2024 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Review // We Drove It Over 1,000 Miles And Um, Yeah.
The 2024 Mercedes-AMG C63 S ($ not yet announced) may look quite familiar, but it has seen some significant changes over the outgoing model. Gone is the V8, and in its stead is the most powerful production four-cylinder engine in the world – aided further by electric power. This pumps up the new AMG C63 S to a massive 671 horsepower and 752 lb ft of torque. However it has some serious weight it needs to handle along with all of that power.
Thomas and James are eager to share their thoughts after spending over a thousand miles behind the wheel in Europe. We hope you enjoy the episode. Subscribe!
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Thats crazy that merc didnt even manage ti use the hybrid to fill in the turbo lag power gap. Thats like one of the main benefits of hybridising a turbo engine 😅
Bruv! Like I’ve never see a hybrid engine still suffer turbo lag, what’s then the point of said electric engine outside of a faster 0-60 and eco mode
@xelaander8429 because the turbo lag on that 2l 4cyl is insane. Its also why it looses every drag race against it’s competitors (a45s vs rs3 and m240i for example).
They literally have an electric turbo And haven’t put it in for this
It’s an inline 4 making big power. The turbo must be huge, so long spool times. I think this car suffers from trying to use tech combinations that aren’t there yet, if it had a lighter battery and more powerful electrical motors to fill the gap it would be better. Or if it just made less power from the 4 cylinder it could have a smaller turbo and still be a great drive.
@Chrx xthe point of the hybrid should be that it is full power below the boost threshold then tapers off when the engine has power. this doesn’t do that
The repairs on this car 10 years down the line will be insane.
litterally the bottom line!
At least it’ll be a future bargain like the V10 M5, albeit not as fun.
It has got to last that long first 600hp 4 cylinder big no no
The majority of new Mercedes’ on the road today are leases. It’s a car you wouldn’t want to own past warranty. Think of it like a luxury rental apartment.
i have a base merc. i totally get you hahaha!!! goodluck to the unlucky owner of lithium cars
This just makes cars like the BMW M3, the Alfa Giulia QV, and the Cadillac CT4 Blackwing seem like that much more of an automatic “buy now” before everything goes to EV.
Not even a competition. Look how they massacred my c63 😢
Just buy a w205 amg lightly used, g series m sounds like shit
Literally just bought a 2023 new QV. 1000% agree get them while you can.
@Ben C congrats! i have a ‘17 Giulia and i love it to death. i’ve also driven the new M3 and the Blackwing and those are both amazing cars too. such a shame that mercedes messed this thing up the way they did given how good the competition is
100% because the new m3 is SOOO much fun. Literally the best car in its segment
The trouble is a 4 pot just doesn’t feel special, it’s the big engines of old German cars that stood them above the crowd. The engine is now no more glorious than that of a golf.
cart.
The only place a 4 pot feels anything close to special, is on a lightweight chassis. This chassis isn’t for one.
@Furious321 😂😂
But…but…it’s a hand built 4 pot. That’s special. 😂
I don’t think it should ever have had a V8.
6, yes. 8, no.
I get that 63s haven’t actually had 6.3L engines for a while and the name is kind of meaningless, but it has always at least meant a V8
Its only a 6.29L engine , so they were being disingenuous from the start
Sure but tech changes. A turbo I6 today (M3/4) is far superior to the 4.0 liter turbo innthe older c63.
I own three cars and all are V8s. So I live V8s. But the times they are a changing. 😕
@Urban Nomad Supercharged V8 was always the best, CLS 55 AMG was the best merc I ever owned
Things change. Time to grow up and stop being a child.
It would’ve been better at least if it was called C43 instead to match the engine
I completely agree. Half the fun was the glorious V8 sound And there’s nothing that can ever Replace that.
The v8 was fantastic but even the v6 model on the C43 before they muffled it sounded fantastic had they decided to just downgrade you “1 level”
Downgrading you to a 4 cylinder…too much
It’s neutered. They didn’t steal the soul completely but would I have an E, S, or C 55/63 any day.
We can’t keep letting you get away with this
These bots are out of control.
@junya iwasewhat silly? 😂
4700 lbs for a C Class is insane.
This was a surprising number. Even heavier than the Tesla model 3, a pure EV vehicle, which is already negatively associated with its weight
It weighs more than the E63 I think
@DarrenWholy… I had no idea it matched the weight of a Tesla. 😮
@Definitely not Emmawow!
@DarrenWthis is why the performance era of Mercedes is over ,they all weigh a ton and handle numb , the shift of enthusiasts from merc to bmw and audi is pretty evident
They did it, boys. They are finally embracing their Top Gear-like persona and doing a cruise from Italy to southern France. All we need is death-tempting challenges.
We already know that James is Richard Hammond’s illegitimate son, but it’s good to see Thomas embrace his inner May (He was already Clarkson’s Canadian nephew)
@Caleb NeffJames is Richard Hammond’s literal real son?
@Ahmad Lol no
@Caleb Neff oh wait, you wrote “illegitimate”.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined .
They just need to drop a caravan on a Morris Marina and they’re there.
Happy for the C43 to keep the 2.0 4-Cylinder, but this new C63 could have at least have a V6.
It’s impressive how much weight they can fit into such a small package.
That’s some superior German engineering right there! 😀
I don’t get it…a Lexus LC500h, a car universally mocked for being too heavy, is the size of a flatbed with this car on the back, yet this car is somehow nearly 200kg heavier. It weighs more than me driving a previous gen E-Class with my ex-girlfriend in the boot!
It’s fine,at least in the us, this car are for young asshole to drive crazy on straight street road anyways so weight doesn’t really matter
@Peter Co#&mex I’ve known a few people who have bought or leased C63’s over the years – they were all over 50 – it’s not a young persons car usually. Actually my retired neighbor leases one – replaces it with the latest model every few years – I’ll be interested to see if he continues or switches to something else…
@Peter Co#&mex, there’s no young people with $130k. The ones that somehow do aren’t driving this thing.