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One of the advantages of Mercedes-Benz in the automotive market is its participation in Formula 1. In addition to participating, he dominated an entire era from 2014 to 2021, which translates into years and years of research, development and adaptation of technologies used in street production models.
In 2021, Lewis Hamilton lost the title in agony to Max Verstappen during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, last race of the year. However, that event did not overshadow the dominance of Mercedes in that season, because despite the loss of the British they managed to win the constructors’ championship (teams).
With wins or losses, you can always get the best information from the highest category of world motorsports. An example of this is the Mercedes-AMG C 55 SE PERFORMANCE 2024, a vehicle that will have turbo-hybrid technology directly extracted from F1.
It will not be the first Mercedes in doing so, given that the Mercedes-AMG C 43 2023 Y Mercedes-AMG One also have this peculiarity, but it already determines the trend in which more and more cars with this type of technology will be seen until electrification takes over the 100% of the German brand.
Mercedes-AMG C 63 SE PERFORMANCE 2024: Characteristics
Power delivery and torque build-up occur spontaneously and without delay : as in Formula 1. Also, it has electric support of the exhaust gas turbocharger that eradicates the turbo lag of the combustion engine, while the electric motor located on the rear axle pushes hard from zero.
The power unit is turbohybrid. The electric motor is powered by a 400 volt battery developed by AMG exclusively, combining with the internal combustion engine to produce 715 horsepower and 752 foot-pounds of torque .
Thanks to the AMG Performance 4MATIC+ fully variable all-wheel drive, power is transferred and a Drift driving mode is added to improve the feeling of driving on the road.
“With the C 63 SE PERFORMANCE opens a new chapter in the history of our brand. Even 55 years later Since the founding of our company, we at AMG continue to demonstrate the courage and the will to make creative and special things happen,” said Philipp Schiemer, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG.
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