- Comes in two variants, the base and the more potent ‘S’ variant.
- Both variants feature the tried and tested 4.0-litre bi-turbo V8 motor, but in different states of tune.
- Both variants are available in coupe and SUV form.
- Also gets Merc’s new MBUX infotainment system.
Mercedes has just taken the wraps of the 2020 GLC 63 AMG at the 2019 New York International Auto Show. The 2020 GLC 63 AMG will be available in both SUV and coupe form in two variants, the base and the newly introduced ‘S’ variant.
Under the hood, the GLC 63 AMG gets a 4.0-litre bi-turbo V8 motor. On the base variant, the V8 motor produces 476PS and 650Nm of torque which is the same as before. On the S variant, the numbers are bumped up by 34PS and 50Nm respectively. These figures are considerably higher than the GLC 43 AMG variant which has a 3.0-litre V6 bi-turbo petrol motor developing 367PS and 520Nm of torque. In both states of tune, the engine comes coupled with Mercedes’ Speedshift 9-G Tronic transmission with 4MATIC+ as standard on both variants. Thanks to a quick shifting gearbox and Merc’s 4MATIC+, the GLC 63 AMG does 0-100kmph in 4.0 seconds where as the S variant does it 0.2 seconds quicker. Top speed for the 63 AMG stands at 250kmph, while the S variant can clock 280kmph.
