Mercedes-Benz
India has commenced local production of the first-ever AMG vehicle in India-
the AMG GLC 43 4MATIC Coupé. With this Mercedes-Benz India will be producing
the new generation cars (NGC), the sedans, the SUVs and now the AMG performance
cars in one facility.
Mercedes-Benz
India’s production facility in Pune has an installed capacity of 20,000 units
annually, largest for any luxury car maker in India.
The
first ever ‘Made in India’ AMG, an AMG GLC 43 4MATIC Coupé, was driven out of
the assembly lines by Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO and Piyush
Arora, Executive Director, Operations.
The
AMG GLC 43 4MATIC Coupé combines the elegance of a coupé with dynamics of a
sports car and versatility of the Mercedes-Benz GLC . The 3.0-litre V6 biturbo engine now produces
390 hp which is 23 hp more than previous model.
The
GLC 43 4MATIC Coupé come with a choice of five drive programs:
"Slippery", "Comfort", "Sport",
"Sport+" and "Individual". It has AMG SPEEDSHIFT TCT 9G
transmission, the rear-biased AMG Performance 4MATIC (31:69) all-wheel drive
system and the AMG Ride Control + suspension.
The
AMG GLC 43 4MATIC Coupé is equipped with Mercedes me connect that offers
multiple convenient connect features like remote lock/unlock, car locator,
speed monitor, emergency e-Call which are accessible from the customer’s smart
phone/tablet. It features the new
generation telematics, Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX with NTG 6.0) |
which is capable of ‘Over the Air’ updates.
MBUX
is the most intuitive in-car virtual assistant and infotainment system based on
AI and ML in the luxury car segment. Other features include Burmester Surround
Sound System, Digital Instrument Cluster 12.3-inch and AMG Performance Exhaust
Selectable.