Can the Mercedes-AMG E63 afford to lose its V8? Our road test editor TheDarkStormy1 thinks so, but it has a lot to live up to
Mercedes-AMG has the basis of a good performance hybrid system in the 'E-Performance' powertrain of the latestThe high-voltage battery pack is relatively light and energy-dense, but is also effectively cooled and thermally robust: so lots of intensive charging and discharging doesn't seem to overheat it. The two-speed rear-axle drive also seems to allow the electric motor to feed in plenty of torque throughout the speed range.
Teamed with the right engine, it could all still amount to a convincing, emissions-savvy super saloon; but that engine needs to be more exciting than the C63's four-pot, as well as richer to listen to, in what will be a six-figure purchase.
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