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Old 28-02-2025, 11:17 PM   #1
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Thumbs up Mercedes Benz - V8s are coming back!

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Believe it when it actually happens though they need to. The hybrid lard they served up as a C63 has been a big disappointment.
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Does anyone buy the new 4 cylinder C63? People say they’re the fastest C63 ever, yet no one seems to want to own one.
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Sounds like a wet fart, so it hasn’t sold.
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Does anyone buy the new 4 cylinder C63? People say they’re the fastest C63 ever, yet no one seems to want to own one.
Work neighbour had a C63 V8....didn't update to new one purely because he wanted a V8 ...bought a Chevy Silverado until he works out what car to buy again...now the Chevy sounds good but I miss the downshifts of the C63 as he drove past into his factory every morning.
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Sounds like a wet fart, so it hasn’t sold.
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The latest with the 4-cylinder is just another boring sedan in my opinion. Sounds like an entry level hot hatch, except this thing costs $200,000 on the road.



However, it's not like those hot-vee 4.0 V8's sounded good anyway, especially after they had to start fitting GPF's to the exhaust. The whole appeal of the C63 has been the thunderous, the-world's-coming-to-an-end exhaust note. Those 4.0 V8 sound like crap. Seems like buyers didn't care, they just wanted 8 cylinders.

The last good C63 was the one with the 6.3 V8. You know, the one that sounded like a real V8, no fake crap pumped through the speakers or that horrendous low bassy fart-pop-hiss that BMW and AMG think is what a V8 should sound like.









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I open my window whenever I see an AMG with the M156 engine. They sound awesome.
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However, it's not like those hot-vee 4.0 V8's sounded good anyway, especially after they had to start fitting GPF's to the exhaust. The whole appeal of the C63 has been the thunderous, the-world's-coming-to-an-end exhaust note. Those 4.0 V8 sound like crap. Seems like buyers didn't care, they just wanted 8 cylinders.



The last good C63 was the one with the 6.3 V8. You know, the one that sounded like a real V8, no fake crap pumped through the speakers or that horrendous low bassy fart-pop-hiss that BMW and AMG think is what a V8 should sound like.
100% agree with this. I think it is a bit like a flat 6 engine. People say they sound great because people are told they sound great but really they don't. The 6.3 was epic. Almost prefer it over the Coyote to be honest!
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100% agree with this. I think it is a bit like a flat 6 engine. People say they sound great because people are told they sound great but really they don't. The 6.3 was epic. Almost prefer it over the Coyote to be honest!
Not that I'm complaining here because its what makes Mustang so special, but I think Ford's cheapness is what has kept the Mustang's V8 naturally aspirated. Considering the EcoBoost tech they went heavily into, I kind of expected to see a smaller capacity EcoBoost V8 from them by now. I'm guessing with how physically large the Modular/Coyote V8 is, it would have meant wholesale changes to the Mustang engine bay, which would mean BIG money. The engine bay panels have been carried over from S550 to S650, which had evolved from S197...........sound familiar.

I sort of agree with you on the Flat-6 thing. They sound very rough at idle and at low revs, and I don't particularly like the sound of them when turbocharged, that includes ALL 911 Turbo and GT2 models, as well as the 3.0 Turbo that has been the base engine for years now. But...................those GT3 and GT4 engines are to die for, especially the GT4 RS and that manic 8000 to 9000 rpm rush. Although, the exhaust sound is a bit meh, its the cabin noise that counts.



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I open my window whenever I see an AMG with the M156 engine. They sound awesome.
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Old 06-03-2025, 04:16 PM   #12
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Not happening.....for the C63, it is for the more expensive CLE63
https://carbuzz.com/mercedes-amg-denies-c63-v8-rumors/
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a6...63-v-8-rumors/
https://www.motor1.com/news/751574/a...v8-2026-rumor/
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