Mercedes->ke187 has been caught testing its latest version of the C63 AMG at the famed Nürburgring->ke999. The short spy video->ke278 depicts the V-8 brawler ripping around the track with Jaguars->ke39 and BMWs->ke178 all around. No doubt Mercedes is sizing up the competition. The performance sedan->ke142 will be all-new for 2015, just as its less-powerful C-Class stablemates. With plenty of design cues coming from the ritzy S-Class, the C is quite the looker.

Aesthetics aside, the C63 AMG makes itself known by the ferocious growl emanating from its quad exhaust and 4.0-liter, biturbo V-8. Its sound and specs should be familiar as it’s the same V-8 found in the just-released AMG GT. Both cars will give customers the choice of a 456-horsepower version or 503-horsepower unit. If the C63 AMG’s curb weight lands around that of the AMG GT, we can expect 0 to 60 mph times of less than four seconds.

Mated to that will be Mercedes’ seven-speed, dual clutch transmission, though it won’t likely be mounted in a transaxle configuration as the AMG GT’s design entails.

We can expect Mercedes to launch the 2015 C63 AMG sometime in the coming months, with models hitting dealer floors in 2015. Pricing will likely be set just north of the $60,000 mark.

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