2024 Mercedes-AMG GLC Coupes put big four-pot power in a smaller package

Mercedes is all concerning the GLC variants this yr after launching the refreshed GLC 300 SUV last yr. In March, Mercedes rolled out the larger and sleeker 2024 GLC 300 Coupe, which can only are available AMG Line spec. In July, Mercedes-AMG launched the regular, boxy versions of the GLC 43, GLC 53, and GLC 63. Now it is time for AMG’s tackle the GLC Coupe, which can only are available GLC 43 and GLC 63 S E Performance trims. Downsizing claims one other pair of larger-displacement engines, the previous V6 and V8 giving method to turbocharged inline four-cylinders, as has been the case throughout AMG lineups.

There are not any performance losses, though. The mild hybrid 2.0-liter four-cylinder within the GLC 43 makes 416 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, which is 31 horsepower up on the retired turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 model but 15 pound-feet down. The bolt from zero to 60 miles per hour takes the identical period of time because the previous GLC 43 at 4.7 seconds.

The GLC 63 S E Performance plug-in hybrid installs a bigger turbocharger, a more powerful rear motor turning the rear axle, and a 6.1-kWh battery that is tuned for repeatable performance and quick power delivery, not range. Combined output climbs to 671 hp and 752 hp, which is 167 hp and 236 lb-ft. beyond the previous twin-turbo V8 and ridiculously riotous for an OEM four-cylinder-based powertrain. This one only needs 3.7 seconds to get to 60 mph and might run all of the method to 171 mph as a substitute of the GLC’s 155-mph terminal velocity. The GLC 43 and 63 include rear axle steering, he 63 can be somewhat more nimble on the track, too (we all know, as if…), because of lively roll stabilization and a limited-slip differential on the rear axle. It would get in a full lap of the track under EV-only power as well, the European WLTP spec citing 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) of all-electric range.  

The GLC 43 can be more useful on the mall run, though, since it could possibly hold 19.2 cubic feet behind the second-row seats. The motor and battery within the GLC 63 shrink cargo space to 13.8 cubic feet.  

If the rollout cadence follows that of the boxy AMG GLC variants, the GLC 43 Coupe will arrive in 2024, the PHEV GLC 63 S E Performance Coupe can be a 2025 model. As with the conservative siblings, we do not yet have pricing for the sleeker versions. The present AMG GLC 43 Coupe starts at $69,350 after destination.