Security Deposit:           3500€
Transmission:                Automatic
Seats:                              4
Engine:                            4-liter, petrol
0-60mph in:                    –
MSRP:                             –
Horse Power:                 577

What’s this?

Welcome to the ultimate incarnation of the Mercedes S-Class Cabrio: the 577bhp, bi-turbo V8-powered S63 AMG.

Well, the ultimate S-Class Cab for now at least. There’ll soon be an S65 AMG offering a surfeit of V12 fury, but this £135,675 S63 soft-top is all a sane person could ever really need. It’s £8000 more expensive than the coupe – a bit of a favorite here at TG – but due to packaging the triple-layer electric roof, you can’t have the clever suspension that reads the road ahead for bumps and leans into corners.

And despite that, I’m guessing the S63’s quite a bit quicker than a ‘normal’ S-Class Cabrio?

Prodigiously. Over the £25,555 cheaper S500, this S63 weighs in with an extra 700cc of capacity, 128bhp, and 148 lb-ft of torque. The result is 0-62mph in just 3.9 seconds and a suitably quicker arrival at the limited 155mph top speed. Not to mention your destination. And they’re going to do a V12. For £192k. Our minds are duly boggled.