2024 Mercedes-AMG C63 Is a 671-HP PHEV Sedan That Starts at $85,050

• The 2024 Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance will have an $85,050 starting price when it reaches U.S. dealerships this spring.

• The high-performance sedan is a plug-in hybrid, with its Formula 1-inspired four-cylinder powertrain producing a combined 671 horsepower.

• The C63 we tested in the South of France posted impressive numbers, hitting 60 mph in 2.9 seconds and clearing the quarter-mile in 11.2 ticks at 121 mph.

The 2024 Mercedes-AMG C63 looks like a sportier version of Mercedes's venerable C-class sedan, which comes with a perfectly pedestrian 255-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder and a $48K base price. However, under the AMG's similar sheetmetal is a Formula 1-inspired plug-in-hybrid powertrain that pairs a hand-built 2.0-liter turbo four with an electric motor and supercharger. That combination provides 671 horsepower and 752 pound-feet of torque. It also pumps up the C's price tag, with the new C63 S E Performance starting at $85,050.