There’s a quiet revolution occurring on luxurious automotive tons throughout America, interesting to a small however passionate set of drivers: The high-performance wagon is making a comeback.
SUVs would possibly dominate American automotive gross sales. However some automotive lovers favor the distinctive mixture of SUV-like house and carlike dealing with solely a wagon can present. So a brand new, sporty wagon is trigger for celebration.
The most recent entry comes from Mercedes-Benz. This week, the automaker introduced plans to carry the 2026 Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid wagon to the U.S.
“Arriving at U.S. dealerships later in 2025, the brand new AMG mannequin combines thrilling efficiency and all-electric effectivity with the flexibility of a wagon,” the corporate explains.
Mercedes hasn’t revealed pricing. The equal sedan begins close to the $90,000 line. Wagons sometimes command a slight premium over their sedan counterparts, so we anticipate a worth within the mid-$90,000s earlier than tariff concerns.
People have already got entry to the E53 powertrain in sedan type. It pairs a turbocharged 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine with an electrical motor built-in straight into the 9-speed automated transmission. The mixture produces 577 horsepower in common use and as much as 604 hp in brief bursts with the optionally available Race Begin system.
Mercedes says the mixture will get the wagon from 0-60 mph in simply 3.8 seconds. Sure, in a wagon.
A plug-in hybrid (PHEV), Mercedes says it may possibly speed up to 87 mph on electrical energy alone. The automotive’s electrical driving vary remains to be to be introduced.
Each E53 wagon shall be all-wheel drive (AWD) and use Mercedes’ wonderful rear-wheel steering system, which we’ve cherished on the sedan. It makes an enormous automotive deal with like a smaller one.
Normal options will embody a 17-speaker Burmester sound system, and Mercedes’ immense, dashboard-covering Superscreen shall be optionally available.
The AMG wagon joins the BMW M5 Touring and the Audi RS 6 Avant within the renewed high-power wagon wars.
