[Law]

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The 7 greatest Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.3 V8 cars
Parting will be such sweet sorrow.

By James Wolfcale April 2, 2014 / Photos by Andrew Trahan


After eight years of service, the AMG 6.3 (6208cc, to be exact) V8 is almost dead. You might not know it by the frequency at which cars with '63' scrawled on their trunks continue to appear in dealerships, but once the current C63 coupe and sedan cease production, AMG big all-motor V8 will die with them.

These engines deliver around 500 normally aspirated horsepower and around 460 lb-ft, depending on tune and application, from what feels like 0 rpm all the way to a 7000-plus-rpm redline. In its ultimate form, in the SLS AMG Black Series, the hand-built monster produced 622 hp.

Mercedes' twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 is no slouch, and the bi-turbo 4.0-liter pegged for the next C63 will undoubtedly be fantastic as, but the M156/M159 V8 was (and remains) a revelation. It was the first engine designed and built from the ground up by AMG—an American small-block deconstructed and reimagined by German engineers. It made AMGs truly viable alternatives to anything coming from BMW's M division.

We're going to miss it. These are our favorite cars ever to be powered by the big AMG V8:


Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG

Get one while you still can. The next bi-turbo 4.0-liter C63 will almost certainly be an awesome car, but the original C63 has "future classic" written all over it. Still available in sedan, coupe, or—if you live in Europe—wagon form.




Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series

Black Series cars are what happen when the AMG break room is stocked with too much Red Bull. The C63 AMG Black Series Coupe sported 510 hp, superb chassis balance, and the superhero ability to vaporize rear tires at will, with a not-so-subtle dash of DTM attitude thrown in gratis.

VIDEO: Chris Harris bids farewell to AMG's big V8 in the C63 AMG Edition 507




Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

The 6.3 in the SLS was modified to such an extent that AMG gave it its own engine code—M159 rather than M156. Over 120 different parts were swapped out or modified to produce a total of 571 hp. Included were changes to the intake and exhaust systems and the addition of dry-sump lubrication to cope with the SLS's higher cornering speeds.




Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

The E63 was cool because at a glance, it looked like your average upper-management commuting appliance. It wasn't. It was a 518-hp cruise missile that could comfortably seat five adults. Given the choice, we'd take the crisper lines of the W212 E63 over the W211.

FIRST DRIVE: 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG




Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG

The W219 CLS AMG started life with the old supercharged 5.5-liter V8 but later became one of the first production applications for the 6.3. As a result, it was transformed into a true M5 rival almost overnight. You can now get a used one for around $35K.




Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG

The first S63 introduced AMG's big V8 to the official car of CEOs and despotic dictators around the world. The effortless power was a good fit for the big S-Class, and it provided a slightly loonier alternative to the S600. It was a luxo-barge with scoot.




Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series

Again, too much Red Bull for the AMG guys. We would say the SLS AMG Black Series was an SLS GT3 race car barely tamed for the road, but with 622 hp, it was actually more powerful than the SLS GT3. A car that is neither slow nor subtle, it nearly took home the wares in our 2013 Performance Car of the Year test.

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Truly the end of an era.

[ybbiz34]

Thanks for posting this, I missed it.

My W204 is going to be a keeper.

[gtron]

damn.

yea... no, that's all I got.

[Year's_End]

These are some great choices, but the CLK63 BS should've been in that list. Also, whoever wrote this article has atrocious sentence structure.

[Law]

Originally Posted by Year's_End

These are some great choices, but the CLK63 BS should've been in that list. Also, whoever wrote this article has atrocious sentence structure.

Agreed 100%

Not sure how the CLK Black didn't cross their minds. One of the best of AMG from the last decade.

[Ezio]

Long live the true AMG V8s.

[The Automotive Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by Ezio

Long live the true AMG V8s.

That's like saying the S65 is the last true M engine.

[TheBingoBalls]

Should've listed every car sans SUV's because that/those engines are just friggin awesome, how do you just pick 7?!

[Raja Ventureshield]

v8s are becoming a thing of the past...

[majin ssj eric]

Stupid commie-socialists are ruining our beautiful hobby! Man made climate change is nothing but a political movement cloaked in environmental propaganda and as a result we are being forced to lose our amazing V8's/V10's/V12's and for what exactly? So worldwide governments can control every single aspect of our lives from what we drive, to where we live, to what we eat, to what doctor we see etc. Its just so sad that so many people have been duped into actually believing that MB's 6.3 V8 is the biggest threat out planet faces today, its simply ludicrous...

[Ezio]

Originally Posted by Rev ///Me

That's like saying the S65 is the last true M engine.

i do believe the S65 and this Benz engine are some of the greats. i think they will always be legends. even 10 years from now when everything is a tiny turbo engine . you hear a the AMG 6.3L come by or a S65 screaming to 8400RPM it will remind car people of a different era.

a different era of engines.

[The Automotive Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by Ezio

i do believe the S65 and this Benz engine are some of the greats. i think they will always be legends. even 10 years from now when everything is a tiny turbo engine . you hear a the AMG 6.3L come by or a S65 screaming to 8400RPM it will remind car people of a different era.

a different era of engines.

No doubt about that. Nothing like a naturally aspirated engine, especially like the the ones we were blessed enough to be around like the M3's V8 and the Mercedes 6.2L. Probably won't see anything like them ever again.

[The Automotive Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by Raja Ventureshield

v8s are becoming a thing of the past...

Not for Mercedes. They're offering V8's on mostly all of their AMG's, from the C class up.

[DrivenByE30]

Thanks Law for posting this.

It was announced at the end of last year, sad but i guess Merc and AMG are making room and working on something even grand-er...

[Benstuck]

Originally Posted by Rev ///Me

Not for Mercedes. They're offering V8's on mostly all of their AMG's, from the C class up.

One of the reasons my next car will prob be a Merc

[danniexi]

Originally Posted by majin ssj eric

Stupid commie-socialists are ruining our beautiful hobby! Man made climate change is nothing but a political movement cloaked in environmental propaganda and as a result we are being forced to lose our amazing V8's/V10's/V12's and for what exactly? So worldwide governments can control every single aspect of our lives from what we drive, to where we live, to what we eat, to what doctor we see etc. Its just so sad that so many people have been duped into actually believing that MB's 6.3 V8 is the biggest threat out planet faces today, its simply ludicrous...

not sure if being sarcastic as sarcasm isn't translate well through the interwebs, but I seriously hope you are joking.

[The Automotive Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by Skhmund

One of the reasons my next car will prob be a Merc

Me too. Already spoke with my wallet.

[mpower3330]

How did the CLK black series not make it... This article sucks

[majin ssj eric]

Originally Posted by danniexi

not sure if being sarcastic as sarcasm isn't translate well through the interwebs, but I seriously hope you are joking.

Um, nope, no joke. You may be happy to sit around and let a bunch of frauds convince people that we have to get rid of all V8's and drive a bunch of electric pieces of crap before the planet melts in a cloud of carbon dioxide but I'm not buying it. There is absolutely no reason why we should have to say goodbye to amazing engines like this in the first place. There's literally nothing wrong with the planet and if the stupid leftists would just get out of the way (in terms of new oil tech like fracking) we would find plenty of supply to last us for the next 150 years at least...