Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance

The GLC 63 S E Performance is an everyday supercar wearing the body of a family SUV. A 2.0 litre turbo four-cylinder works with a rear electric motor for a combined 671 horsepower, which is why it reaches 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and runs to an electronically limited 275 km/h. It keeps the ground clearance and cabin space to work as a genuine family car, then adds the AMG hardware to humble far more expensive machinery. Few vehicles stretch this far across two very different jobs.

In daily use it is calm and easy. The raised seating and 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive make multi-storey parking in DIFC and Business Bay straightforward, and the air suspension stays composed over the speed bumps that pepper Dubai Marina and JBR. There is space for child seats, luggage for five, and the kind of comfort that makes Sheikh Zayed Road traffic bearable in the summer. Then the hybrid system reminds you what badge it wears.

The car comes alive when the road opens. Take it out to Al Qudra or up toward Hatta in the early morning before the heat arrives, and the engine finally gets to work. It will sit outside a hotel valet on Palm Jumeirah looking sensible, then pull away with a turn of pace that catches people off guard. This is the AMG for someone who wants performance without surrendering the practicality of a proper SUV.

Renting it rather than owning means you skip the depreciation, the AMG service bills, and the Salik and insurance admin that come with a car at this level. The price you are quoted already covers insurance and delivery, so there is nothing waiting behind it. We deliver it to your door fuelled and detailed, and collect it when you are done.