The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is often called the ‘best car in world’. But what happens when you want better than the best? If you’re the kind that chases thrills, the Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupe will give them to you in the bucket-loads. If you’re the kind that wants even more luxury than what the regular S offers, you can stretch out in the backseat of the Mercedes-Maybach S650. We brought these two variants of the S-Class — the epitome of performance and luxury — together to see what the best versions of the ‘best car in the world’ are like. The S63 isn’t the only grand tourer in this issue, though:

FERRARI 812 SUPERFAST & ASTON MARTIN DBS SUPERLEGGERA

The same formula — front-mid engined V12s with rear-wheel drive  can produce contrasting

results

Lexus LC 500h
Japan’s take on the grand tourer, with a hybrid V6 and a stunning design

BMW X5 & BMW R 1250 GS
BMW’s most off-road focussed machines — the X5 and the R1250 GS — go head to head

MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE
The monsoons aren’t a good time to be driving around in a convertible, we find out the hard way

GORDON MURRAY’S T.50
Gordon Murray, the man behind the McLaren F1 road car, on his upcoming project dubbed the T.50

LOTUS EVIJA
All you need to know about the latest hypercard from Lotus

LAMBORGHINI HURACAN EVO
Four laps of the MMRT in Chennai with Lamborghini’s latest Huracan

ROAD SAFETY WITH HYUNDAI
A workshop with Hyundai owners on how to be safer drivers on the road

MERCEDES-AMG A45 & CLA45
Does the A45 make sense with the more affordable A35 around?

KWID TO VELAS
Driving the Kwid to a turtle nesting site.

COLIN MCRAE’S RALLY IMPREZA
We get our hands on the Impreza that Colin McRae actually drove!

HARLEY LIVEWIRE
This is an India-exclusive: we’re ridden the Harley-Davidson Livewire on Indian roads

YAMAHA MT15
The street fighter from Yamaha tested on the streets