The C 63 AMG Will Not Return to the V8 Engine, a Hybrid is Irreversible but This Time Mercedes Will Not Fail
Mercedes already knows what it will do with one of its most controversial sports cars. The C 63 AMG, currently a high-performance plug-in hybrid, will return to the path of traditional combustion, although not with the V8 engine. A half-hearted solution that may not convince the loyal customers either.
A Mercedes is struggling to close one of the darkest chapters of its recent history, and it is something that should be done soon, thinking more about the customers but also about the image of a manufacturer that seems to be deteriorating more and more. Because the back and forth in decisions gives the impression of being more like swings without a key direction.
The star brand, immersed in the update of the C-Class, has to decide what they will finally do with the top-of-the-line version. Some C 63 AMGs that customers do not want but that the brand also seems reluctant to stop offering. The solution adopted for the CLE 63 AMG, which will hit the market three years later than it should, is not considered for the sedan or the station wagon.
Mercedes Already Knows What Engine the C 63 AMG Needs
A C63 AMG Estate that, by the way, we tested, and it is a true beast with disproportionate performance. The 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 will also not be available for the GLC 63, which will follow the same path as these two base models, if the sportier version of the two SUVs does not die first.
The star brand has come up with installing the 3.0-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder, an engine configuration that fits much better with the commercial name of the model, especially the numerical part, hitting both the number of cylinders and the displacement. An option we had already talked about, and a gasoline engine that again has a couple of problems; because if the same one as the CLE 53 is used, the power is 449 hp and it will be very difficult to extract 100 hp. Unfeasible.
Almost 600 HP and More Power than the M3 CS in the C 63 AMG
However, if it uses the configuration of the E 53 AMG, then we are talking about a plug-in hybrid, raising the performance to a whopping 585 hp. Enough, because the higher mode of 612 hp will not be available in any way. The status is determined, first, by the model, and then by the power, although this option may escape the wrath of customers for an important reason.
And that is because its battery allows for an electric range of 100 kilometers, compared to the twenty that the model currently on sale still has. The difference is enormous and, although the technical configuration is similar to that of the new Audi RS 5 that are in preparation, it is still far from the M3 CS Touring.
