2027 Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung Unveiled as a Purist High-Performance Coupe

A road car built with no rear seats and a roll bar is not a typical special edition. The Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung is a purpose-built, track-leaning coupe, and Quebec collectors following the Mythos Series will want to understand exactly what AMG has confirmed before drawing conclusions from rumours.

This is not a trim upgrade on the CLE Coupe lineup. It is a separate, hand-built vehicle with its own engineering brief, and the details released so far describe a car built around one goal: driving dynamics.

What’s Confirmed About the CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung

The CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung is the second model in the Mercedes-Benz Mythos Series, a program reserved for exceptionally rare, collector-focused vehicles built in strictly limited numbers. It follows the AMG PureSpeed, a roofless two-seat model limited to 250 units.

This new car takes a different shape: a road-legal, closed-roof coupe limited to 30 examples worldwide, each hand-built in Affalterbach on a CLE 53 platform. AMG has stated the car was already sold out before its world premiere, underlining how narrowly this model is being positioned within the Mythos Series.

The car began as an internal AMG engineering exercise rather than a standard product brief. Engineers set out to push the current CLE Coupe toward maximum driving dynamics, and the result is described as a complete performance system rather than a collection of isolated upgrades.

Powertrain, Chassis, and Key Specifications

At the centre of the car is a 4.0 L twin-turbocharged V8 producing 637 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque, paired with an integrated starter generator contributing 23 hp and 151 lb-ft. Power runs through a 9-speed automatic transmission to the rear wheels only; the AMG Performance 4MATIC+ system used on the donor CLE has been removed entirely.

An electronically controlled limited-slip rear differential manages torque distribution between the rear wheels, and AMG TRACTION CONTROL allows wheel slip to be adjusted across nine stages when ESP is switched off for closed-circuit use.

The coupe rides on a purpose-tuned coilover suspension at both axles, and a wide-body shape with wider tracks that supports the car’s low, planted stance. AMG Ceramic High-Performance Composite brakes come standard, aimed at repeatable stopping power on a closed track rather than daily-driving convenience.

Weight was cut by roughly 375 lbs (170 kg) versus the donor car through extensive use of carbon fibre, including the door panels, plus broader aerodynamic development that also shapes the car’s drag figures on street and race settings.

What Matters for Quebec Shoppers Right Now

The interior tells the same story as the spec sheet. Rear seats, acoustic insulation, and much of the sound system have been removed to save weight. Standard equipment leans hard toward the track: racing bucket seats with pronounced lateral support, a roll bar for added torsional rigidity, and an AMG Performance steering wheel with fewer controls, since several drive modes and assistance features have been deleted, including PARKTRONIC.

For a Quebec buyer weighing this against a conventional AMG coupe, the trade-off is direct. This car gives up daily comfort items in exchange for a purist, driver-focused package meant for both winding roads and closed circuits. A six-point harness setup is available as part of an optional Performance Package for drivers who plan to spend real time at the track.

That positioning is the point of the Mythos Series. This is not a car built to compete on features against other coupes in the segment; it is a collector piece built around an engineering idea, with rarity and craftsmanship as central to its value as the performance figures themselves.

Availability and Next Steps

Mercedes-AMG has confirmed the CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung is limited to 30 examples worldwide and hand-built in Affalterbach, with no additional production planned once that run is complete. Full details on Canadian allocation, ordering process, and delivery timing have not been confirmed beyond the model’s global reveal.

Given the scale of this program, interest from Quebec collectors is expected to move quickly once local details are available.

Talking Through the CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung With Mercedes-Benz Blainville

The CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung represents AMG’s most purist take on the CLE platform: rear-wheel drive, a 637-hp V8, and an interior stripped down for one purpose. Its Mythos Series status makes it as much a collector statement as a driving machine.

Contact Mercedes-Benz Blainville in Mirabel for the latest information on allocation, ordering guidance, and timing for the Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung as details become available.