From the Classifieds: Ultra-rare 2012 Mercedes-AMG E 63 Estate

One of just four S212 Mercedes-AMG E 63 Estates delivered to Australia has popped up for sale on carsales. One of the rarest Mercedes’ to date, it marries the space and luxury of an E-Class wagon with a ferocious 410kW/800Nm, twin-turbocharged 5.5-litre V8, sending power to just the rear wheels.

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Wagons are cool. Practical and spacious yet without compromising the driving experience, it’s a format that’s sadly lost popularity in favour of the SUV.

Fast wagons are even cooler, and if that speed is generated by a twin-turbocharged V8, then that’s about as cool as it gets.

It’s a recipe that’s been synonymous with the Audi RS6 for generations, but Mercedes-AMG has always done a fine job at making fast five-doors, it’s just that no one wanted them, at least in E-Class guise.

Whereas the C 63 Estate performed consistently well across both S204 and S205 generations, buyers were almost allergic to its larger sibling.

Mercedes first introduced the E 55 Estate in 2004 with the 350kW/700Nm supercharged 5.5-litre V8 from the sedan, but for an $8000 premium.

Single digits were sold – though at the time of writing one of them is also for sale – and it was a similar case when the S211 arrived in 2009 with its 378kW/630Nm 6.2-litre engine.

Mercedes Australia had one last crack with the S212 E 63 and its 386kW/700Nm 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8, but only five were ordered. One of those orders was then cancelled, leaving just four to make their way to local shores.

Declaring defeat, the S213 wagon was left to overseas markets.

This isn’t the first time one of the four has popped up on carsales, but the most recent example is an exceptional one.

Showing just 35,688km on the clock and described as “meticulously maintained”, it is also heavily optioned, with the Exclusive Package, Light Package and, most importantly, the AMG Performance Package.

For the not insignificant sum of $16,900 (when new), outputs from the force-fed V8 swelled from 386kW/700Nm to 410kW/800Nm, dropping the 0-100km/h time in Estate guise to 4.3 seconds; just 0.1s slower than the lighter sedan.

At almost $100,000 plus on-road costs, this E 63 Estate is listed at a significant premium over the equivalent sedan, the wagon’s rarity and this example’s specification, condition and kilometres make it one for the collector.

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Related: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate 2009 Review

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