I know Rory has to be balanced and all, but the fact he never once said he likes it speaks absolute volumes😢

It's not just about 0-60 and top speed, it's also about the essence of the car. The driver should be able to connect with the car at an organic level. Newer cars are lacking this. Never the less, good review.

As a current C63s owner, Rory hits the nail on the head. Half the fun of the old model is the experience at 30MPH around town with the windows down. Not for me thanks, I shall be keeping mine to enjoy the past.

So they've made the car worse than all of its rivals like the M3 and rs4 in basically every way and are now charging £90,000 for it. It's honestly hard for me to imagine how they are going to sell these

It’s so sad …. I never seen Rory trying as hard to come up with nice things to say about the car 😢 …. RIP C63

Honestly I’d rather take the AMG CLA 45 with a tune over this. It’s not enough for 100k

The V8 isn’t dead, it’s just dead for the C-class! It’s still offered in new SL format and GT63 e-performance! What were they thinking……it’s just a pumped up A45 hybrid, this isn’t going to tempt anyone out of a twin turbo V8. Great honest review!

I can’t imagine this thing is going to age gracefully

You get the extra weight from carrying all the electric motors and battery around and you only get the benefit of full power 10 seconds at a time. Sounds exciting😊

Who else got real bummed after the rev @ 4:50 :(

I actually really like the exterior design of this car. It is very stripped down, subtle and not flashy. There are too many “try hard” designs lately from automakers. Love it

Thank you for providing a review of the new c63. As an AMG owner of a c43 I honestly feel like the c63 was our star star player when it comes to competition with the bmw m3 and that v8 had a very distinct sound that was unmatched. But this new model I’m not sure I have faith in it. I’m sure other AMG owners can agree but we have to accept change. I’ll keep my c43 instead with its stage 2 modifications.

the C class used to be one of my favourite cars, up until now, with this 2+ tons monstruosity

You could tell Rory hated it, at least the S63 will retain the V8

Glad you didn't just try to tell us how great it is and how we all need to accept it as "progress". I was disappointed to find out that even the new AMG SL 55 uses some amount of piped-in sound, and that's with it having the 4.0 V8, so disappointed in this trend my MB.

Rory - Your a legend! One of the very best motoring journalists there is!

I would say that I can't wait to see SavageGeese tear this thing apart in a review but considering how he openly called the EQB a piece of s**t compliance vehicle I doubt he'll be getting any more review vehicles from Mercedes Benz any time soon.

One of the biggest nerfs in automotive history in my eyes.

Awesome review. Thank you for the honesty. The new C63 is indeed less fun then the previous.

Can you imagine getting one of these second hand and out of warranty… and something goes wrong. The cost would be eye watering

Great review! Considering the loss of proper sound, the weight gain to 2.1 tonnes and the fact the full 680hp only lasts 10 seconds a time, it seems like we’re getting the worst of all worlds. Why don’t they stop wasting time and make the C63 fully electric with 750-800hp. Weight won’t be much different, the power delivery will be continuous and sound will be synthetic

At this point, I’d rather buy a Renault. Buying an AMG was never about having the most horsepower. If you’ve got a v8, you’d better take care of it.

Rory you are by far the best car reviewer out there! Thanks for another very balanced review. As for this Merc it’s so obviously a heavily compromised stepping stone to the eventual full BEV. Too expensive too with options.

Great review - as always. Thanks.

I bought my 2021 V8 beast in January and taking it in for a stage 2 tune/down pipes and exhaust, can't wait. It's all about how it barks for me...

Merc seriously could have done a lot more with their V6 from the c43 and put a smaller electric motor and battery

Thanks for the honest review 👏🏻👏🏻

The cinematography in this video is absolutely perfect… this watching it in my iPhone 12 Pro Max at 2160p. Wow 🔥 Live the review Rory👌🏽

LONG LIVE THE V8

Imagine owning this for more than 5 years? The new turbo, electric motor, two stage gear box.

This is top notch production!! Been waiting for this review from Rory!...now that I watched the review completely...bummed out by this decision from AMG

Thanks for the honest review

4 cyl. Hell no. AMG is ruining their own brand image

Well… looks like all facelift c63s’ are going up in value now

As an AMG-MERC enthusiast, I believe they should have just downsized the V8 like they previously did from 6.2L to 4.0L, slapped smaller electric motors and used some of that Cylinder shutdown technology.

Glad I opted for a 2022 GLC 43 , over waiting for the new c63 . All the current facelift 43s and 63s will hold their money well over the next few years

I would just get the CLA 45s 4 Matic + and save £40k

The real disappontment besides the sound is the tiny battery. That'd be a deal breaker for me if I was in the market for this kinda car.

