Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Tuned by Carbahn Autoworks Drive Review
I’m Going to Be Arrested
Driving cars quickly is something I am quite good at, for better or worse, and, with the Carbahn-tuned C 63 S, I constantly had to pull in the reigns, mainly on my right foot. You see, not only does this C 63 S now have an even greater abundance of on-tap power, but the way in which it delivers that power encourages a level of disregard for the posted speed limit that is truly astounding.
It’s not uncommon for modified turbo cars to make big power, but lose the sort of creamy smooth stock power delivery that they leave the factory with. This feels like it could have come direct from AMG in Affalterbach. However, 666 lb-ft of torque is also very good at slamming my head into the the very comfortable seats and their headrests, so I never forgot that I was approaching ludicrous speed.
This car puts the power down the ground, immediately. The massive, sticky rubber, in tandem with the upgraded suspension means that this C 63 S is drama-free at high speed, other than when you do eventually run out of fuel and Johnny Law catches you and throws you in the slammer. I mean this in the best way possible, but the upgrades to this car make it feel like a big, powerful Miata. It hangs on in the corners with a seemingly endless amount of grip, only to eventually let go in a nice, friendly, progressive way. That this car can apply all of its 674 horsepower and 666 lb-ft of torque in second gear, and not eviscerate the rear tires, is an amazing feat.
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When you combine this level of high-end tuning with a car, like the C 63 S, that is already an extraordinarily pleasant car to drive out of the box, the result is just fabulous. The execution seen here is without compromise, no less capable of being able to do a 500 miles road trip than a standard car, but offering an even higher standard of cornering performance and straight line acceleration.
Costly, but Without Compromise
Twenty grand is no easy pill to swallow, but for buyers want even more from C 63 S, but do not want to lose any of the comfort, or refinement that drew them to the three-pointed star in the first place, this seems like a great buy.
It would seem that the only question prospective buyers need to ask themselves, before writing Carbahn Autoworks a big check, is whether or not their driver’s license is going to survive the drive home, or forever after.
Photos for MBWorld by Jake Stumph
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