After a prolonged two years, Mercedes is lastly placing an finish to the disappointing saga of the AMG C63 S E-Efficiency. The corporate will likely be dropping this unpopular sports activities mannequin from its lineup as a part of the upcoming redesign of the C-Class.

The brand new AMG C53 4Matic+ with a straight-six engine will initially be a alternative, experiences the well-informed portal MBPassion.de. The AMG C 43 can be more likely to fall sufferer to the change in technique.

When AMG launched its new C63 in September 2022, the outcry was big, and never simply amongst followers of the long-lasting mid-size mannequin. The corporate based mostly in Affalterbach changed the beloved V8 with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder. The truth that it achieves a system output of 680 hp and 1,020 Nm with a plug-in hybrid drive, electrical turbocharger, and different technical improvements was fully irrelevant to followers and prospects till right now.

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Though consultants confirmed the automotive’s excellent traits in lots of exams, the four-cylinder C63 didn’t promote in any respect. Mercedes doesn’t publish gross sales figures for particular person fashions, however we don’t want them to know that the mannequin has suffered an absolute market fiasco.

A current report means that Mercedes officers have acknowledged the urgency of the state of affairs and are taking motion. The GLC63, alongside the C63, could also be discontinued. Nonetheless, as an alternative of the V8 engine followers want, the GLC63 will use a 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder gentle hybrid from the AMG CLE53, producing 449 hp and 560 Nm, together with a starter generator providing a further 23 hp and 205 Nm.

Based on the report, the present C43 with a four-cylinder gentle hybrid (408+14 hp) can be being faraway from the vary. Evidently AMG’s experiment with four-cylinder engines within the mid-range section has failed miserably.

Regardless of their efforts to defend the C63 and deny rumors of discontinuation, Mercedes-Benz is going through stress as prospects more and more select the BMW M3 over the brand new four-cylinder mannequin. Whereas the upcoming six-cylinder engine could enhance efficiency, it can not replicate the long-lasting sound and really feel of the 4.0-liter V8.

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