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The Detroit Auto Show has kicked off today and Mercedes-Benz just announced a new member in the C Class family: the 2016 C450 AMG Sport.

But please do not be confused with the “AMG” in its name, the C450 AMG Sport is not a AMG car like the C63 AMG. It is in fact a C Class with some AMG treatments, like the M Sport in BMW, or the S-Line in Audi.  One major upgrade for the C450 AMG Sport is the engine: although it is shared with the C400’s 3.0L twin-turbocharged V6, its output is boosted up to 362hp and 384 lb-ft of torque.

2016 Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG Highlights

– 3.0L twin-turbocharged V6，362hp and 384 lb-ft of torque
– 7G-Tronic 7-speed automatic transmission
– 4Mat...

If you want to buy a vehicle with 4 doors and 2-rows of seats, with high seating positions, then you are probably thinking of buying a SUV. However if you don’t like the appearance of the SUV, for example you want a sports car style while still wanting to sit higher, then you can pick cars like the BMW X4/X6, the Acura ZDX (now discountinued), which some people call  “Sports Activity Coupe” (SAC).

Now comes the good news: there is one more choice on the SAC market. Yesterday, Mercedes-Benz announced its new product: the GLE450 Coupe.

There will be multiple models within the GLE class family, but Mercedes-Benz only revealed one at this time: the GLE450 AMG...

Mercedes-Benz C450 Debut

If you have been following our blog recently, you may have already heard that Mercedes-Benz will debut the C450 AMG Sport soon.

Today, Mercedes-Benz announced that they will not only bring in the C450, but also the AMG Sport model of the upcoming MLC CUV (a competitor of the BMW X6). You can see how they look like in the above teaser photo.

Please note that “AMG Sport” does not mean the Mercedes AMG models such as the C63 AMG. It is something similar to the BMW M Performance product line, such as the M235i.

See the below press release for more details.

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MERCEDES-AMG UPS THE ANTE

– Growth strategy aim...

Just like BMW is making the M Performance models such as the M235i, Mercedes-Benz is also considering something lower than the AMG badge, but higher than “normal” models.

“AMG Sport” is Mercedes’ answer to BMW’s M Performance. According to our insider, the first AMG Sport product will be the upcoming C450 AMG Sport, which we have been talked about here, here a while ago (we even provide you a rough price estimate of the C450 in this post!).

The AMG Sport product line will definitely not limited to the C450, it will also be extended to the A/E/S/GLA/ML/GL-Class vehicles.

We will see the announcement of the C450 AMG Sport some time next year...