→ This is a car that’s going to take some wrapping our heads around. Gone is the V8, taking with it both a simple link to the rear axle and the ‘eloquent muscle car’ vibe of C63s of old. What takes their place is writ large in a new suffx – this is the Mercedes-AMG C63 S E-Performance, and it’s a hybrid.
An uprated version of the AMG A45’s 2.0-litre turbo engine claims to be the world’s most powerful production four-cylinder – with 469bhp – and pairs with an electric motor for peak outputs of 671bhp and 752lb ft. Supercar numbers. But there’s a figure that doesn’t belong in that realm: the saloon and estate C63 come in at 2,165 and 2,190kg respectively. Their predecessors weigh
