At the beginning of this month, the internet took flight when rumours about Mercedes possibly bringing the V8 back to the C63 and E63 surfaced but quite quickly after that, a report suggested that it was “pure nonsense”.
We can officially confirm that it was indeed not true as the Mercedes-AMG CEO Michael Schiebe has categorically shot down the rumour.
During an interview with The Drive at Monterey Car Week, Schiebe said he can “definitively deny” that Mercedes-AMG would be bringing V8 power back to high-performance C-Class and E-Class models.
Sadly that means the C63 will soldier on with its four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain, which has been criticized by some due to its weight and complexity, while the upcoming E63 is slated to get an electrified inline-six setup.
Schiebe added that AMG believes it’s made the right call with both cars considering where the market is headed.