We might as well get used to engines being turbocharged, steering racks being electrically assisted and exhaust burble being pumped into the cabin via the car’s speakers. It’s now the generally accepted direction of progress, despite the vocal opposition by many enthusiasts…
Were you expecting Mercedes to keep its C63 AMG naturally aspirated? Well, if you were, stop living in 2003 and join us in the turbo revolution because it’s awesome and the new C63 proves its benefits (much more so than the M3/M4 from BMW, I think).
Firstly, it’s still a V8 which sounds much better than it should for turbo unit. Yes, there’s trickery in the exhaust, but that’s by no means new, and while it’s not as pure-sounding and raspy as the old 6.2-liter atmospheric, it’s not far off plus it has the usual benefits of more torque, power and efficiency.
The video review you see below, posted courtesy of XCar, doesn’t really focus on the new C63 per se, but more so on the context into which it fits.