Mercedes-AMG C63 will not get a V8 engine in any case

Final month, an Autocar report instructed that Mercedes was planning to introduce a V8 model of the AMG C63. The report acknowledged that the corporate was creating a brand-new V8 mild-hybrid engine that might energy the revised C63 due in 2026.

Nicely, Mercedes-Benz has now clarified that there aren’t any such plans on the desk. Whereas different AMG fashions will definitely get a brand new V8 engine, it received’t be dropped underneath the C63’s hood.

“We will verify that AMG is creating a brand new V-8 engine. Nevertheless, we ask to your understanding that we don’t touch upon an in depth rollout plan,” a Mercedes spokesperson informed Motor1.

The brand new engine in query is alleged to be based mostly on the present 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8. Studies counsel that it’ll get a flat-plane crankshaft as a substitute of a cross-plane unit, and shall be paired with a mild-hybrid system.

Mercedes will debut its brand-new V8 mild-hybrid on the upcoming AMG CLE 63.

Supply: Motor1