For purists V8 AMG, the fall is steep. Many videos where you can “hear” the sound of the latter have been circulating on the Internet for several months C63 S AMG from Mercedes. And very often the discharge is accompanied by a video with an old hoarse sound…

The difference is obvious

If you like short videos (Shorts, Coils Or Tik Tok) in social networks, you have probably already seen this excerpt. In this, or similar versions, we hear a new sonority of sound Mercedes-AMG C63 SE Performancewhich is now hybrid. Output is enabled V8 with 4.0 l, we have a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine under the hood! Inevitably at the decibel level the difference is obvious…

This is the new “sound” of the 4-cylinder German sedan:

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Mercedes-AMG C63 S: A45 S engine instead of V8

Even if the performance is significantly improved over the old version and its big V8, purists remain unsatisfied. Just look at the comments section where the mockery is plentiful.

Equipped with a turbocharger with an electric drive, the power of the heat engine is 476 hp and 545 Nm of torque. To further increase productivity, this thermoblock is accompanied by an electric motor that provides an additional 204 hp. Thus, the total power still reaches 680 hp. with 1,020Nm of torque… Mercedes also claims it’s a four-cylinder engine. “the most powerful in the world”.

It’s actually just a 2.0-liter unit that’s also under the hood…A45 S AMG !