Mercedes-Benz has revealed the C63 AMG Coupé’s hardcore sibling, the C63 AMG Coupé Black Series. The most potent version of the C-Class Coupé does not stray away from the successful formula of the models that carried the Black Series tag before it.
The Black Series is powered by the ‘regular’ C63 Coupé’s naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8, but thanks to AMG’s modifications that include forged pistons, conrods and crankshaft, a 50% bigger oil cooler and a new ECU, it churns out 380 kW (44 kW more than the standard model) and, more importantly, 620 N.m of tarmac-tearing torque.
All this power is channeled to the 19-inch rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch AMG Speedshift transmission. The gearbox has four modes and its fastest gear change time, in Sport or Manual, is just 100 milliseconds. Performance is, of course, exceptional: the C63 AMG Black Series accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in just 4.2 seconds.
The C63 AMG Coupe Black Series has a standard limited-slip differential. The novelty is that it’s electronically controlled and linked to the ESP stability control system, which itself has three settings, and unusually for a Mercedes, in its sportiest one is completely deactivated.
AMG’s engineers widened the front and rear tracks by 40 mm and 70 mm respectively, and also fitted stiffer anti-roll bars along with an adjustable coil-over sports suspension. The braking system comprises of 390 mm front and 360 mm rear discs, with six and four-piston calipers respectively.
Visually, the newest member of the Black Series clan gains a different front bumper with huge air intakes, bloated wheel arches, chunkier side sills and a redesigned rear bumper with quad exhausts.
Inside, the C63 AMG Black Series comes with a two-seat configuration, though Mercedes does offers a four-seat layout as an option. The car also gets red seat belts, a sport steering wheel covered in nappa leather and high-gloss black piano inserts on the dashboard along with the Black Series logo. Mercedes-Benz offers two optional packages with self-explanatory names: the Track package, which features special Dunlop tyres and a differential cooler, and the Aerodynamic package with carbon fibre aerodynamic aids on the front bumper and a carbon fibre rear spoiler.
Sales of the new C63 AMG Coupé Black Series are expected to commence in January, with a starting price in Germany of €115 430.
