The Mercedes-AMG GLC is the efficiency model of the Mercedes-Benz GLC, providing extra energy and aggressive styling. The coupe model of the small SUV combines that efficiency with sportier fastback styling that makes it appear to be extra of a tall AMG C Class than an SUV. A brand new model of the GLC Coupe is anticipated out later this yr and has been caught out within the open a number of occasions not too long ago.
Latest sightings embrace spy pictures of a camouflaged model of the GLC 43 Coupe close to AMG headquarters in January and more moderen pictures of the GLC 63 Coupe in April sporting scant coverings over the entrance and rear fascias. That ultimately led to a number of renderings shared by Kolesa.ru and now this video from walkoARTvideos.
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We additionally had an opportunity to drive the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class final month and located it “a extra likable various to the BMW X4 or Audi Q5 Sportback.” The common GLC Coupe makes use of a 48-volt hybrid powertrain with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder to supply 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, making it good for 0 to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds.
The excellent news is that the brand new AMG GLC Coupe’s powertrain is anticipated to make 671 horsepower or 286 horsepower greater than the present GLC 43, giving it a 0 to 60 mph time within the mid-three-second vary. Nevertheless, whereas previous AMG autos relied on bigger displacement from a V8 or V6 engine, the brand new GLC 63 Coupe will share the two.0-liter four-cylinder hybrid from the C Class AMG.
The brand new Mercedes-AMG GLC Coupe will probably be barely wider and longer than its predecessor and can function an AMG-specific grille with a modified entrance bumper and bigger air intakes. The edges could have extra pronounced aspect skirts and an aggressive diffuser with 4 exhaust pipes within the again. We’ve but to get affirmation on its official launch, however we anticipate it to debut as a 2024 mannequin later this yr.
Because the high-performance subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG, Mercedes-AMG fashions are extra highly effective and performance-oriented in comparison with their counterparts. The flagship mannequin is the Mercedes-AMG GT which is on the market as each a two-door and four-door coupe.