If you’re curious as to how much power your W204 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG puts to the ground in stock form, here’s your answer.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG is powered by a naturally aspirated, 6.2L V8 that produces 451 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque at the transmission, but what does that translate to at the wheels? To find out, forum member RalphSmithIII took his W204 C63 to a dyno shop to see just how much power his V8-powered AMG sends to the rear wheels. Best of all, he captured one of the runs on video and uploaded it to his own YouTube channel, so in addition to his dyno numbers in the thread, we get to hear his Benz roar on the rollers.
W204 C63 AMG on the Dyno
When RalphSmithIII first posted his dyno information, he explained that he was in the process of buying a tuning device, but before modifying his 2010 C63, he wanted to find out how much power it sent to the wheels in stock form. He made three runs and while one returned skewed numbers that he didn’t bother to include, the other two runs were solid.
On the first run, the 2010 AMG C63 laid down 354.22 horsepower and 347.76lb-ft of torque at the rear tires. That is a pretty healthy drop of 21% via drivetrain loss, but we should point out that there are many variables in dyno testing, so they should all be taken with a grain of salt. Some dynos always throw huge numbers, but this one seems to be a bit more conservative.
On the second run, after the engine was good and hot, the C63 sent 349.66 horsepower and 341.72lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels, so the AMG was fairly consistent from run to run.
So, if you have a W204 (2008-2015) Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, you can expect your sport sedan to return similar numbers.
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