The Mercedes that thinks it's a Ferrari

THE one car that I wanted Santa to leave under my Christmas tree more than any other was the Mercedes-AMG E 63 S.

It didn't happen, but a person nice enough to give such a lavish gift would have made Florence Nightingale look like a Sith Lord in comparison - it costs S$582,888 with Certificate Of Entitlement.

That might seem like an awful lot to pay for a car, even if it's a Mercedes E-Class. And it is, considering there are small condos to be had for the money. But the E 63 is in many ways the apotheosis of the carmaker's art, and it's difficult to imagine anything more complete than this.