Launched at the same time as its station wagon variant, the new C450 AMG Sport 4Matic is part of a new brand spin-off called AMG Sport, and it will apparently sit between the regular Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the full-blown C63 monster. In essence, the car is actually the second AMG Sport variant to be unveiled, after the GLE450 AMG Coupe crossover introduced the new sub-brand to the world a couple of months before the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Based on the C400 4Matic, the new model has been thoroughly re-engineered by Mercedes-AMG to offer better performance and aims to introduce a larger group of Mercedes-Benz customers to the magic of AMG.
Although an unprecedented move for the three-pointed star, both Audi and BMW have been offering sporty performance sub-brands for years now, with Audi being the most experienced in this area with its large array of "S" versions sitting under the fully-fledged "RS" models. Even though they are paired with different transmissions, the two Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG Sport 4Matic variants (sedan and station wagon) and the GLE450 AMG Coupe 4Matic share the same engine. An all-new, twin-turbocharged, three-liter V-6 offering 367 horsepower and 384 pound-feet of torque.
Connected with a seven-speed automatic transmission instead of the nine-speed found in the GLE Coupe, the C450 AMG Sport 4Matic can hit 62 mph from a standing start in just 4.9 seconds, making it quicker than any of its rivals from this perspective. As it also comes with a 4Matic all-wheel drive system massaged by AMG to have an even more pronounced rear-biased torque split, the new C-Class model is following in the footsteps of the Audi S4 in terms of all-weather performance.
Updated 01/12/2015: The all-new C 450 AMG 4MATIC made its world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Click past the jump to learn all the new details.
Click past the jump to read more about the Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG Sport 4Matic.
Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG 4MATIC originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 2 March 2015 06:30 EST.
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