany. Porsche China also has the highest proportion of female customers, at 47 percent, suggesting very high upward mobility of women there.If you want to know where the centre of Girl Power is, go to a Porsche showroom in ChinaThose numbers have been more or less unchanged for the last 5 years but it is the demographics of Porsche Taycan buyers that are surpr

The Porsche Taycan GTS has made its global debut along with the introduction of a new body style, the Sport Turismo. The addition of the Taycan Sport Turismo means that the model family now includes three body variants – Taycan, Taycan Cross Turismo, and Taycan Sport Turismo.The new derivative is aimed at those who want a similar level of everyday practicality as offered by the Taycan Cross Turismo, but without the rugged off-road design elements. Headroom in the rear is more than 45 mm mo

Earlier this week, Porsche Malaysia, represented by Sime Darby Auto Performance, announced that for the first time ever, the Porsche Cayenne will be produced outside of Europe, with local assembly (CKD) to start in Kulim.Prices start from RM 550,000, and deliveries will begin by March 2022. Not only that, buyers of the CKD Porsche Cayenne can also opt for the Exclusive Manufaktur Package, Porsche’s own customization programme.Also read: Customisable Porsche Cayenne is the first CKD model f