The C43 Coupe sounds insane [video]
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It does sound good. Perhaps not original C63 good...
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Of course not C63 good but sounds great for a V6 imo!
As I listen closer, it does. But maybe that will get better overtime as it is a new car (2000km). Still beautiful nevertheless.
To each their own, but I think the cabin sound is fairly comparable to the C63 (from same video creator). Not a rumbling V8 but good enough with nice crackles.
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The C450 exhaust, for me at least, was too much treble, not enough bass. My very first impression of a C450 was when the sales rep pulled one up front for the test drive and, thinking it would be helpful, gave it a couple of deep revs and my first thought was "Dude, you're not helping. Hope it sounds better from inside the car."
Inside the car, it sounded a little blatty but I still liked it. On surface streets it made a cool racket as it went through the gears, then once it settled into a cruising gear it went into a nice background rumble. So far so good.
Then I got it on the interstate and even in 7th at 75-80 there was no escaping it and I thought "That **** would get old really quick." Although I didn't love the ride firmness, especially on 19" RF's, I could have lived with or mitigated it, but the exhaust killed it for me.
The nice thing about the V8 in the C63 is that at cruising speed it's not working very hard relative to the V6.
Maybe with the 9 speed those last two ratios are short enough to let the C43 relax a little and take the edge off the exhaust note.
Inside the car, it sounded a little blatty but I still liked it. On surface streets it made a cool racket as it went through the gears, then once it settled into a cruising gear it went into a nice background rumble. So far so good.
Then I got it on the interstate and even in 7th at 75-80 there was no escaping it and I thought "That **** would get old really quick." Although I didn't love the ride firmness, especially on 19" RF's, I could have lived with or mitigated it, but the exhaust killed it for me.
The nice thing about the V8 in the C63 is that at cruising speed it's not working very hard relative to the V6.
Maybe with the 9 speed those last two ratios are short enough to let the C43 relax a little and take the edge off the exhaust note.
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The C450 exhaust, for me at least, was too much treble, not enough bass. My very first impression of a C450 was when the sales rep pulled one up front for the test drive and, thinking it would be helpful, gave it a couple of deep revs and my first thought was "Dude, you're not helping. Hope it sounds better from inside the car."
Inside the car, it sounded a little blatty but I still liked it. On surface streets it made a cool racket as it went through the gears, then once it settled into a cruising gear it went into a nice background rumble. So far so good.
Then I got it on the interstate and even in 7th at 75-80 there was no escaping it and I thought "That **** would get old really quick." Although I didn't love the ride firmness, especially on 19" RF's, I could have lived with or mitigated it, but the exhaust killed it for me.
The nice thing about the V8 in the C63 is that at cruising speed it's not working very hard relative to the V6.
Maybe with the 9 speed those last two ratios are short enough to let the C43 relax a little and take the edge off the exhaust note.
Inside the car, it sounded a little blatty but I still liked it. On surface streets it made a cool racket as it went through the gears, then once it settled into a cruising gear it went into a nice background rumble. So far so good.
Then I got it on the interstate and even in 7th at 75-80 there was no escaping it and I thought "That **** would get old really quick." Although I didn't love the ride firmness, especially on 19" RF's, I could have lived with or mitigated it, but the exhaust killed it for me.
The nice thing about the V8 in the C63 is that at cruising speed it's not working very hard relative to the V6.
Maybe with the 9 speed those last two ratios are short enough to let the C43 relax a little and take the edge off the exhaust note.
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The C450 exhaust, for me at least, was too much treble, not enough bass. My very first impression of a C450 was when the sales rep pulled one up front for the test drive and, thinking it would be helpful, gave it a couple of deep revs and my first thought was "Dude, you're not helping. Hope it sounds better from inside the car."
Inside the car, it sounded a little blatty but I still liked it. On surface streets it made a cool racket as it went through the gears, then once it settled into a cruising gear it went into a nice background rumble. So far so good.
Then I got it on the interstate and even in 7th at 75-80 there was no escaping it and I thought "That **** would get old really quick." Although I didn't love the ride firmness, especially on 19" RF's, I could have lived with or mitigated it, but the exhaust killed it for me.
The nice thing about the V8 in the C63 is that at cruising speed it's not working very hard relative to the V6.
Maybe with the 9 speed those last two ratios are short enough to let the C43 relax a little and take the edge off the exhaust note.
Inside the car, it sounded a little blatty but I still liked it. On surface streets it made a cool racket as it went through the gears, then once it settled into a cruising gear it went into a nice background rumble. So far so good.
Then I got it on the interstate and even in 7th at 75-80 there was no escaping it and I thought "That **** would get old really quick." Although I didn't love the ride firmness, especially on 19" RF's, I could have lived with or mitigated it, but the exhaust killed it for me.
The nice thing about the V8 in the C63 is that at cruising speed it's not working very hard relative to the V6.
Maybe with the 9 speed those last two ratios are short enough to let the C43 relax a little and take the edge off the exhaust note.
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I didn't get under the car but presuming it's a true dual exhaust from the headers back my shop could add a pair of straight glass packs in line somewhere and mellow that out a bit for a couple hundred bucks. Then I realized if I'm spending money to turn a C450 into something that sounds more like a C300, and rides more like a C300, and the 450 is another $9k to begin with, maybe I really just wanted a C300
What I really wanted was the discontinued C400. More power than the T4, everything else the same.
What I really wanted was the discontinued C400. More power than the T4, everything else the same.
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Agree the downs sound great and the ups are bordering on overbearing; but obnoxious sound is what I want, when I want the sound at all. If there wasn't an option to turn it off with the push of a button, it would undoubtedly be annoying...but given the fact I can turn it on when I want to hear it, and off when I don't, I'm a fan of it. If I were looking to keep it tamed, I think the standard exhaust (same as the Sport Exhaust on the C450) accomplished it perfectly well.
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The metallic shrill is deffo chav...
Lancia and jag currently have done better ...
It's not even that they are too loud, it just sounds silly.
I love mechanical and engine noise, but that's not a noise I want coming out of my car.
I had a feeling if it was different it would sound like this, because it sounds similar to the AWE system - which I don't like.
I love mechanical and engine noise, but that's not a noise I want coming out of my car.
I had a feeling if it was different it would sound like this, because it sounds similar to the AWE system - which I don't like.
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That's also why I cancelled my 450 order in favor of the C43. The Coupe option, 9 speed, etc were just icing on the cake...the exhaust was the driving factor.
Ironically enough, ordering for the C43 Coupe opened up today. My old C450 also delivered today.
Ironically enough, ordering for the C43 Coupe opened up today. My old C450 also delivered today.
Last edited by inhartwetrust; Jun 6, 2016 at 07:16 PM.
