2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG C 63 S E Efficiency makes huge good points, not all for the higher

The swap from V-8 to 4-cylinder energy within the Mercedes-Benz AMG C 63 is imminent, and it’ll add a plug-in hybrid system, all-wheel drive, improved gasoline financial system, and sooner acceleration, however it’s going to additionally add 780 lb.

Mercedes revealed the 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG C 63 S E Performance sedan on Wednesday, and detailed the brand new turbo-4 plug-in hybrid powertrain developed with know-how from Mercedes’ Components 1 program. The mixture will produce 671 hp and 752 lb-ft of torque, and make the automotive able to a 0-60 mph dash of an estimated 3.3 seconds on its method to an electronically restricted high pace of as much as 174 mph.

The brand new compact efficiency sedan will function a 2.0-liter turbo-4 that may make use of an electrical exhaust fuel turbocharger to assist it produce 469 hp by itself. The turbo runs on the automotive’s 400-volt electrical structure, which permits it to spool up rapidly and scale back turbo lag. An electrical motor will add as much as 201 hp for 10-second stints to carry the overall to 671 hp. The rear motor may also add 92 hp of steady energy.

The motor is discovered on the rear axle and is a part of an meeting that features a 2-speed transmission (that switches gears at 87 mph) and a limited-slip differential. A mechanical hyperlink by way of the all-wheel-drive system’s propellor shaft additionally permits the rear motor to ship energy to the entrance when wanted, equivalent to when the rear wheels slip. Mercedes AMG calls it the 4Matic+ all-wheel-drive system and features a drift mode for when the rear tires simply have an excessive amount of tread.

A 6.1-kwh battery feeds the rear motor, and Mercedes says it has been developed to ship heady pictures of energy usually. It might allow a really modest 8 miles of electrical driving vary (but to be confirmed on the U.S. EPA cycle), and is recharged by way of a 3.7-kw onboard charger.

The M139 turbo-4 engine comes from the AMG A forty five and CLA 45, the place it sits transversely up entrance. Within the C 63 S E Efficiency, it sits longitudinally and is hooked to AMG’s 9-speed dual-clutch transmission that makes use of a moist clutch as an alternative of a torque converter. The hybrid turbo-4 powertrain will not sound like a V-8, however the sound from the exhaust will probably be enhanced and run via the audio system.

Mercedes-AMG will present eight driving modes: Electrical, Consolation, Battery Maintain, Sport, Sport+, Race, Slippery, and programmable Particular person. Drivers may also have a alternative of 4 brake regeneration modes, labeled Ranges 0-3. They will vary from no regeneration to one-pedal driving, and the Race mode will default to the Stage 1 mode, which approximates the drag produced by an automated transmission.

The C 63 S E Performance will include metal springs and adaptive dampers. Engineers elevated the diameter of the dampers to enhance trip high quality, and they’re going to include three firmness settings. Normal rear-axle steering will flip the rear tires as much as 2.5 levels reverse of the fronts at speeds as much as 62 mph and as much as 0.7 diploma with the fronts above that quantity. The brakes will use 6-piston entrance calipers and single-piston rear calipers, however Mercedes-AMG has but to substantiate the scale of the rotors.

In comparison with the usual C-Class, the C63’s entrance finish is 2.0 inches longer, the physique is 3.3 inches longer, and the entrance fenders are wider to accommodate a 3.0-inch wider entrance observe. The wheelbase is 0.4 inch longer. A Mercedes-AMG consultant mentioned the physique has 8-10 measures to make it stronger and estimates that it is 20% to 30% stiffer longitudinally than the outgoing mannequin.

Whereas the automotive will carry rather more weight than the mannequin it replaces, the battery and motor on the rear finish will give it a near-perfect 48/52 entrance/rear weight stability. 

Mercedes confirmed simply the sedan, however coupe and convertible physique types are more likely to return. A wagon will be offered as properly, although Mercedes hasn’t confirmed it is coming to the U.S. Up entrance, the sedan will get a hood vent, a spherical black AMG badge as an alternative of the Mercedes three-pointed star, and a singular grille and entrance fascia with lively shutters behind the grille. The perimeters have pronounced skirts, and the rear incorporates a diffuser and two trapezoidal tailpipes. The automotive rides on staggered 19-inch wheels customary, with optionally available 20s, together with a set a cast wheels.

Inside, the C 63 S E Efficiency has customary sport seats or newly designed second-generation AMG Efficiency seats with open facet bolsters. The digital instrument cluster and portrait-style heart infotainment display screen add hybrid and AMG shows and capabilities, together with an AMG-specific Supersport theme for the instrument cluster.

The 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG C 63 S E Efficiency will go on sale within the U.S. within the second half of subsequent yr. Costs haven’t but been introduced.