Four- and six-seaters
Suddenly there was a rumor that Mercedes-AMG would still release the C63 with a V8 and that the new top version of the E-class, still shrouded in mystery, would also get an eight-cylinder. Now the word is out with Mercedes itself: it is really different.
For a moment it seemed that fans of the V8 from Mercedes could breathe a sigh of relief, because the four-cylinder plug-in hybrid Mercedes-AMG C63 and the not yet presented next E63 would get a V8 after all. For the C63 it would mean an early adjustment, the E63 would have been intended with V8 from the outset. It is really different, says the CEO of Mercedes-AMG in conversation with TheDrive.
Michael Schiebe indicates that he believes the right choices have been made and that people do not go back on that. “There are more and more performance plugins coming out, so I think we were right when we decided to go in that direction.” The top version of the E-class will also almost certainly get acquainted with electric power. This is where the beating heart becomes, as AutoWeek understands from a source with internal information, not a four but a six-cylinder. The M256 engine to be precise, the six-in-line that can be found in the current Mercedes-AMG E53, among others. Possibly the next E53 with hybrid power will also immediately become the strongest E-class. Reportedly, an E63 with a V8 was planned, but that will be ’99 percent certain’. We wait.
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