Mercedes-AMG C63 S E-Performance 2024: hybrid lands in Australia in January; priced at $187,900

Mercedes-AMG has introduced tubby pricing and major capabilities for its prolonged-awaited C63 S E-Efficiency hyper-sedan, with verbalize books opening from December 7^th for what’s the enviornment’s most-highly effective production four-cylinder automobile.

Now that gains a hybrid drivetrain for the first time, the mighty-anticipated automobile – which we Chasing Autos reviewed in a foreign nation early this year – will at final hit Aussie shores subsequent year and would possibly well merely be priced from $187,900 before on avenue prices, with first deliveries situation for January 2024.

First and predominant expected to originate in Australia mid-2023 and revealed over a year within the past, the originate of the C63 S E-Efficiency will label the first time in its historical previous that the C63 has no longer been powered by a V8 engine, now replaced with a 2.0-litre turbo-charged four-cylinder with PHEV, mated with the performance sedan’s all-wheel-pressure system.

Walk-in hybrid energy joins the C63 ranks for the first time

The engine itself, which modified into already the most highly effective four-pot on the planet in its defective petrol fetch primitive within the Mercedes-AMG A45 S, is made even extra highly effective with the addition of a hybrid system or ‘Electric Pressure Unit’ as Mercedes-AMG calls it, which sees a two-tempo electrical motor positioned on the rear axle.

All up the hybrid powertrain, which Mercedes says modified into “inspired by abilities transferred right some distance from System One”, delivers a nice 500kW or energy and 1020Nm of torque, making for a claimed 0-100km/h time of 3.4 seconds.

The automaker says that the battery, which weighs 89kg and would possibly well generate a height energy output of 150kW, “has been designed for quick energy supply and plot, in position of the longest that it is doubtless you’ll perhaps be take into accout driving fluctuate.”

The E-Efficiency can feature in all-electrical pressure mode for up to 15km and at speeds of up to 125km/h.

As neatly as this, the E-Efficiency’s battery would possibly store recuperated energy – with four phases of regenerative braking available collectively with the selection of 1 pedal driving – or plot electrical energy from an exterior charger by the usage of an onboard charging port.

Vastly, Mercedes says the hybrid system also contributes to the dealing with, noting that as a change of braking intervention from the ESP, the electrical motor can alter traction when too mighty bound is detected from a wheel.

It does this by reducing the pressure torque of the electrical motor that is transferred to the relevant wheel by the usage of the rear LSD, which either avoids or delays any intervention from the ESP.

Additionally of gift is the reality that while the electrical motor is positioned on the rear axle, all-wheel pressure is accrued available despite the incontrovertible reality that the car is running in electrical-simplest mode, with the electrical motor in a position to transmit energy to the front wheels by the usage of the propellor and pressure shafts if the rear wheels accept as true with too mighty bound.

The tech-heavy automobile will also receive several recent aspects collectively with two C63-firsts within the fetch of authorized active rear-axle steering and a selectable waft mode.

Will AMG diehards rating a hybrid-four-cylinder C63?

There would possibly be already a four-cylinder AMG C-Class within the ranks within the C63’s less-highly effective C43 sibling, however the recent C63 marks the first time the fluctuate-pinnacle will feature a four-pot.

Lately, rumours circulated that Mercedes-AMG modified into already pondering relenting on its downsizing decision following backlash from its hardcore neighborhood, however subsequent stories by European media accept as true with since quashed these rumours which were labelled as “nonsense” in further coverage by in a foreign nation media.

Despite the pragmatic decision to downsize within the face of ever-tightening emissions regulations, a key sticking level for AMG diehards is of route how a four-cylinder will match the aural-identification that the V8 C63’s brought with them.

Alternatively, as previously reported, Mercedes promises an “legitimate AMG sound experience for automobile inhabitants”, made that it is doubtless you’ll perhaps be take into accout by the usage of a rigidity sensor within the exercise system which the logo says is further enriched before coming into the cabin thru the entertainment sound system the set it is some distance also modified in intensity.

What else produce we ask within the recent C63?

As neatly as this, exterior adjustments encompass a bizarre air outlet on the centre of the bonnet and a spherical badge with AMG sign as a change of the mature Mercedes neatly-known particular person on the bonnet, and a brand recent AMG-dispute radiator grille.

As neatly as this, the car also gains two electronically controlled air panels within the abet of the radiator grille and within the front apron, two trapezoidal dual tailpipe trims, and an ‘E Efficiency’ badge on the wings as neatly as a lumber-in charging flap.

Internal the performance sedan receives AMG sports actions seats as authorized as neatly because the most recent MBUX multimedia system incorporating diverse AMG- and hybrid-dispute displays and capabilities.

Drivers will also have the option to resolve the stage of regeneration for the hybrid system the usage of buttons on the steering wheel.

Other authorized equipment for the C63 S E-Efficiency involves:

Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Efficiency: prices in Australia

All prices listed are before on-avenue prices.

• C63 S E Efficiency: $187,900