2024 Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance Is Ready to Rumble... Literally

To help soften the blow of the V8's demise, Mercedes-AMG shoved an absolute ton of power into the new C63.

The 2.0-liter I4 under the hood produces 476 horsepower and 402 pound-feet of torque on its own, making it the most powerful I4 you can buy, and it's not much less than the last C63 made with double the displacement.

But once you include the electric motor mounted at the rear axle, net output jumps to a prodigious 680 hp and 752 lb.-ft. 

And thanks to a whole host of complicated mechanicals, both methods of propulsion can provide motive force to both axles. It's some wild stuff.

A good deal of the C63's battery development came from the efforts of Mercedes' in-house Formula 1 team, which engineered the electric side with lightning-fast delivery and recuperation in mind. 

In its strongest setting, it'll handle up to 100 kW of regeneration, a properly nutty number that should keep the battery topped off during on-track driving.  

Every straightaway is met with impressive and immediate thrust as the battery discharges as quickly as it can, accelerating better than any C63 I've driven before, as the four-cylinder howls its way up the tachometer.

Previous iterations of the C63 had mega handling chops, and the new one is no exception.

The standard adaptive suspension does an excellent job keeping pitch and roll under control.

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