Mercedes-AMG is moving toward a new flagship coupe built around the CLE, and this one is not aimed at ordinary volume. The upcoming CLE 63 Mythos is being positioned as a restricted-production model, intended for buyers who usually look at halo projects rather than regular AMG catalog entries.
What matters first is where it sits: above the rest of the CLE family, at the very top of that range. The CLE itself replaced the former two-door C-Class and E-Class lines, yet until now, there has been no V8 version in that lineup. That changes here, because the Mythos is set to use eight cylinders and arrives before the more conventional CLE 63 versions still under development.
Mercedes-AMG has already done something similar once. This becomes the second Mythos-series car after the SL-based PureSpeed, a project introduced almost two years ago and associated with a roughly $1 million price level. That figure matters because this new coupe is also expected to be expensive—far beyond ordinary AMG territory—and production numbers are expected to stay extremely low.
The exact output remains unconfirmed, although reports point beyond 650 horsepower, with 485 kW/659 ps also mentioned. For reference, the revised C-Class was first to receive AMG’s newer 4.0L V8, rated at 530 horsepower, 395 kW/537 ps, and 533 pound-feet (750 Nm). That same twin-turbo architecture is expected here, and later on, possibly in future top versions of the C-Class and GLC as well.
As for timing, the Mythos should arrive first, with mainstream derivatives following afterward.
Its appearance has already been interpreted through digital work shared by @futurecarsnow on Instagram earlier this year. Those renderings were built from official material released by Affalterbach, which explains why the proportions stay close to what is expected from the final car.
Visually, the coupe pushes hard in one direction: wider arches, a heavily opened front bumper, and a front splitter combined with side canards. The Panamericana grille remains central, and there is a small AMG badge placed on the left side of the main emblem. Hood creases stay pronounced, while the front fenders receive revised trim pieces, and the side skirts are drawn much sharper than on the regular CLE.
Rear treatment is even more aggressive. A large fixed wing sits above a ducktail spoiler—an unusual pairing, but that is how the renderings show it—while the bumper gains additional side canards, a sport-focused diffuser, and square tailpipes, the shape AMG reserves for V8 cars.
The illustrated car wears matte black paint, mixed with several dark exterior parts that may be carbon fiber. Chrome remains visible only on the front and rear emblems and at the tailpipe finishers.
Mercedes-AMG has not attached a launch date yet, but the direction is already clear: this will not be a mass-market CLE, nor priced like one.
Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 Mythos – Photo Gallery
