---
title: "Drive Wire: Mercedes Announces the Lean C43"
description: "Lean and awfully mean."
date: "2016-02-25"
modified: "2016-02-25"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/2333/drive-wire-mercedes-announces-the-lean-c43"
categories:
  - "Mercedes-Benz News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
---

# Drive Wire: Mercedes Announces the Lean C43

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Mercedes AMG has announced a lean but not as mean version of its C-Class bruiser. If you liked the C63 AMG, you'll probably warm up to the C43 as well. The C43 will utilize a twin-turbo 3-liter V6 -- good for 362 horsepower and a respectable "zero to 60" in 4.6 seconds. The middleweight C43 will get all the AMG goodies, including a rear-biased all-wheel-drive system, AMG ride control, and of course sporty wheels and trim packages. We'll know more about pricing when the C43 debuts this fall.

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