Scoop: Mercedes-Benz's Next S65 AMG Super Limo Chilling Out on the Road

A very lightly camouflaged prototype of what we believe to be the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG performance limo was detailed on film while parked on the road by YouTube user DrGumoLunatic.

But what leads us to think that this is the S65 and not the S63 AMG, or for that matter, a regular W222 S-Class model? Well, we could mention the wheels and brakes, but the most telling part are the quad exhaust pipes, as each pair is connected, a trait seen only in the S65 AMG models – in the S63, for example, there are four separately shaped outlets.

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Scoop: Is Mercedes-Benz Prepping a GLA 45 AMG High Performance Crossover?

If there's one thing that Germany's premium carmakers know how to do well, it is to expand their offerings to cover every possible niche there is. That said, we wouldn't be surprised to learn that this prototype caught testing in Northern Sweden is indeed an AMG performance variant of the upcoming GLA, as claimed by our man with the long lens.

The most persuasive evidence that points to this are the big brakes with drilled rotors positioned behind large alloy wheels and the twin exhaust pipes at the back.

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