Spotted for the first time in New Canaan (CT)
| Spotter | Rivitography |
| Spotted in | New Canaan (CT), United States of America |
| Date | 2016-11-19 02:27 |
I found this 2016 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic Estate parked on Cherry Street on 9/10/2016... just kidding, this isn't an E350 4Matic. This is actually a 2016 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG S Estate S212 rebadged as an E350 4Matic. You usually see cars where people put AMG badges on stock Mercedes, but never the other way around. Why someone would do this I don't have a clue. The owner told me it was debadged but this wasn't what I was expecting. Thoughts on this?
| Topspeed | 250 KM/H |
| Acceleration 0-100 KM/H | 3.70 s |
| Power | 585 hp |
| Torque | 800 Nm @ 1750 RPM |
| Weight | 1970 kg |
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OPspotters - 2016-11-19 at 02:33
Yeah I don't get it either!!! Why??? I see it on some of the European spots as well, actually quite a lot. Tax evasion??
jansolanellas - 2016-11-19 at 09:45
In my opinion it's pretty cool! @OPspotters I don't think so. In Europe you can see RS6 C7 Avant, I'm sorry for you :( with A6 2.0 TDI badges or so :D but I guess it is just for fun because non petrol heads probably did not notice that is actually an RS or AMG in this case
meneer_214 - 2016-11-19 at 10:52
@OPspotters Maybe because of pollution taxes? I see cars like this a lot in Berlin. Or it could be for the police maybe?
I think it's pretty clear people do this for the stealth/sleeper factor. Some people know what an AMG is but when you remove the badges they think it's just another Merc, or a Merc with a sport package. In other words, not fast. When you pull up beside someone at a stop light in that thing or somebody tries to pass you on the freeway, nobody is expecting you to take off. Personally I think the fact that it's a wagon is stealth enough but maybe that wasn't enough for the owner? I wouldn't do it, I'm pretty OCD about keeping the original badges.
///Marco.it - 2016-11-20 at 10:11
This model even exists with the so called business package having the look of a standard E Class wagon. In Europe is a matter of keeping low profile...
