Vuk Manufaktur has spent two years making the C63 S that Mercedes-AMG should have built. The standard plug-in hybrid powertrain may have more power, but it cannot match the V8’s sound. There’s no word on whether the Austrian company plans to sell V8 conversions to customers.

The latest Mercedes-AMG C63 has one of the most impressive engines in the world. It makes 234.5 horsepower per liter, a figure unmatched by any mass-production car on the market. It's half the size of the engine it replaced but had the same output.

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Today's Mercedes-AMG cars are by no means slow and in the event you needed a reminder, the Affalterbach-based firm just revealed the GT 63 S E Performance four-door coupe. It's the most powerful production AMG car yet,

Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance four-door. Although the team hasn't had the same amount of success since the introduction of ground effects in 2022, Mercedes-AMG won seven championships on the trot between 2014 and 2020.

Mercedes-AMG refreshed the GT63 S E Performance 4-Door Coupe in late 2023. It received a minor styling makeover while retaining the potent hybrid powertrain before going on sale in summer 2024. You'll still find a twin-turbocharged 4.