Froid

Hey guys I was just going through an old magazine where there was a review about the prev-gen C55 AMG coupe.. I don;t think I've ever read of anyone owning one on the boards.. I was just wondering... with that 6.3 Liter engine having the potential of close to 500 hp... once that gets dropped into a coupe....debadged... it'll be an amazing sleeper...

On another note we keep comparing the M3 to the C63.. even though one has 2 doors and one has 4... aside from performance... the C63 would be much more practical as well... Is there a C63 AMG coupe in the works???

Drop-a-Daimler

FIRST! I would think that a C63 Coupe would really be a CLK63 or at least create too much confusion and competition. Also, people who have driven both (the new M3, the RS4 and the new C63) say that although their 0 to 60 times are all close (all low to mid 4's), the unbelievable torque of the AMG destroys the others at anything over 80 mph. Even with the big M3 rev limit. That's cool.

Froid

no doubt it'd be confusing, but didnt they have the C55 AMG coupe alongside the CLK55 AMG... ?

I haven't driven any of those cars... but was wondering if it would happen...

you say that the AMG would walk away from the other at 80+ mph... but around the track won't any advantage that it already has, be even better without the 2 doors....?

rpayer

BMW is bringing the 4-door M3 back.

Drop-a-Daimler

Cool! I really like this 135i that I have been reading about. Imagine an M1.

MercedesFTW

Except I don't think they will call it that...even so, the rumor was the E46 333 hp engine would be dropped into the 1-series...kind of pointless with the N54 being so easily modded to well of an excess over 330 ponies. Unless of course you just really really miss that metallic shriek of that engine!

I know there was a C32 coupe in Europe, didn't know they made a C55 version also?

hellcat

A "C Class coupe" has always been the CLK. The CLK63 has been around for a long time now. Check out the W209 section of the forum for more information.

Froid

cmon hellcat the C class coupe is a C class with 2 less doors... the CLK is a completely different class with completely different designing... I'm talking about a W204 Coupe...with the 6.3 liter AMG engine

FThornton666

I understand what your saying

Hes talking about the old W203 C-Coupes they used to offer in the states. Ive never heard of a C55 Coupe, you sure it wasnt a conversion???

SoCalCLK

I believe the CLK63 will be the closest thing Mercedes produces for a "coupe" version of the C63 AMG.

It goes like this: E63 and CLS63
C63 and CLK63

SoCalCLK

The CLK63 Cabriolet is a dope car, but for the money, I would just get a 997 Carrera S!!

IMHO, The CLK550 is the true bargain here. AMG Performance and power (not to mention cross-drilled rotors and 18" wheels) for around $60K!

Drop-a-Daimler

Close your eyes and imagine a C63 Black Series Coupé. 3300 lbs, 457 HP, 442 lb-ft of torque, AMG SpeedShift 7G-Tronic, CF hood, track bred front geometry, LSD rear with 265/35 ZR 18's out back. $80K? Would that give the 997 Carrera S a run at the track I wonder?

SoCalCLK

It probably would, as the Carrera S has around 355 Hp and 0-60 in 4.6sec.

However, the 997 appeals in many other ways besides hp/tq!

hellcat

I know what you're talking about and I'm telling you it's never existed. Unless you consider the crappy old C230 Sports Coupe but that wasn't really a W203 coupe either. The CLK series is the equivalent of a 2 door C class as far as Mercedes is concerned.

MercedesFTW

Um...what are you talking about? THAT WAS THE 203 COUPE! And in Europe they def. had a C32 Coupe. Sure it was more of a hatchback style, but it was def. the "203 coupe" according to Merc.

The CLK is supposed to be more upscale than the C, despite sharing major components, it's slotted between the C and the E.

Froid

Thank you thats exactly what i was talking about

Froid

Nope not a conversion because along with the W203 Facelift they even facelifted the coupes and they dropped the 5.5 liter engine in it too...

Froid

Yeah thats what im talking about... there was a C-Class sports coupe... there were even ones with the 3.2 Liter AMG engine .... after the facelift for all the W203's they gave the new coupe the 5.5 liter engine... hence the thought of a W204 AMG Coupe

AsianML

That picture is a photoshop of a photoshopped W204 sedan. That's not even a C63.

Drop-a-Daimler

That is my raunchy Pshop work from an early press piece about the C63 ... just squished with the back door removed. Ends up looking a little like the IS350 shape. The final version has some different details, the fog lights for instance and the hoodbulges. Makes great wallpaper.


Here's the real deal ...

midget fidger

yeah, i've also heard about a C32 coupe being sold in Europe...i think a forum member even posted a picture of one parked outside the factory in germany.

my god that c63 is hot.

spr

there never was a c55 coupe. There was however a w202 c55 that was never brought into the US.

Froid

haha I know... but he just understood the question I asked ...

Froid

Hey guys sorry for the crappy scan here but I thought it'd be easier to talk further about this when I show you what I was actually looking at...

AsianML

Where in that little snippet does it say there was a C55 Coupe? The pictures and the previews in MotorTrend don't always match each other.