Ken Gratton•19 Sept 2014
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C 63 AMG officially a V8
Mercedes-Benz finally confirms what everyone already knewThe 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 powering the Mercedes-AMG GT will be the powerplant for the W205 series of C 63 AMG.
So much was revealed for the first time by Mercedes-Benz in a press release overnight, despite it being common knowledge. This very point was effectively admitted by Mercedes-AMG CEO, Tobias Moers.
"It goes without saying that the successor to the current C 63 AMG will again be powered by an eight-cylinder engine. We owe that to our loyal fans, plain and simple", Moers was quoted saying in the press release.
"The AMG V8 Biturbo engine mesmerises not only with maximum power and torque, but also with the absolute best fuel economy in the comparative segment."
According to Mercedes-AMG, the C 63 will make its global debut "shortly," which is the Paris motor show early next month. Only sedan and wagon variants will be unveiled. C-Class Coupe (pictured) won't be seen by the public until late next year; and the C 63 version will follow after that.
For the C 63 application, the 4.0-litre V8 develops 375kW and 700Nm – 50 more than in the AMG GT. Performance is expected to be even stronger in the lighter W205 C-Class series of C 63 AMG... as if it wasn't already gob-smacking in the superseded W204.
But in these days of environmental awareness, the new C 63 will be sensitive to changing attitudes. Fuel consumption in the NEDC combined cycle will be 8.2L/100km.
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