MotorWeek Says C450 AMG Is More Than Just Marketing

May 31, 2016 | 04:31 PM

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MotorWeek Says C450 AMG Is More Than Just Marketing

If you're in the market for a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG 4matic, MotorWeek is always a good place to get the inside scoop.

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May 31, 2016 | 04:55 PM

inhartwetrust

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Saw this a few weeks back when it originally aired. Great of them to get this finished up just in time for it to change over into the C43 and render this a completely worthless review.

May 31, 2016 | 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by inhartwetrust

Saw this a few weeks back when it originally aired. Great of them to get this finished up just in time for it to change over into the C43 and render this a completely worthless review.

The new car is the same car but rebadged, so I am guessing it's not as worthless as you say it is.

May 31, 2016 | 06:59 PM

inhartwetrust

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The new car is the same car but rebadged, so I am guessing it's not as worthless as you say it is.

Completely different transmission, 3 stage ESP, optional Performance Exhaust, 0.3 seconds faster, different wheel power ratio (negligible). Not really as simple as just "rebadged", but okay.

May 31, 2016 | 07:46 PM

lbowroom

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C450

In fairness to Motorweek, car models tend to last longer...

May 31, 2016 | 07:50 PM

Graycat305

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Originally Posted by inhartwetrust

Completely different transmission, 3 stage ESP, optional Performance Exhaust, 0.3 seconds faster, different wheel power ratio (negligible). Not really as simple as just "rebadged", but okay.

So...2 more gears, 1 more ESP setting, an optional exhaust that adds no horsepower or torque and a neglible difference in torque split.

May 31, 2016 | 08:23 PM

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C450, GLS 63 and a few other things

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Originally Posted by Graycat305

So...2 more gears, 1 more ESP setting, an optional exhaust that adds no horsepower or torque and a neglible difference in torque split.

By the way, the extra ESP setting seems to just be "completely off". I read the C450's settings were on was normal and the C450's "off" setting was actually the C63's "sport" setting, and now the C43 will get those two plus a real "off" setting.

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May 31, 2016 | 08:48 PM

Mikey53

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2016 C300 4Matic traded in for a 2022 E450 Coupe

I never understood people getting their panties in a wad over .3 seconds. It's irrelavent in the real world...but to each his/her own I guess.

May 31, 2016 | 08:56 PM

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inhartwetrust

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Originally Posted by Graycat305

So...2 more gears, 1 more ESP setting, an optional exhaust that adds no horsepower or torque and a neglible difference in torque split.

The only meaningful change is the transmission, but from every early word I've see, it's a pretty meaningful change that solves some of the 450s downfalls.

If the 450 is great (and when I test drove it, it absolutely was), I'm sure the 43 will be too...but there will still be differences worth noting between the two cars. A transmission is a pretty important part of a performance vehicle as far as I'm connected. Whether those difrrences materialize as truly good or bad differences is TBD.

I just find no value of a review of a car that's been out a while, with a number of solid in depth reviews, releasing once the ordering window for the car is already long gone. Pretty silly, but just my $0.02.