Saturday, April 19, 2025

2026 Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid Wagon Involves U.S.

There’s a quiet revolution occurring on luxurious automobile tons throughout America, interesting to a small however passionate set of drivers: The high-performance wagon is making a comeback.

SUVs may dominate American automobile gross sales. However some automobile lovers favor the distinctive mixture of SUV-like house and carlike dealing with solely a wagon can present. So a brand new, sporty wagon is trigger for celebration.

The most recent entry comes from Mercedes-Benz. This week, the automaker introduced plans to convey the 2026 Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid wagon to the U.S.

“Arriving at U.S. dealerships later in 2025, the brand new AMG mannequin combines thrilling efficiency and all-electric effectivity with the flexibility of a wagon,” the corporate explains.

Mercedes hasn’t revealed pricing. The equal sedan begins close to the $90,000 line. Wagons usually command a slight premium over their sedan counterparts, so we anticipate a worth within the mid-$90,000s earlier than tariff issues.

The interior of the 2026 Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid WagonThe interior of the 2026 Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid Wagon

Individuals have already got entry to the E53 powertrain in sedan kind. It pairs a turbocharged 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine with an electrical motor built-in instantly into the 9-speed computerized transmission. The mix produces 577 horsepower in common use and as much as 604 hp briefly bursts with the optionally available Race Begin system.

Mercedes says the mix will get the wagon from 0-60 mph in simply 3.8 seconds. Sure, in a wagon.

A plug-in hybrid (PHEV), Mercedes says it will probably speed up to 87 mph on electrical energy alone. The automobile’s electrical driving vary continues to be to be introduced.

Each E53 wagon might be all-wheel drive (AWD) and use Mercedes’ glorious rear-wheel steering system, which we’ve liked on the sedan. It makes an enormous automobile deal with like a smaller one.

Commonplace options will embrace a 17-speaker Burmester sound system, and Mercedes’ immense, dashboard-covering Superscreen might be optionally available.

The AMG wagon joins the BMW M5 Touring and the Audi RS 6 Avant within the renewed high-power wagon wars.

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