New E 63 Estate, massive Daimler Double Six, latest Noble and Nissan concept ...

[Wouter Melissen]

Mercedes-Benz completed the roll-out of the latest generation of the E-Class today with the release of the E 63 AMG Estate. The high performance version of the company's biggest estate uses the familiar 6.3 litre V8, which produces a hefty 525 bhp, and the latest 7-speed automatic gearbox. This enables the car to accelerate to 60 mph and 100 km/h in well under 5 seconds. The new E 63 AMG Estate will hit the showrooms in February of 2010.
An 'estate' of a completely different order is this Daimler Double Six 50 Landaulet. Built in very small numbers between 1926 and 1936, the Double Six Daimler was particularly popular with royals and heads of state around the world. This particular example was ordered by a Sydney based aristocrat, who registered the car with the license plate '1'. It remained in Australia for many years and has subsequently been part of major American and Japanese collections. The current owner had the Daimler completely restored and showed it at Pebble in August. The imposing Landaulet completed the Tour and scored a third in class.
After a lengthy development period, Noble have finally launched the M600, which will replace the current range of M12 based models. Its most important new feature is the Volve derived V8 engine. Thanks to the use of twin turbochargers, it produces a ground shaking 650 bhp. Combined with the low weight of just 1275, this enables to the M600 to rival the best high-end sports cars from Germany and Italy. Production will commence early in 2010.
Every Japanese manufacturer is gearing up to next week's Tokyo Motor Show. The latest company to join the fray is Nissan, who will show this highly unusual Land Glider Concept. Much like the Carver One, the two-seater features a 'tilt' system that allows the narrow machine to lean into the corners. Interestingly, Nissan have left the option of a production version of the Land Glider open.

Enjoy the links:

1926 - 1930 Daimler Double Six 50 Landaulet - Images, Specifications and Information

2010 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG Estate - Images, Specifications and Information

2009 Nissan Land Glider Concept - Images, Specifications and Information

2010 Noble M600 - Images, Specifications and Information

[Delmaster]

Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen

the company's biggest estate uses the familiar 6.3 litre V8

technically it's a 6.2 litre V8

[henk4]

some additional shots of the Daimler, first two on the podium and the last one heading out for the Pebble Tour.

[car_nut]

"Torque 3800 Nm / 2803 ft lbs"

Surely this is a misprint?