--- title: "Listen to the New Four-Cylinder Mercedes-AMG C63 Sound Like Absolutely Nothing" description: "The new 2024 Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance ditches the previous generation's 4.0-liter V8 for a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder." date: "2022-09-21" modified: "2022-09-21" authors: - name: "Peter Holderith" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/peter-holderith" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/listen-to-the-new-four-cylinder-mercedes-amg-c63-sound-like-absolutely-nothing" categories: - "Mercedes-Benz News" - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Watch This" tags: - "AMG C 63" - "hybrid" - "luxury" - "Mercedes-AMG" - "Mercedes-AMG" - "sedan" - "sports car" --- # Listen to the New Four-Cylinder Mercedes-AMG C63 Sound Like Absolutely Nothing ![]() *\Mercedes\* Welcome to 2022. Automakers are electrifying everything and classic performance offerings that used to sound like an orchestra of internal combustion don't anymore. Case-in-point is the new C63 AMG, or as Mercedes calls it, the 2024 [Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance](). It doesn't sound like much of anything. Don't get me wrong—cars that make great noises [still exist](), but they're not exactly common, and this is not one of them. That's because the new C63 AMG has a four-cylinder engine. It's also a hybrid, but electric motors and batteries [aren't muffling the exhaust](), that would be the turbocharger. It means that 469 of the car's 671 horsepower come from the tiny boosted 2.0-liter. It's an amazing feat, but I just wish it would sing its own praises a little more. Take a listen for yourself: https://vimeo.com/752197191 Let's be nice. It's a [subtle exhaust](). And to be honest, there's a lot about the car to like already. The technology going on is just cool. An internal combustion engine working together with electric motors, batteries, and forced induction is [a future worthy of being excited about](), but it's just not really adding up from an emotional, auditory perspective here. When I say "here," I will also note: This is an exhaust clip from a promotional video of what is likely a European model of the C63 AMG. Could it sound better when it arrives in the United States? I would say that's possible. The European Corvette Z06 [is probably going to sound a little worse]() than its American counterpart because of the extra emissions equipment it has to lug around, for example. Putting a four-cylinder engine in a car with a "63" on the back might not have been Mercedes' first choice, as the model had become well-known for its use of V8s. The C63 AMG had a 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 [as recently as 2015](). Then it had a turbocharged 4.0-liter eight-cylinder [until last year](). Now, all of a sudden, the engine is half as big and has half as many cylinders. It's a big downsize to make in a short amount of time, but I get it. Emissions have to get better. I [even like hybrid performance cars](). https://youtu.be/YweQqGvo0oI?t=76 But this... an AMG C63 shouldn't sound like this. *Email the author at peter@thedrive.com* ## Author Peter Holderith is a former staff writer for The Drive. He enjoys covering the regular news cycle, writing reviews, and hunting down long features on obscure pieces of automotive history. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]()