Goodbye bulky and heavy V8 engines.
After 55 years of history of powerful transformations of production Mercedes models using very large displacement and very high power engines, AMG - the armed arm of the Three-pointed Star in motorsport - changes the page and brings the first production car to the market with 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine at the front and electric unit on the rear axle for a total power of 680 Hp.
The high-performance Hybrid technology borrowed from Formula 1 in the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 SE Performance literally changes the rules of the game.
And it brings to the market a sedan and a wagon - derived from the C-Class - which become the reference in their respective segments not only for absolute performance (0-100 in 3.4 seconds) but for the response of the car as the
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Mercedes-AMG C 63 SE Performance, from F1 change of rules
The electric support to the exhaust gas turbocharger eliminates the turbo lag of the internal combustion engine, while the electric all-wheel drive, at the same time, pushes with energy from a standstill.
"With C 63 SE Performance, a new chapter in the history of our brand opens - said Philipp Schiemer, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH - 55 years after the foundation of our company, we are still animated by the courage and will to to put our creativity into action, and to realize special ideas. New C 63 changes the rules of the game ".
Its revolutionary concept - continued Schiemer - completely renews the approach in the segment, hitherto characterized mainly by the promise of great performance.
It is true that with a total output of 680 hp we have kept this promise, but the intelligent P3 hybrid concept offers much more.
I am sure that with this technology we will be able to interest a new target. ”The electric powertrain and the high-performance battery with a voltage of 400 Volt, developed in-house and exclusively by AMG, underline the engineering competence of the designers from Affalterbach.
As in Formula 1, the battery with innovative direct cell cooling is sized precisely to deliver and accumulate power quickly.
In the combined cycle, the total power is 680 Hp and the maximum total torque is 1,020 Nm, which represent new top values for the C-Class. Another peculiarity - for the first time on board a C 63 - is the 4Matic + all-wheel drive. AMG performance, fully variable and also equipped with Drift Mode.
The High Performance battery has a capacity of 6.1 kWh, a continuous power of 70 kW and a peak power of 150 kW, which can be delivered for ten seconds.
Allows 13 km of fully electric range.
Charging is done in alternating current at a charging station, a wallbox or a household power socket using the 3-inch battery charger,
7 kW installed on board.
"With its high-performance hybrid drive and electrically supported exhaust gas turbocharger - explains Jochen Hermann Cto of Mercedes-AMG GmbH - the new C 63 SE Performance is a technological masterpiece that marks a new beginning. The electrified powertrain ensures an unprecedented driving experience. The immediate response of the electric drive on the rear axle, the rapid delivery of torque and power, but also the storage capacity of our battery are very special features. To all this is added the rear axle steering as standard and fully variable all-wheel drive with Drift Mode ".
With its high-performance hybrid drive and electrically supported exhaust gas turbocharger - explains Jochen Hermann Cto of Mercedes-AMG GmbH - the new C 63 SE Performance is a technological masterpiece that marks a new beginning.
The electrified powertrain ensures a new driving experience.
The immediate response of the electric drive on the rear axle, the rapid delivery of torque and power, but also the storage capacity of our battery are very special features.
Added to this are the standard rear-axle steering and fully variable all-wheel drive with Drift Mode ".
With its high-performance hybrid drive and electrically supported exhaust gas turbocharger - explains Jochen Hermann Cto of Mercedes-AMG GmbH - the new C 63 SE Performance is a technological masterpiece that marks a new beginning.
The electrified powertrain ensures a new driving experience.
The immediate response of the electric drive on the rear axle, the rapid delivery of torque and power, but also the storage capacity of our battery are very special features.
Added to this are the standard rear-axle steering and fully variable all-wheel drive with Drift Mode ".
unprecedented driving experience.
The immediate response of the electric drive on the rear axle, the rapid delivery of torque and power, but also the storage capacity of our battery are very special features.
Added to this are the standard rear-axle steering and fully variable all-wheel drive with Drift Mode ".
unprecedented driving experience.
The immediate response of the electric drive on the rear axle, the rapid delivery of torque and power, but also the storage capacity of our battery are very special features.
Added to this are the standard rear-axle steering and fully variable all-wheel drive with Drift Mode ".
The design of the new C 63 S is characterized by the more muscular proportions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and both versions (sedan and wagon) are both based on a widely revised AMG body.
The front is 50 millimeters longer, the front fenders wider and more rounded.
The eight driving programs Dynamic Select AMG Electric, Comfort, Battery Hold, Sport, Sport +, RACE, Slippery and Individual are tuned exactly to the new drive technology and thus offer a wide range of possibilities, from consumption to dynamic driving.
The drive programs allow you to adjust important parameters such as engine and gearbox response time, steering characteristics, damping or sound.
One thing, however, is the same for all programs:
Also standard is the AMG Dynamics driving dynamics control, which influences the control strategies of ESP, all-wheel drive and the electronically controlled limited-slip differential.
Agility increases without compromising stability.
