Recently, Mercedes-AMG's latest model, the CLE 63, was photographed undergoing camouflage road tests. Judging from the spy photos, the front and rear fenders of the new car are very prominent, like a muscle car, with the shape of a coupe, quite the flavor of the W205 generation C-class Coupe AMG.
The big question is: what powertrain will be used in the new AMG models? As we all know, the current C-segment (i.e. W206) chose to use the 2.0T as the powertrain of the AMG 63 model, which caused strong condemnation from fans and consumers. The result was also miserable, and it was declared a "death sentence" after listing, according to the news revealed by extranet dealers, there were very few people who bought it. It can be said that AMG's wave is really a model for the industry, proving to everyone what the outcome of a high-performance model with a small-displacement four-cylinder engine will end.
Judging from the AMG CLE 53 Coupe released some time ago, the possibility of the AMG CLE 63 Coupe model returning to the V8 is still quite large, because the 53 models have adopted a 3.0L inline six-cylinder turbocharged engine, and AMG has no reason to reduce the engine specifications in a higher-level model. Even though it may have a higher power output, that is not the main reason for AMG to attract consumers to buy the 63 model, and AMG does not want to follow in the footsteps of the W206 C63 AMG.
Letting a performance car shrink in hardware specs is always the worst solution, especially for totemic models like the AMG 63 series. The reason for consumers' choice is not only the simple horsepower number, but also the confidence and calmness brought by the large-displacement multi-cylinder engine, as well as the audio-visual feast that only the multi-cylinder internal combustion engine has. It is foreseeable that the future car classification will be like watches, electric cars or hybrid cars are electronic watches and quartz watches, and these high-performance cars will be mechanical watches, only the characteristics and performance are strong enough to be remembered and selected.