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| June 05, 2006 | Hart, Roger | COPYRIGHT 2006 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Roger Hart

While the new 5.5-liter V8 in the E550 is hot, the baddest of all Es is the E63 AMG, powered by the new 6.3-liter V8 ("Der Neuer 6.3,'' May 8).

The nomenclature is technically not correct-at 6208 cubic centimeters, it is barely a 6.2-but the 6.3-liter label harkens back to Mercedes' muscle car ...

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