---
title: "Mercedes-AMG C63 R Is in the Works"
description: "Track-focused C-Class set to put M4 GTS on notice before 2019."
date: "2017-03-28"
modified: "2017-03-28"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/8706/mercedes-amg-c63-r-is-in-the-works"
categories:
  - "Mercedes-Benz News"
  - "News"
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tags:
  - "AMG C 63"
  - "c63 r"
  - "luxury"
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
  - "News"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
---

# Mercedes-AMG C63 R Is in the Works

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Mercedes-AMG is reportedly set to release a track-ready version of the [C63](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/5524/the-mercedes-benz-amg-c63-s-is-a-brute-in-a-suit>), dubbed the C63 R. In the same vein as the [AMG GT R](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/6410/watch-the-mercedes-amg-gt-r-lap-the-nurburgring-in-7-minutes-11-seconds>), the latest, greatest C-Class will likely boast more power, less weight, more downforce, and a wider, carbon fiber-laden body. In the previous generation of AMGs, hardened track-focused models were built under the 'Black Series' moniker; the company seems to have eschewed this label in favor of the simpler 'R' suffix to denote their most hardcore models. According to [*Carscoops*](<https://www.carscoops.com/2017/03/track-honed-mercedes-amg-c63-r-on.html>), the C63 R is projected to go on sale sometime before 2019—and is therefore likely to happen after the C-Class undergoes its mid-cycle refresh.

Likely powered by a massaged version of the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 in the base C63, the R may end up producing upwards of 600 horsepower. A [*Car and Driver*](<https://www.caranddriver.com/features/the-2019-mercedes-amg-c63-r-is-a-car-worth-waiting-for-feature>) source reports spotting camouflaged wide-body C-Classes in both coupe and sedan variants, leading us to believe that the R may come in both body styles, besting the coupe-only offering of its chief rival, the [BMW M4 GTS](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/424/track-focused-bmw-m4-gts-coupe-is-a-500-horsepower-fire-hydrant>). Extrapolating from the price of the current C63 S and also the C63 Black from last generation, expect to pay around $100,000 to fulfill your wildest DTM fantasies.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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