The production quality of these videos are getting fantastic with every upload. Would love to see a collab with Matt from carwow

so the best part of this C63 AMG is how quiet it is driving in town in electric mode. Great, that's exaclty why people was buying this car, well done Merc!

I appreciate an honest review!!!

BMW is gonna get a lot more m3 orders in 😂

Good, honest review 👏

The production on these videos is crazy. I'm basically watching prime Top Gear with Mr Wilman

You can clearly see from the thumbnail that Rory is super excited about the new A45e Performance 😔

No one asked for a 4WD 4cyclinder, electrified C63. The petrol car has died today. Cars will never be the same again.

Great review Rory. Very nice objective even though it is clearly not a car you love.

As an AMG purist, I just wanna cry man💔

Honest review. Described it perfectly. This C63 is not really for a race track.

Anyone who buys this instead of a V8 one, cannot claim they are car enthusiasts, you just CAN’T😅

10:34 hits so hard. Not only the moto industry but everything. Everything seems to be less enjoyable cause the priority nowadays is to look good, not to offend anyone and then you can make good profit of it

I have been always a massive fan of the C63 and AMG, but this new car kind of brought tears in my eyes and made me ask the totally pointless question: WHY?! 😢 I got the impression Rory felt on the same way. 😥

I just bought the v8 twin turbo with 20k kilometers. Got the v8 and saved 80k off new in Australia. The low mileage Demo cars are asking over $200,000 in dealerships for facelift w205.

Poor Rorster sounds like he’s got a cold 😢

Absolute honest review ... Had the same experience in it ... we go for another brand this year, because also the technical assists makes a looooot of problems and many c-class owners try to get rid of their car now...

As a previous owner of two S205 C63 estates with the 4.0 V8 BiTurbo this is just not interesting for me at all. When I switched from the C63 to the C63S estate I've noticed that the C63 was not about being a tenth quicker on the 1/4 mile. It is about giving you the feeling about driving something truly special in your everyday life. And this kind of feeling was 100% connected to the V8 and the Sound that came with it. Especially the first one not equiped with the GPF had an absolutely amazing sound which put a smile on your face every day I was starting up the car.

So the only thing you will get with this is more power, which you basically only use a fraction of the time since the old one was plenty fast. However, the sound is now missing no matter if you're going slow or fast. So I wonder who really wants to buy this?

There's no way around it - EU has killed sports cars here, while the rest of the world enjoys proper cars. Just get Corvette C8 ;)

It uses speakers on the outside too? Man that is depressing for a C63, how times have changed. The rumble, growl and roar of that lovely V8 will be missed.

This is the best argument for the BMW M3 so far!

Combination, turbocharged, electrified. So you have to fill it up and charge it, it doesn’t sound special, and can’t maintain full power beyond 10 seconds. Bit of a complicated mess isn’t it?

They had a v6 that sounded good in the previous c43 , I know nothing compared to the v8 and its heavier than the 4 cylinders but they could've at least give the c63 the 6 cylinders engine

"The future is different" You couldn't have said it better 👍🏼

Awesome review

I didn’t buy my GLC63 or SL63 for the numeric output over/under a BMW or Audi, I bought them for the noise and emotion….and this “appliance” has none. Auf wiedersehen AMG.

The car is fun as always like every AMG, the problem is just the missing 4 cylinders… I understand regulations and emissions are being constrictive but I can’t handle it tbh

I got a 2021 c63s. Will be keeping it for the rest of my life

The amount of maintenance this complex car will require during its lifetime is gonna be out of this world.

Idea, buy the first one like this that's wrecked, V8 swap it, so it's similar to the GT4door e performance and boom, you have a monster

We will soon find ourselves driving battery blocks of metal very soon. Man, they have killed everything that makes a man have those young boyish smile on his face.

I personally think it's a great offering,, love the styling and the new tech

They focused more on the 0-62 figures and forgot that a car needs a soul. They would have faired better with the V6 motor and a smaller hybrid battery system. They doing too much, too quick!

Pretty soon we will be celebrating 1 cylinder 1000 hp supercars and influencers will still be trying to peddle it.

£100k for a 4 pot?!

That laugh after he says the future is different 😂

The way you present/introduce your videos just makes me love coming here to watch over and over again ❤

Yeah, no advantage whatsoever between this car and a run of the mill c-class. No drama, no sustained performance, no fun. The thing about the c63 was always that it was a beast that was hard to contain, this is just another soulless and overcomplicated car.

