- Combustion principle: four-stroke petrol engine
- Exhaust-gas treatment: catalytic converter with secondary air injection
- Arrangement: in front
- Installation direction: longitudinally; above the axis
- Engine designation / type: M 156 E 63 / 156.985
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 8 / 90° V
- Bore: 102.2 mm
- Stroke: 94.6 mm
- Displacement : 6208 cc
- Compression ratio: 11.3
- Rated power: 336 kW / 457 PS at 6800 rpm; with optional equipment "AMG Performance Package Plus": 358 kW/487 PS at 6800 rpm
- Nominal torque: 600 Nm at 5000 rpm
- Number of valves per cylinder: 4
- Valve operation: 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (variably adjustable)
- Camshaft drive: duplex roller chain
- Injection system (location): intake duct
- Injection pump / injection system (type): microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass measurement
- Injection pump (type): electric delivery pump
- Coolant / filling quantity with heating: 11.7 l
- Oil change quantity (with filter): 8.5 l
- Generator: three-phase AC / 2500 w
- Ignition system: direct coil ignition
- Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve: 66 / 14.0 l
- Fuel tank (location): in front of rear axle
- Front-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Front axle: 3-link front suspension
- Rear-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Rear axle: multi-link independent suspension
- Suspension front / rear: coil spring, twin-tube gas pressure shock absorber, torsion bar / coil spring, twin-tube gas pressure shock absorber, torsion bar stabilizer
- Steering (type): rack-and-pinion
- Steering assistance: hydraulically, speed-dependent
- Brakes front: discs (with optional equipment "AMG Performance Package Plus": composite brake disc), internally ventilated and perforated
- Rear brakes: discs, internally ventilated and perforated
- Front brake caliper: fixed caliper
- Rear brake caliper: fixed caliper
- Disc or drum diameter front : 360 mm
- Disc or drum diameter rear: 330 mm
- Parking brake (actuation): mechanically, foot-operated parking brake (manual release)
- Front rims: 8 J x 18
- Rear rims: 9 J x 18
- Front tyres: 235/40 R18
- Rear tyres: 255/35 R18
- Drive: rear wheel drive
- Transmission: automatic
- Gearbox type designation: AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission
- Availability: as standard
- Clutch: Multi-Clutch Technology with wet start-up clutch
- Gearbox design: epicyclic gear system
- Transmission control: electronically integrated
- Forward gears (total): 7
- Gear ratio: I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.0; VI. 0.82; VII. 0.73; R. 3.42
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (electronically limited); with optional equipment "AMG Driver's Package" 280 km/h (electronically limited)
- Acceleration 0-100 kpm: 4.5 - 4.6 s; with optional equipment "AMG Performance Package Plus": 4.4 - 4.5 s
- Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods): 18.6 / 8.5-8.7 / 12.2 - 12.3 l per 100 km (Super Plus)
- Wheelbase: 2765 mm
- Front track gauge: 1569 mm
- Rear track gauge: 1525 mm
- Vehicle length: 4701 mm
- Vehicle width: 1795 mm
- Vehicle height: 1448 mm
- Turning circle diameter: 11.10 m
- Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods): 1795 kg
- Permissible total weight: 2275 kg
- Permissible axle load front: 1110 kg
- Permissible axle load rear: 1180 kg
- Payload: 480 kg
- Units produced: 4,253
- Prices: 04.2011: EUR 73,899.00
04.2012: EUR 74,315.50
02.2013: EUR 74,791.50
02.2014: EUR 75,029.50