Mercedes-AMG has never been known for restraint.
The new C 63 SE Performance is loudly announced as a "game changer" and is the first AMG to have its own brand emblem on the radiator.
Among them is the most powerful four-cylinder ever installed in a production car, they proudly announce from Affalterbach.
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Two turbo-boosted liters of displacement produce 476 hp, which is boosted to a total of 680 hp by an electric motor on the rear axle.
The combined technology comes directly from Formula 1, enabling a sprint from a standing start to 100 km/h in just 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 280 km/h.
The system torque is an impressive 1060 Newton meters.
The 4.75 meter long limousine can crawl 13 kilometers “to the next motorway exit” on purely electric power; the small battery has a capacity of 6.1 kWh.
As in Formula 1, the battery is specifically designed for fast power output and power consumption with direct cooling of the cells.
All-wheel drive is realized by the electric motor on the rear axle, the gear of the electric motor has two gears.
A rear axle that steers 2.5 degrees is standard.
The price for the C 63 is to be announced at the end of the year with the start of sales.
There is also a combination variant.