Let’s just wait for Porsche to do it properly 👍🏼

You can probably buy a used 2018 C43 which already had the all wheel drive system and tune it to have the same power as this and have a ton more fun. I loved the way my C43 sounded before the European regulations dialed it back after 2018. I now have a 2021 GLE53 since I have kids and it just doesn't sound no where near as good as that C43 did and forget a C63 or E63 from same time or earlier lol

Obnoxious V8 rumbles aside, this thing packs so much in 1 car. F1 derived turbo and EV system, the hybridization itself, it has the A45’s most powerful 4 cylinder, a combined power output of 680HP… this things is MAD. Sick sick sick!! But the fact that it skipped the C43/53 engine all together and down straight to a 4 banger kinda sucks it some ways but still an amazing powertrain. An inline 600+hp engine plus the electric motors would’ve been crazy. Nonetheless, still very cool. This should’ve been the C43E and the C63S E-performance could’ve had the same powertrain as the new S63 & AMG GT63 E. with 800HP.

Rory is everything for this channel. Another fantastic video 👏

Hmm, mixed feelings about this car. On the one hand, it’s cool that we’re getting something different from this segment. We’ve never had a hybrid performance saloon, with F1 tech nonetheless. Plus, I think it does look good. On the other hand, what has become its USP is gone. Its just unfortunate that this car’s predecessors have become such legends and garnered such popularity, such a drastic change in the way it goes about things is gonna look like sacrilege. This is AMG’s first go at it, so can we give it benefit of doubt that it can’t be perfect straight out of the box? Let’s just be glad AMG tried to make it work. If they do another one, it needs to be lighter and the sound needs to be improved. For now though, the C43 is the one to have. It has the same engine, costs less, is much lighter and still incorporates some F1 tech in the form of the e-turbo.

Rory attitude toward this merc says it all

Review is on point! the new C63 is amazing' it's kinda friendly in a way. i love it

0:51 an amg without the sound 😢

by the park i go to, there's a base model previous gen c63 v8 that purposely downshifts while driving in a speed limited 25 zone. you can tell he is just playing with the throttle and gears to hear the roar. i can guarantee that owner will not be 'upgrading' anytime soon lol i always wanted the v8 cars but with AWD, and now they added the AWD and put in an I4, 4 cylinders might be good for emissions but I have never heard one actually sound good. If MB had to do make their entire C class range 4 cylinders, why is Audi and BMW selling 6 cylinders in their M-lite and full M or RS cars still? I bet some higher ups in MB just want to be able to say the F1 tech development is in use in consumer products. They will learn the hard way.

It's more understated for everyday appeal. You don't have to always be loud to scream performance.

04:00 „it’s quiet, it’s peaceful“ …not quite what you‘d expect from the letters AMG right?! 😂

What next? E63 with a 1.5L 3 Cyl with a 800bhp battery back coming in at 3 tons 😂😂😂

I don't have much to say about the new powertrain...it was good in the A45 but for this I would have still wanted the V8...infact if I could I would do the engine swap putting back the V8 on this new tech...

Great review as allways👍 a v8 c55 and 63 yes please, «680» hp or not, sound from c55 and 63 gives much more happines🥰

Thanks for the beautiful review Rory. I get a sense that Mercedes has missed the mark this time. I've watched countless reviews here and I don't get any sense of excitement from Rory. Driving a car is a holistic experience! The c-class has many derivatives which can abide by all the environmental requirements, so they should have kept the soul of the c63. The c63 was never about being sensible. I foresee the M3/M4 having a field day!

You could say Mercedes has lost the pot, 4 to be exact 😂

I've never seen anyone try so hard to say the car basically sucks without actually saying it sucks. Like a disappointing gift you get from a family member, you try to look happy and like it's great, but you can tell it is not possible 😂😂😂😂

I guess is safe to say the C63 is no more. No wonder the previous gen prices have skyrocketed

The looks are the least of it's problems. The weight is the real problem. If this car was 500-600lbs lighter you'd have a firecracker in your hands. Then there is the sound. Then the projected price. 95K in the USA is the estimated price so far. This one will be a tough sell for most.

What an amazing way for Mercedes make ppl not want to buy new AMGs

We as car enthusiast it's one thing when we go from a poor engine platform to a better we love it.. but a platform that we love to one we will be forced to deal with doesn't make the enthusiasm live on even when shoving more "bells" into a car somethings can never be replaced like the sound.from a V8 , 10 or 12 cylinder

Honest review 👍In my humble opinion they should've retired the C63 badge with the unfortunate demise of that thundering V8 and named it something else.

The rear looks just like the Giulia Quadrifoglio in the thumbnail. Can't just be me