With the new Mercedes GLC already presented, and pending the opening of the order books, the star’s sports brand continues with the development of the most extreme variant of this SUV. The new Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 2023 has been caught in some spy photos loaded with camouflage in tests in more temperate climates.
The prototypes of new Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 2023 they have been hunted again in tests under warmer temperatures. The pinnacle of the range of this new second generation of the Mercedes D-segment SUV will once again have the traditional high-performance version signed by the specialists of the Affalterbach house, a full-fledged beast that faces a third phase of tests after his passage through the Nürburgring and the icy Sweden.
The new top of the range of the Mercedes GLC hides its grossest design under vinyl sheets although they show that the front bumper will be more prominent and bulbous, as usual in these AMG models, coinciding with the bulging wheel arches that confer a wilder aesthetic. The spy photos also show a lower front bumper, with large air intakes which will occupy a large area of the part, accompanying the grille of the radiator.
The new Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 2023, a practical and sporty SUV
The side skirts contribute, together with the lowered suspension, to reinforce the sportier aesthetics, as do the alloy wheels and tires, low profile and with an imposing tread section more typical of some rollers, which reveal a powerful brake team from behind. The discs of her, of great diameter, are bitten by tweezers bathed in red. The four integrated tailpipes in typical chrome tailpipe trims with the engraved Mercedes-AMG symbol is another detail that is also found on the rear.
Brutality in its purest form for this sports SUV that will maintain the interior roominess of the new model, as well as the design of the dashboard with the two large screens for the instrument cluster and the “MBUX” platform, with an AMG-specific menu. The new AMG GLC 63 will have, as standard, the AIRMATIC air suspension and different damper setting levels as well as with active rear axle steering. The new AMG GLC 63 will be one of the first high-performance sports SUVs equipped with a plug-in hybrid system.
The same PHEV that will make its debut in the AMG C 63 equipped with “AMG E Performance” technology. Under the hood, an engine of 2.0-liter four-cylinder with an electric turboeither and assisted by a 204 hp electric motor on the rear axle; total, 544 CV in normal conditions and more than 650 CV under special conditions. Even the 6.1 kWh battery has been designed to offer extra performance, with 95 hp, and an energy regeneration system, with “4MATIC +” all-wheel drive and 9-speed automatic gearbox. A brutal SUV that will arrive next summer.