This is the new Mercedes C63 AMG, although a minor name modification indicates that it’s now called the Mercedes-AMG C 63. The car, which has been debuted in Paris ahead of the motor show, stays Mercedes’ performance vehicle rival for the BMW M3 as well as M4 twins. 
The new badge complies with on from the Mercedes-AMG GT sports car, as well as it just so occurs that the designs share the exact same engine. It’s a 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbo system that creates 469bhp in the basic C 63, however the recently introduced S design upgrade provides you 503bhp.
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The performance figures are as brutal as you’d expect: 0-62mph takes 4.1 seconds in the basic vehicle as well as 4.0 seconds in the S. selecting an Estate version (pictured in gallery, above) – likewise offered in basic or S trim – adds one more tenth of a second to the time. The outgoing C63 AMG saloon took 4.5 seconds to do 0-62mph.
The Mercedes-AMG C 63 features a bespoke steering set-up, plus the front as well as rear tracks are broader than on the basic C-Class. new springs as well as dampers, larger brakes as well as stiffer anti-roll bars have all been fitted, too.
Buyers can select to upgrade additionally with ceramic brakes, a firmer suspension set-up created for track work as well as an AMG exhaust system to enhance the noise of the twin-turbo V8. However, if the AMG GT is anything to go by, the basic version must noise special.