Carsales Staff•13 Mar 2014
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SPY PICS: Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Estate
We saw the first photos of the new-generation Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG in January; now it's the wagon's turnEarlier this year we brought you spy photos of the AMG version of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan, which we drove in Europe this week and now the Automedia lensemen have snapped the C 63 AMG Estate in testing.
As with the C 63 sedan, a new 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 is likely to be central to the new C 63 wagon, replacing the 336kW/600Nm atmo 6.2-litre V8 currently in use in both outgoing models.
Expected to be 350kW/650Nm-plus, the new C 63's engine outputs will better those of the next-generation 317kW/550Nm six-cylinder BMW M3, which is the C-Class AMG’s chief rival, but not the twin-turbo 5.5-litre E 63 AMG’s 430kW/800Nm.
However, Mercedes-AMG has confirmed that unlike the latest E 63, CLS 63 and S 63, the next C 63 will remain exclusively rear-wheel drive. Whatever the final performance outputs and acceleration figures, the outcome will undoubtedly be a spectacularly fast – yet cleaner and more economical – sports estate.
The AMG C-Class estate will naturally embrace the suspension, quad exhaust, wheels and aero aids of the sedan, and will add the usual roof spoiler at the top of the tailgate.
As we've reported, the new C-Class arrives Down Under in August in C 200, C 250 and C 400 sedan guises, followed by the C 350 BlueTEC hybrid later this year. The new C-Class Estate hits Europe in September, followed by the next C-Class Coupe next March -- around the same time as the C 63 sedan.
Expect AMG versions of the new C-Class wagon, coupe and all-new hatchback to follow later next year.
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