New 2014 C63 will it have AWD?

[sasha320]

Thinking of replacing my ML63.

I have read conflicting reports whether the new C63 will be available in the UK with AWD - does anyone know the answer?

I am a diehard V8 AMG fan but I am starting to get tired of AMG SUVs and my wife is starting to complain about the high driving position that means the car rocks like a deellee (sp?) bopper on every pot hole; I genuinely need AWD (for winter driving in the Alps) and I am reluctant to defect to an RS4 or an RS6.

Actually if anyone has a car that meets all of the below requirements

1. AWD
2. Five seats (for two ISOFIX child seats and an adult in the back)
3. 0 to 60 in 5s or less
4. Auto or DCT
5. Not an SUV.

I'd be really grateful to know!

The car I'd really like is the last but one (B7) RS4 but with an auto or DCT gearbox, however they only came in manual. The new RS4 isn't a thrilling enough drive and the new RS6 is outrageously expensive. I would be very interested to see an R63 is there was one around for sale!

Any views welcome!

Thanks

Edited by sasha320 on Friday 7th February 15:48

[stef1808]

I just want to say I sold my ml63 for a b7 rs4 and now im thinking about a 2015 c63 - you have a wonderful mind sir

According to this
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/c-class/6371...
we will get 4matic c63s in the uk - although I think ill go rwd and a lsd - join me

oh, I also heard a rumor we will be getting 4wd m5's and come to think about it I saw a 435 xdrive this ski season - a chip and bmw performance exhaust and it should tick your boxes

p.s. would you consider a macan turbo?

Edited by stef1808 on Friday 7th February 20:35

[ecain63]

Conflicting reports suggest either a 5.5v8 bi-turbo (dealer source) or 4.0v8 bi-turbo. Not sure what its going to be called yet but reports suggest not C63 and more likely C55 or C45 AMG.

Drive will be standard rwd or 4matic as an option.

[stef1808]

ecain63 said:

Conflicting reports suggest either a 5.5v8 bi-turbo (dealer source) or 4.0v8 bi-turbo. Not sure what its going to be called yet but reports suggest not C63 and more likely C55 or C45 AMG.

Drive will be standard rwd or 4matic as an option.

my money is on a 4.0 v8 tt

[ecain63]

Tobias Moers (head of AMG) says no to 4matic option. He had a prototype 4matic W205 C63 as his daily from late 2013 and has decided its a non starter on the AMG platform.

Either way that's a lot of money to invest in a prototype that won't come to the market.

[chiefski26]

Speaking with AMG chief Tobias Moers at the Detroit show, we managed to unearth a few key bits of information about the car.

Straight off, he dashed our vain hopes for a four-cylinder model packing something in the neighborhood of 400 horsepower. "Think about AMG. AMG is a four-cylinder engine company now, and a V-8 company, and I would think that is enough... So it's a V-8."

And it will indeed be rear-wheel drive, not all-wheel drive like the larger 4Matic-only AMG models. In fact, the regular 2015 C-Class will come in rear-drive form as well, in the first half of 2015, in C300 form.

"I think the C-Class is a little bit more fun to drive than the E-Class. The E-Class is more about every day usability," said Moers. "You can have a lot of fun with the car on track with our 4Matic system, but I think the C-Class is more dedicated to fun-to-drive, more sporty, more race track--sometimes a little more sideways. That's the reason it's a rear-wheel drive car."


2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series
When asked if there is a chance we'll see a Black Series of the next C63 AMG, Moers' response was a hearty and enthusiastic, "Always!" without any hesitation whatsoever. "But, on the longer future, honestly," Moers added, meaning it will likely be a couple of years before it arrives. Why? Because, as Mercedes-Benz USA's Christian Bokich explained, Black Series models are always coupes, so the Black Series has to wait until the standard C-Class Coupe arrives.

For fans of the CLA45 AMG, sadly, four-door coupes might technically qualify as coupes, but AMG won't be building a CLA45 Black Series.

As for what, exactly, will power the next C63 AMG, we didn't get any official confirmation, but we expect AMG's upcoming 4.0-liter V-8 to get the job. Expected power output should easily exceed the 450-horse mark, and despite the downsized engine, we expect the C63 AMG badge to stick--though a rename to C55 has been rumored.

Whatever powers the next C63 AMG, we'll have all of the details in about a year, as that's the timeframe given by Moers for its arrival. Save your pennies, kids. The last C63 was great fun; the next could be amazing.

[ghibbett]

As I've been saying since early last year (yes, really!), and bearing in mind I work in the industry, the next AMG C-class WILL have a 4.0L TT V8.