1st amg

I was in at my MB dealer this morning picking something up and in the showroom was a White C63 Black Series with every option available including the track and aeropack. This car is waiting to be picked up by the owner whom I know personally. This car looked amazing, but to my shock and dissappointment I noticed the seats front and back were covered with MB-TEX?? WTF?? This guy is writing a cheque for $149,000 which includes all our canadian/provincial taxes and it has the fake leather, WHY. The C63 coupe parked beside it in the showroom has the nappa. Does anyone have an explanation for this. Dont tell me its for keeping it cost effective. Anyway, this is a valid and very serious question and not an invitation to berate this car, i have to say, from the front this car is more menacing than you could imagine and the amount of carbon pieces on the exterior is over the top.

AMGTECH

from the info that i got,

it was because people complained about the leather on the bolsters cracking.. so MB was planning to use this on the bolsters only, not sure if they changed their mind to do the whole seat

so to answer your question, they used MB TEX for durability

BAD430BENZ

$149,000

give me $149,000 and let me show you what you can do with a standard C63 AMG .

stangxs

I wish mine had tex, I hate cracks in the seat (Although I have minimal cracks, i'd still prefer none).

I am Jeff

Given the choice to do this again, I would go with MB tex because of the lack of maintenance required for it. It's more durable, lasts longer and no maintenance makes it my choice for my next MB.

AkaSigFreak

MB-Tex is lighter weight than leather. I remember when the Acura NSX was released- people said the same thing- "All this money for a car and it has vinyl interior?" I know it's not the same level as the Black Series, but to some people- weight is everything.

otakki

Same thought with the few posts above. I would also go for MB-Tex if given the choice--no maintenance, no cracking, higher durability, longer lasting. That's why MB uses it for the dashboard.

I have a feeling that new owner feels the same as well.

mthis

Have my car for 4 years this month and today I hit 45k miles and no cracks on the leather at all.

NORTH 44 C63

Hey Buddy, I went though 3 sets of Bolsters (Seat back replacement)on the drivers seat of my C63 with Nappa. (replaced by MBC) At first I was a little bummed as well but the M-tex grows on you.....

ZephyrAMG

You probably get in and out with a hospital gurney lift...

mthis

I'm very surprised I'm careless when I use my car and have 0 wear.

CZ55

Is MB TEX fake leather one? It's starts to smell horrible after couple of years.

callmiro

Yah....like sell it and buy a Ford GT and walk on every C63 everywhere

natman316

because racecar

AMGC60-3

Wouldnt that be called leather twin? the inserts (middle) is leather and the bolsters MB tex fur durability.

LangeOne

I was also told that MB TEX in lieu of leather was a weight saving decision by MB. In fact, the specs sheet for the BS also boasts "light weight carpet". This is apparently the reason we also don't have memory passenger seats and several other items from the C63. However, we cannot opt out of the weight penalty from the pano roof. A little contradictory corporate policy.

propain

Its because you weigh 85 pounds.

I wanna see Goni's front seat!

Sincity

+1 on MB-Tex. I have a 26 year-old 190e with MB-Tex that is in "like-new" conditon and that is with minimal maintenance since my parents brought it home when it was new.

rage2

To be fair, $20k of that is taxes and fees. They get raped out in eastern Canada.

At $105k base (US), $111k base (Canada) and $130k (loaded), there is no way you can replicate the car from a C63 Coupe for the same money.

angusw

actually MB tex is only for NA market , the rest of the world gets partial leather recaros! however in the rest of the world we pay a lot more tax than you guys! for example in my part of the world, we pay 115% tax on every new car, which means a BS costs HK$ 2m or around US$ 260k !

Fung63

that's because HK needs to make sure the streets aren't overcrowded like it already is

btw, how much did you pay for your parking spot?

vessproms

Also hk you needa order a car and wait for couple months, thats weird to me. Bunch of C63 sitting in dealer all the time in US. Also there is no test drive in Hong Kong for most of the cars. How can people spend that much money on a car without test driving. ps I come from hk too

angusw

HKD 1m or USD 128k! for 1 car

angusw

not couple of months, 9 months for my SLK and 6 months for my C63 coupe !

there are ways to test drives in HK: you need to show them that u can afford the car !

vessproms

My dad wants to get the C63 in hk and they said no test drive for that and dont even carry one in stock . They act like C63 is super exotic...At that time I think of here in LA high school parking full of c63 with some 16 years old kids blasting around. Also some of the dealers request a non refundable deposit for test drive.