Compare the2022 Mercedes AMG E-Class CoupeVS 2022 Porsche 911

Safety
Warranty
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Environmental Friendliness
Transmission
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics
Model Availability
Economic Advantages
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Mercedes AMG E-Class Coupe have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision. The Porsche 911 doesn’t offer pretensioners for the rear seat belts.

The AMG E-Class Coupe’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The 911 doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Mercedes AMG E-Class Coupe are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Porsche 911 doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

The Mercedes AMG E-Class Coupe has a standard driver’s side knee airbag mounted low on the dashboard. The knee airbag helps prevent the driver from sliding under the seatbelts or the main frontal airbag; this keeps the driver better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. A knee airbag also helps keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The 911 doesn’t offer knee airbags.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the AMG E-Class Coupe. But it costs extra on the 911.

The AMG E-Class Coupe has a standard blind spot warning system which uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them and moves the vehicle back into its lane. A system to reveal vehicles in the 911’s blind spot costs extra.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the AMG E-Class Coupe has a standard rear cross-path warning system, which uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. Rear cross-path warning costs extra on the 911.

The AMG E-Class Coupe’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The 911 doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the AMG E-Class Coupe and the 911 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras and available lane departure warning systems.

The Mercedes AMG E-Class Coupe weighs 639 to 1303 pounds more than the Porsche 911. The NHTSA advises that heavier cars are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

Warranty

There are almost 2 times as many Mercedes dealers as there are Porsche dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the AMG E-Class Coupe’s warranty.

Engine

The AMG E-Class Coupe’s 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder hybrid produces 50 more horsepower (429 vs. 379) and 53 lbs.-ft. more torque (384 vs. 331) than the 911’s standard 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder.

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the AMG E-Class Coupe gets better mileage than the 911 Coupe:

			MPG
AMG E-Class Coupe
AWD	Auto	3.0 turbo 6-cyl. Hybrid	20 city/28 hwy
911 Coupe
RWD	Manual	4.0 DOHC flat-6	14 city/18 hwy
		S 3.0 turbo flat-6	18 city/25 hwy
	Auto	S 3.0 turbo flat-6	18 city/23 hwy
		4.0 DOHC flat-6	15 city/18 hwy
		3.0 turbo flat-6	18 city/24 hwy
AWD	Manual	S 3.0 turbo flat-6	17 city/25 hwy
AWD	Auto	S 3.0 turbo flat-6	18 city/23 hwy
		Turbo S 3.7 turbo flat-6	15 city/20 hwy
		Turbo 3.7 turbo flat-6	15 city/20 hwy
		3.0 turbo flat-6	18 city/24 hwy

Regenerative brakes improve the AMG E-Class Coupe’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The 911 doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

Environmental Friendliness

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Mercedes AMG E-Class Coupe higher (6 out of 10) than the Porsche 911 (5). This means the AMG E-Class Coupe produces up to 6.9 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the 911 every 15,000 miles.

Transmission

A nine-speed automatic is standard on the Mercedes AMG E-Class Coupe, for better acceleration and lower engine speed on the highway. Only an eight-speed automatic is available for the 911.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the AMG E-Class Coupe’s standard brake rotors are larger than those on the 911:

	AMG E-Class Coupe	911
Front Rotors	14.6 inches	13 inches
Rear Rotors	14.2 inches	13 inches

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the AMG E-Class Coupe has larger front tires than the 911 (245/40R19 vs. 235/40R19).

Changing a flat tire near traffic can be dangerous and inconvenient. The run-flat tires available on the AMG E-Class Coupe can be driven up to 50 miles without any air pressure, allowing you to drive to a service station for a repair. The 911 doesn’t offer run-flat tires.

Suspension and Handling

The front and rear suspension of the AMG E-Class Coupe uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the 911, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The AMG E-Class Coupe has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The AMG E-Class Coupe’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The 911 doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

The AMG E-Class Coupe’s drift compensation steering can automatically compensate for road conditions which would cause the vehicle to drift from side to side, helping the driver to keep the vehicle straight more easily. The 911 doesn’t offer drift compensation steering.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the AMG E-Class Coupe’s wheelbase is 16.6 inches longer than on the 911 (113.1 inches vs. 96.5 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the AMG E-Class Coupe is 1.4 inches wider in the front and 1.2 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the 911.

Passenger Space

Because it has more passenger and cargo room, the EPA rates the AMG E-Class Coupe a Subcompact car, while the 911 Coupe is rated a Minicompact.

The AMG E-Class Coupe has 16 cubic feet more passenger volume than the 911 (89 vs. 73).

The AMG E-Class Coupe has 3.5 inches more front shoulder room, 3.9 inches more rear headroom, 8.7 inches more rear legroom and 2.4 inches more rear shoulder room than the 911.

Cargo Capacity

The AMG E-Class Coupe has a much larger trunk than the 911 Coupe with its rear seat up (10 vs. 4.6 cubic feet).

With its coupe body style, valet key, locking rear seatbacks and remote trunk release lockout, the AMG E-Class offers cargo security. The 911’s non-lockable folding seat defeats cargo security.

To make loading and unloading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the AMG E-Class Coupe’s power trunk can be opened or closed just by kicking your foot under the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The 911 doesn’t offer a power or hands-free opening trunk.

Ergonomics

The AMG E-Class Coupe has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The 911 doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

Unlike the driver-only memory system optional at extra cost in the 911, the AMG E-Class Coupe has standard driver and passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat, steering wheel position and outside mirror angle and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

The AMG E-Class Coupe’s standard easy entry system raises the steering wheel, making it easier for the driver to get in and out. An easy entry system costs extra on the 911.

The AMG E-Class Coupe offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed, tachometer and navigation instruction readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The 911 doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The AMG E-Class Coupe’s standard power windows have a locking feature to keep children in the rear seat from operating them, but the driver can still raise and lower all of them with the lock engaged. Porsche does not offer a locking feature on the 911’s standard power windows.

If the windows are left open on the AMG E-Class Coupe the driver can close them all at the outside door handle or from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the 911 can only operate the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

Heated windshield washer fluid is standard on the AMG E-Class Coupe to defrost the washer nozzles and quickly clear ice and frost from the windshield without scraping. The 911 doesn’t offer heated windshield washer fluid.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the AMG E-Class Coupe has standard extendable sun visors. The 911 doesn’t offer extendable visors.

A power rear sunshade is standard in the AMG E-Class Coupe to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The 911 doesn’t offer a rear sunshade.

The AMG E-Class Coupe has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the car heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the 911.

The AMG E-Class Coupe offers optional massaging front seats in order to maximize comfort and eliminate fatigue on long trips. Massaging seats aren’t available in the 911.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Mercedes AMG E-Class has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. The 911 doesn’t offer wireless personal charging.

Model Availability

The Mercedes AMG E-Class comes in coupe, convertible, sedan and station wagon bodystyles; the Porsche 911 isn’t available as a sedan or station wagon.

Economic Advantages

Insurance will cost less for the AMG E-Class Coupe owner. The Complete Car Cost Guide estimates that insurance for the AMG E-Class Coupe will cost $1320 to $9270 less than the 911 over a five-year period.

Recommendations

The E 450/E 53 was chosen as one of Car and Driver’s “Top Ten” for 2 of the last 5 years. The 911 has never been a Car and Driver “Top Ten” pick.

Motor Trend selected the E-Class as their 2021 Car of the Year. The 911 has never been chosen.

The Mercedes E-Class/CLS outsold the Porsche 911 by almost three to one during the 2021 model year.