A seemingly production-ready – if camouflaged – Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 convertible has been spied testing.
Mercedes-Benz is known to be changing two-door variations of its C-Class and E-Class with a brand new mannequin known as the CLE, and this seems to be the flagship plug-in hybrid AMG 63 variant.
The CLE 63 convertible will function the model’s rival for the drop-top BMW M4.
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The corporate’s analysis and growth head Markus Schäfer has mentioned the model is trying to consolidate its convertible and coupe choices. Two-door S-Class fashions, in addition to the SLC, have already been discontinued.
AMG 63 fashions seem to have a wider monitor and a extra aggressive entrance bumper than lesser CLEs, in addition to larger brakes.
The convertible will carry the identical squared-off quad exhaust retailers because the coupe spied last year.
Whereas the charging port is positioned on the left rear fender for the plug-in hybrid C63 SE Efficiency, it is positioned on the right-hand aspect of the rear bumper on the CLE as with different two-door Mercedes PHEVs.
It is doable the upcoming CLE 63 mannequin will share the identical plug-in hybrid powertrain as the brand new C63 SE Efficiency sedan.
The all-wheel drive sedan’s PHEV system incorporates a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4 cylinder engine that may present 350kW of energy and 545Nm of torque, a 6.1kWh electrical battery, and a 150kW/320Nm electrical motor.
Complete system outputs are 500kW and 1020Nm, and there is 13km of vary.
The turbocharged engine is mated with a nine-speed multi-clutch transmission, whereas the electrical motor incorporates a two-speed transmission.
Mercedes-AMG claims a 0-100km/h time of three.four seconds for the C63 AMG.
