2025 Mercedes-AMG E53 price and specs

The hottest member of the new W214-series Mercedes-Benz E-Class lineup – for now – has been priced for Australia.

The Mercedes-AMG E53 is available to order from today at Mercedes-AMG dealerships, priced from $199,900 before on-road costs.

When it was last available, its predecessor was priced at $173,869 before on-roads.

The E53 was revealed around 12 months ago in both sedan and wagon guise, though only the former is being offered here.

It’s making its in-person Australian debut trackside at the Australian Grand Prix today.

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Though it features the same turbocharged 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine as the previous E53, albeit updated, the new car builds on this further with a plug-in hybrid system.

The engine produces 330kW of power and 560Nm of torque, and is mated with a 120kW/480Nm electric motor integrated into the nine-speed automatic transmission, for total system outputs of 430kW and 750Nm.

Those outputs are up 90kW and 250Nm on the previous E53.

Power is increased to 450kW in Race Start mode, which utilises the full power of both the electric motor and petrol engine. That’s identical to the outgoing AMG E63, though torque falls 100Nm short.

Drive is sent to all four wheels through the AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive system.

The E53 is being offered here only with the AMG Dynamic Plus package, which shaves two-tenths off the 0-100km/h claim for a sprint time of 3.8 seconds. That’s 0.7 seconds quicker than the old E53.

The hot plug-in hybrid (PHEV) rides on steel suspension with adaptive two-valve adjustable damping, while standard active rear-axle steering sees the rear wheels steer in the opposite direction of the front wheels (at up to 100km/h) or in the same direction (at over 100km/h) to aid agility.

Stopping is handled by 370x36mm ventilated discs and four-piston fixed calipers up front and 360x26mm discs at the rear with single-piston floating calipers, aided by an electromechanical brake booster.

There are selectable Comfort, Sport, Sport+, Smoothness and Individual drive modes, with hybrid-specific Electric and Battery Hold modes.

The former sees the vehicle run purely on electric power, while the latter limits the use of electric power to conserve battery.

There’s a more aggressive front-end design compared to the regular E-Class, with a version of AMG’s vertical slat grille that features illumination, plus larger air inlets and front fenders that are 11mm wider on each side to make room for a wider track.

Inside, all Australian-market vehicles feature the MBUX Superscreen, which sees an infotainment touchscreen and a passenger display mounted in the same assembly.

To distinguish the AMG from regular E-Class sedans, there are also AMG sports seats and an AMG steering wheel. All of this is finished in Nappa leather.

The new W214 lineup is set to be topped by a new-generation E63, though it has yet to be revealed. This will take on the plug-in hybrid V8-powered BMW M5, though it may be down two cylinders on its Bavarian rival.

Pricing

Drivetrains and Efficiency

The E53 still packs a turbocharged inline six-cylinder petrol engine, but it now features a plug-in hybrid system.

Dimensions

Servicing and Warranty

The Mercedes-AMG E53 will be backed by the brand’s five-year, unlimited-kilometre vehicle warranty. Service pricing has yet to be announced.

Safety

The Mercedes-AMG E53 doesn’t currently have a safety rating from ANCAP, though the Mercedes-Benz E-Class it’s based on has a five-star Euro NCAP rating.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• Adaptive cruise control with stop/go
• Blind-spot assist
• Driver attention monitoring
• Lane-keep assist
• Active Steering Assist
• Surround-view camera
• Traffic sign recognition
• Tyre pressure monitoring
• Front airbags, including centre and driver’s knee airbag
• Side and curtain airbags for both rows

Standard Equipment

• AMG electronic rear limited-slip differential
• Active rear-axle steering
• AMG high-performance compound brake system
• Dynamic AMG engine mounts
• Semi-autonomous parking assist
• Red brake calipers
• Illuminated grille
• 20-inch AMG light-alloy wheels
• LED headlights
  • Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
  • Digital Light
• Panoramic sunroof
• Privacy glass
• Keyless entry and start
• Power-folding exterior mirrors
• AMG Performance steering wheel in Nappa leather
• Head-up display
• MBUX Superscreen
  • 14.4-inch touchscreen infotainment system
  • 12.3-inch passenger display
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Augmented reality satellite navigation
• Digital radio
• 17-speaker Burmester surround sound system
• Wireless phone charger
• Power-adjustable, heated and ventilated front seats
• Nappa leather upholstery
• Four-zone climate control with Digital Vent Control
• Ambient lighting
• Illuminated front door sills
• Artico, piano black and open-pore black ash wood trim
• MBUX Interior Assistant

Options

The Night Package ($3000) includes:

• High-gloss black front splitter, mirror housings
• Black chrome radiator shell, door handles, tailpipe trims
• 20-inch matte black alloy wheels

The AMG Carbon Fibre Package ($6000) includes:

• Carbon-fibre mirror caps, spoiler lips
• Carbon-fibre centre console trim
• Microfibre/carbon-fibre steering wheel

The AMG Performance Seat Package ($5000) includes:

• AMG Performance seats
  • Multi-contour adjustment
  • Integrated head restraints

The Energizing Package Plus ($5300) includes:

• Multicontour front seats
• Comfort front head restraints
• Heated front armrests
• Heated outboard rear seats
• Air Balance package with interior fragrance, ionisation

Colours

Polar White paint is standard, but there’s also a range of metallic and special Manufaktur exterior finishes.

Metallic finishes comprise:

• High-tech Silver
• Graphite Grey
• Velvet Brown
• Nautic Blue
• Obsidian Black
• Verde Silver

Manufaktur finishes comprise:

• Opalite White Magno
• Opalite White Bright
• Patagonic Red Metallic
• Manufaktur Alpine Grey Solid

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