AMG's next hot E-Class might eschew the traditional V8, but in its place comes a powerful new plug-in hybrid alternative. The best bit, though, is that this is not a four-cylinder, but a grunty in-line six that might just make up for it. Jordan Katsianis runs us through all the technical detail on the new AMG E53, and trust us, there's a lot to get through...

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00:00 Intro
00:20 When AMGs got good
01:00 The name
01:30 The numbers
02:50 The battery
03:40 The weight
03:50 The performance figures
04:10 The chassis
04:30 The design
05:30 The interior
06:17 The philosophical questions...