2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Review

    As we all know, the Mercedes S-Class is pretty much top-of-the-food-chain when it comes to luxury sedans. The new generation was revealed last fall, and for the next three years, they will release a new variant for the S-Class family. The cars coming out in a year or so are the S-Class Coupe, the S-Class Convertible, and the S-Class Pullman, which is a state limousine that is only bought by prime ministers, presidents, and royal families, even though it is advertised as "the perfect car for celebrities and heads of state." But moving on, the new S65 will be released really soon (yay) and will have an updated version of the previous 6.0 liter twin-turbocharged V12 that produces 621 hp and an astounding 738 pound-feet of torque. That incredible amount of power will be sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed automatic transmission (even though there will be paddle shifters, which are kind of useless.) 0-60 is estimated to take about 4.2 seconds, which isn't as fast as I had hoped. Same thing goes for the top speed: limited to 155 mph. That's less than a ML63 AMG, which is totally not as cool. But it will be quite comfortable, with an optional "executive rear seat package," an in-car perfume dispenser that feeds in to the air conditioning, and the new electronic gauges. But I just wish this car had more competition. I mean, MotorTrend compared it to the Bentley Mulsanne, which is so much nicer and refined, as well as much slower, so why can't Audi or BMW make some sort of V12-powered super-sedan, like an RS8 or an M7?