It's Fun to Watch a Wagon Get Sideways

From Road & Track

There's really nothing better than watching a big, fast wagon get flogged on the track. Thanks to Carfection, we get to see it happen with Mercedes-AMG's latest masterpiece, the E63 S wagon.

Though the E63 S is all-wheel drive, it has a dedicated drift mode that cuts power to the front wheels, sending all 602 horsepower from its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 to the rear axles only. Placing the car in drift mode also disables traction control completely, allowing the driver to get as sideways as they want without fear of getting caught by electronics.

Henry Catchpole of Carfection put together a short video walking through the drift mode process, and how to activate it in the car. He then immediately goes out and does some massive slides. Remember, this is a full-size family wagon. The video is pretty short, but provides just enough sideways estate action to satisfy. We promise.

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