Every AMG Fan wants to know: What is the 4 Cylinder C63 Hybrid like?! The #C63 now has 680BHP in the w206 Generation, losing the V8 but gaining huge power and a 4Matic system for the first time! Losing some things, and gaining some things.
As a reminder: this gen had to use a 4 Cylinder as #MercedesAMG had to help reduce emissions across the whole Mercedes Benz fleet, so it’s most popular car had to change technology. So it also loses the V8 RWD formula and gains fully variable all wheel drive and a hybrid system inspired by Mercedes F1. It also tries to make up with it with the addition of almost 700 horses!
The 4 cylinder unit aka M139L uses the MGU-H electric gas turbocharger from F1 and the AMG ONE, and by itself makes 476BHP, making it the most powerful 4 cylinder production engine in the world. Like the V8 of old, it’s also a one-man-one-engine unit hand built in Affalterbach, AMG HQ.
After this, we get a huge boost from the electric system. A 6.1KW performance battery on the rear helps power an “Electric Drive Unit” or EDU, sitting directly on the rear axle. The EDU houses the Electric Motor, a 2 speed transmission and the limited slip differential. Together, this system gives consistent 93BHP and 320NM too, OR a mind blowing 204 BHP on kick down for 10 seconds! Making that output of 680 BHP! Torque is a mind boggling 1020NM and the claimed 0-60 is 3.4 seconds - today you’ll get to see my face when we test it!
It’s not all positive though. The exhaust and sound is likely to be hugely muted vs what we’re used to. That powerful system adds Over 200kg weight making the car a portly 2111KG. So what is this going to do to the steering neutrality, body roll, rigidity, understeer and general handling characteristics? Something I hope to see in action today.
Today at Immendingen, we are joined by AMG handling expert Rene, will join us to give an idea of what changes have been made and what the goal for the project was. Including some insights into the different driving modes, ESP modifications, EV mode and rear wheel steering.
We’ll also get an idea of the suspension today. It’s a completely modified AMG Ride control suspension with a new front axle, new rear axle sub frame, new stiffer springs on the front and rear and a damping system more advanced than traditional systems. We’ll see how it handles normal road driving and more exciting track stuff.
Speaking of track stuff: the car has Drift Mode!! Where all 680 HP goes to the rear wheels, de-coupling the front axle. We’ll test this plenty today! We’ll also get an understanding of “Boost Mode” that the race mode of the C63 has, and how it works in reality.
Sound won’t be final, but we’ll get some idea of what it’ll be like. More crucially, I want to see if it’ll stack up as a serious performance car. These days weight is not the be-all end-all of the handling topic - it’s how you deal with it that counts!
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