That sound you just heard is Mercedes-Benz AMG bowing to enthusiasts screaming as it shoves the venerable twin-turbo V8 engine into the CLE coupe. You won. We all won? The turbo-four plug-in hybrid lost. You are looking at the street-legal Mercedes‑AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung that debuted with surprisingly little fanfare on Thursday. Yes, that’s the car’s real name. And most importantly there’s a V8-powered CLE entering the universe. Well, a handful of them, anyways. This latest model is part of the Mythos Series, and only 30 will be made (that’s not a typo). It’s already sold out. Sorry, fam. Mercedes-AMG The important bits? There’s a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 under the…
The Mercedes-AMG C-Class Gets a V8 Again Because a Turbo-Four PHEV Isn’t It
