Mercedes planning a 585-hp V8 for the AMG CLE 63 instead of the expected four-cylinder PHEV. Slow sales of the new C 63 S could be part of the reason.
Before Mercedes-AMG products were great to drive, they were great to listen to — that V8 rumble was an enthusiast balm's for lackluster dynamics. When AMG started making great driver's cars almost 20 years ago, it made its exhaust notes even better, then fed the addiction with increasing sales every year.
Seems a few evidentiary exhibits have gone into this verdict. First, AMG owners around the world have voted with their pocketbooks, withholding purchases of the new C 63 and E 63. Autocar reports that sales of the latest top-class AMG C and AMG E are"well below" their V8 forebears.
Autocar says the mild hybrid V8 option will produce 585 horsepower, down a healthy amount from the 670-hp four-cylinder PHEV powertrain. AMG apparently wants the CLE to line up against the BMW M4 in customers' minds; a 585-hp V8 would make a more suitable AM-branded counterpart to the M4's 542-hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six.
The upshot beyond the CLE is that Mercedes might be softening its position about the AMG C 63 and AMG E 63. Autocar wrote that at last month's Beijing Motor Show,"Markus Schäfer, head of Mercedes-Benz’s R&D operations has indicated the company is monitoring closely monitoring sales of the C63 and GLC 63 amid calls for them to return to V8 power. ...
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