Mercedes-AMG just dropped a set of icy teaser photos that have enthusiasts zooming in on every pixel. The camouflaged coupe is based on the CLE, and it was spotted doing winter testing antics on a frozen Swedish landscape. Even under heavy wrap, it is clearly not a regular CLE53, with an aggressively reworked front end and a stance that looks ready to bite.

The biggest tell is the aero and the attitude. There’s a prominent fixed rear wing, plus a reshaped front bumper with a huge lower opening that looks like it is meant to feed something serious behind the grille. That matters because the current CLE53’s turbocharged inline-six already makes plenty of power, so AMG would not need this kind of extra cooling and airflow unless the next step up is truly a different animal.

And that’s where the fun speculation starts to sound a lot like reality. Early reports point toward this being a Mythos-series car, meaning ultra-limited, collector-grade, and likely positioned above the “normal” AMG ladder. If Mercedes-AMG is going to make a statement with only a handful of these, bringing back its twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 for the CLE would be exactly the kind of move that gets people talking, and it would be a welcome reminder of what AMG does best.

For now, Mercedes is keeping the details locked down, including what badge it will wear and how extreme it will be compared to the Black Series legends of the past. Still, the combination of Mythos exclusivity, track-minded visuals, and that hungry-looking front end has one clear message: something big is coming, and we could get the mighty V8 back in a coupe that looks built to make winter testing feel like a victory lap.