20 July 2015
Feature

The Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupé gets 577bhp from its 5.5-litre V8 engine, and costs over £96,000. Vicky Parrott drives the new car in Austria to determine if it's a true rival for the BMW X6 M and Range Rover Sport SVR.

Vicky Parrott

Vicky Parrott

Vicky Parrott has been a motoring journalist since 2006, when she eventually did so much work experience at Autocar that it felt obliged to give her a job.

After that, she spent seven years as a features and news writer, video presenter and road tester for Autocar, before becoming deputy road test editor for What Car? in 2013. After five years with What Car?, Vicky spent a couple of years as associate editor of DrivingElectric and then embarked on a freelance career that has seen her return to writing for Autocar and What Car? as well as for The Daily Telegraph and many others.

Vicky has been a Car of the Year juror since 2020, and the proud owner of a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300-SL 24V since 2017. She aspires to own an Alpine A110 and a Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo.

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Peter Cavellini 21 July 2015

Fussy!fussy! fussy!!

The interior is a Button fiesta,and,i not a fan of the White lock buttons,they should be Black,the body color did it no favours,made it look like,from the rear anyway,like a jacked up Insignia,noise wise,well,not bad,but not the best,a reasonable effort.
Peter Cavellini 21 July 2015

Fussy!fussy! fussy!!

The interior is a Button fiesta,and,i not a fan of the White lock buttons,they should be Black,the body color did it no favours,made it look like,from the rear anyway,like a jacked up Insignia,noise wise,well,not bad,but not the best,a reasonable effort.
abkq 20 July 2015

Blessed with a look that only

Blessed with a look that only a mother can love ...