« Back Mercedes C43 AMG
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Retail Price
£50,870
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Cash Alternative
£41,000
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0-62mph
4.7 secs
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Top Speed
155 mph
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Power
385 bhp
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Displacement
3.0 ltr
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Engine Position
Front
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Drivetrain
AWD
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MPG
30.4
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CO2
213
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Engine / Cyls
V6 Twin-Turbo
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Torque
520 Nm
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We absolutely love the Mercedes C63 here at BOTB, with its great sounding V8 and punishing performance.
But with RWD and all that power it can be a little hairy in the wet, not to mention the fact that despite the downsized engine it still isn’t exactly what you could call frugal. So Mercedes has decided to implement a two-tier AMG strategy now with a new ’43 model joining the ’63 versions.
Out goes the V8 and in comes a 3.0 litre twin turbo V6 with 385bhp, along with their 4MATIC AWD system. The looks are halfway between the regular model and the full-fat C63 too, so you can fly under the radar fairly well, while doing a sub-5 second sprint to 62mph.
This may very well be the pick of the C-Class range and you could own one next week!
