---
title: "Next Mercedes-AMG C63 Will Ditch Twin-Turbo V8 for Hybrid Four-Cylinder: Report"
description: "The V8-ocalypse seems to really be upon us."
date: "2021-02-12"
modified: "2021-02-12"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/39237/next-mercedes-amg-c63-will-ditch-twin-turbo-v8-for-hybrid-four-cylinder-report"
categories:
  - "Mercedes-Benz News"
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tags:
  - "AMG C 63"
  - "luxury"
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
---

# Next Mercedes-AMG C63 Will Ditch Twin-Turbo V8 for Hybrid Four-Cylinder: Report

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A couple years back, [word circulated](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30478/2021-mercedes-amg-c63-could-trade-turbo-v-8-for-hybrid-four-cylinder-report>) that Mercedes-AMG's smallest V8 sedan, the C63, would lose its burly engine with an upcoming redesign. It wasn't entirely surprising in the wake of AMG launching a new hybrid inline-six, but what *was* startling was the suggestion the new C63 would miss out on it in favor of a hybridized four-cylinder. Some stuck their heads in the sand, insisting the rumor to be fake news, but the time to face the music has apparently come. According to [*Car & Driver*](<https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35473973/2022-mercedes-benz-c-class-advance-look/>), the Mercedes-Benz C-Class' head engineer has confirmed it all to be true.

Mercedes' Christian Früh apparently revealed the change during a ride-along in a prototype 2022 C-Class, disclosing the redesigned model will be powered purely by four-cylinders. This goes for the AMG C63, too, which Früh reportedly stated will still be a 500-plus-horsepower car. If 2019's rumors are to be believed, it'll make precisely 503 horse, the same as the outgoing V8 model, but 553 pound-feet of torque, or 37 more despite losing half its cylinders. This torque bump allegedly comes from a 48-volt mild hybrid system, one pioneered on the AMG inline-six in cars like the [E53](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/26678/2019-mercedes-amg-e53-coupe-test-drive-review>).

![message-editor%2F1613149865259-\_f8a3437-source.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1613149865259-_f8a3437-source.jpg>)
*2019 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Sedan, *Mercedes-Benz**

In addition to besting the V8's power output, the new four-banger is said to be 107 pounds lighter and capable of sitting lower in the chassis, improving its balance. Handling will be further improved by four-wheel steering, which enhances stability at high speeds and reduces turning radii in cities. Not everything's coming up roses, though, as the AMG C-Class is said to be switching exclusively to Mercedes's nine-speed automatic and ditching the manual available on the current car in some markets.

Word also has it this powertrain is coming to the C-Class' crossover and coupe-over equivalent, the [GLC](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/34764/2020-mercedes-amg-glc-43-coupe-plenty-of-go-but-lets-talk-about-that-trunk>). With some details of this rumor all but confirmed, it would seem the four-cylinder AMG GLC's announcement is but a formality at this point.

*C&D* reports sales of the redesigned 2022 C-Class could commence in the United States by the end of this year. We've contacted Mercedes for confirmation and will update this space once we've heard back.

![message-editor%2F1613149877892-\_f8a3329-source.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1613149877892-_f8a3329-source.jpg>)
*2019 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Sedan's 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, *Mercedes-Benz**

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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

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