❗️Mercedes-AMG just turned the CLE into a 193-mph, rear-wheel-drive V8 monster, and only 30 examples of the CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung will ever exist. Its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 uses a flat-plane crankshaft and produces 646 PS, roughly 637 hp, and 627 lb-ft of torque. All of that power goes exclusively to the rear wheels through AMG’s nine-speed transmission and an electronically controlled limited-slip differential. The result is 0-62 mph in 3.9 seconds, 0-124 mph in 11.4 seconds, and a 193-mph top speed. AMG also stripped around 375 pounds from the donor car using extensive carbon fiber, polycarbonate windows, reduced insulation, lightweight racing hardware, and the removal of several comfort features. Its widened body sits on massive 305-section front and 335-section rear tires, backed up by a purpose-developed four-way adjustable coil-over suspension. Adjustable aero including the front diffuser and carbon rear wing helps generate more than 550 pounds of downforce at top sp...