erio

I'm not sure if this has already been posted. They are both nice but I would take the merc hands down.

http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...s-v-coupe.html

Merc63

Very close numbers. I thought the CTSV would be faster then that.. God that couple version of the CTSV is fugly. Sedan is much nicer.

SonnyakaPig

Nice find. Thanks for sharing.

Surprised by the coupes skidpad lateral g's. .89 not so good. I'm sure it's capable of .91.

DuaneC63

The Merc does have the P31 HP numbers. I know I can't beat a CTS-V with a non p31 car.

SonnyakaPig

I would love to know what the CTS-V Coupe's best 0-100 mph time is. So far, Car and Driver has 8.6 seconds for the Merc with P31.

TMC M5

http://media.caranddriver.com/files/...ac-cts-v-2.pdf

The best I can find is 0-100 mph: 8.9s for the CTS-V coupe.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take-road-test

The CTS-V sedan actually has been tested faster than the coupe 0-100mph: 8.7s.

The CTS-V coupe is kind of disappointing to me. The car loses so much rear room compared to the sedan...but in the process only sheds about 50lbs.

Plus, I think the sedan looks better...although pics don't do the Coupe justice.

Tom

SonnyakaPig

Thanks for digging around and finding those numbers. Much appreciated.

I agree, the sedan looks better and the coupe looks better in person.

So, both the CTS-V coupe and sedan put up real fast 0-100 mph numbers. Very impressive. I'm sure they are faster to 100 mph in terms of consistency, compared with the C63 coupe.

TMC M5

I would actually think that the C63 coupe would be much more consistent. The CTS-V's with manual transmissions are wildly all over the place in terms of acceleration #'s in magazines and at the drag strip. It is so dependent on the ability of the driver. Also, the additional torque of the S/C'ed V8 makes launching it that much harder...even with the automatics. And finally, the fact that the CTS-V is supercharged makes it much more susceptible to heat soak and warm/hot ambient conditions. Although, at higher altitudes the CTS-V would have an advantage over the N/A C63.

Tom

SonnyakaPig

All very good points.

I should clarify my point above, regarding consistency: I meant consistent from one test occasion to the next, not really throughout a day of testing.

I'll be the first to say I doubt the C63 coupe can consistently back up the 8.6 seconds 0-100 mph time. I think a more likely average time will be 9.2-9.5, which is still on the fast side of what the pre-MY12 cars were putting up.

The rear tire issue of the C63 and the high torque kills it's potential from runs from a dig.

Nachtsturm

81k!

I love AMGs, but at that price point, I would have to look at a used 997 Turbo.

I would definitely buy the C63 AMG over the CTS-V though.

Vegas_AMG

Disagree, the wagon is MUCH nicer, tints, wheels and drop and it can be a thing of beauty, only Governmnet Motors car I would buy.

keikdasneak

Mercedes really killed me with this price.. Blah i can get a used 2012 GTR for that price, or a used Gallardo.

DuaneC63

The rear tire issue of the C63 and the high torque kills it's potential from runs from a dig.[/QUOTE]

+1 such a shame. The factory could have built the car with wider rear flares/wheel/tires for a fraction of what it cost to do them after market.

GermanCars

What I find most interesting is all the comments about the CTS V wagon. Seems there are a lot of people looking to "have their cake and eat it too".
We just traded in our C63, as our circumstances have changed and we absolutely had to have more room in the rear seat area for child seats (Grandchildren), and more trunk space for stroller and oxygen cart (Mother In law). The V wagon looked interesting but since we still have a fun car, Grammy will have to suffer with a E350 W212 . Sure miss the AMG steering ratio!!!
Back on subject, the only advantage besides price the Caddy coupe has is ride quality W/Magnetic Shocks. It is ridiculously oversized. I just can't see one changing lanes in town comfortably. The C is very nimble and visibility appears to be much better.
The one thing we will not miss with the C63 is ride quality. I am absolutely convinced that the car would work better in every environ (other than a VERY SMOOTH race track) with more compliance.