{"id":80726,"date":"2025-02-25T12:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80726"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:04:03","slug":"1145833_new-mercedes-v-8-amg-cle-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80726","title":{"rendered":"New Mercedes V-8 reportedly debuts soon in an AMG CLE 63"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mercedes-Benz last week delivered a strategy presentation<\/a> confirming that it will continue to offer V-8 and V-12 engines for the foreseeable future\u2014and in the case of the V-8, the automaker said it plans to develop an entirely new generation with electrification<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mercedes didn\u2019t provide further details on the new V-8, but Autocar<\/a> has learned from sources that the engine will feature a mild-hybrid system<\/strong> and will debut later this year in the new AMG CLE 63<\/a> before making its way into other AMG models.<\/p>\n

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One potential recipient could be an updated version of the C 63, whose current iteration is powered by a 2.0-liter turbo-4 in a plug-in hybrid configuration<\/strong>\u2014though AMG boss Michael Schiebe has previously ruled this out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prototypes for the CLE 63<\/strong> have been spotted multiple times over the past year, including in convertible form. The car is expected to go on sale in the U.S. as a 2026 model.<\/p>\n

According to Autocar’s report, published on Feb. 24, the new V-8 will be an evolution of AMG\u2019s current twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8. It will reportedly incorporate mild-hybrid technology along with a flat-plane crankshaft<\/strong>. The latter allows for a smaller crankcase, aiding packaging efficiency, as well as a higher rev limit. AMG previously employed a flat-plane crankshaft in the GT Black Series<\/a> launched in 2021.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Autocar also reported that AMG may incorporate sound generators<\/strong> to replicate the deeper, burbling engine note of its current V-8. A flat-plane crankshaft design typically produces a higher-pitched sound, making artificial enhancement a potential necessity.<\/p>\n

Mercedes isn’t only automaker that sees a bright future for the V-8. Porsche last fall said it plans to continue offering gas cars<\/a> well into the next decade, including some with V-8 engines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mercedes-Benz last week delivered a strategy presentation confirming that it will continue to offer V-8 and V-12 engines for the foreseeable future\u2014and in the case of the V-8, the automaker said it plans to develop an entirely new generation with electrification. Mercedes didn\u2019t provide further details on the new V-8, but Autocar has learned from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}