2009c63soon

So driving around town this afternoon, windows down, roof open, ac off, I couldn't help notice the heat in the footwells build up pretty quickly. Then each time I pulled away from a stop sign I notices a plume of hot air enter the car, presumably given off by the engine while standing still for a few seconds, heating the stagnant air around it.

Strangely, I find this pretty cool - never had such a beast under the hood before.

Do other owners find the same?

BTW, revved it for a neighbor in our parking garage earlier - nearly shook the building down

Last Emperor

dude, can i have a test drive ????

451/443=EW

I used to ride a street bike, Ninga ZX7R. Bikes are high out put motor and they get sooooo hot. So ya I guess it sounds about right that you have felt this with you 63 in the foot wells

MNL ICE

my alarm clock does'nt really wakes me up...im kinda half awake..but starting the beast early morning is the best sound ever..it really wakes me up

bizguy4u

Yep I have noticed exactly the same. Check the front tires. They get really hot & sticky!

kimiFan

Yup! I found it exactly as you said. Try folding the rear seats down even better acoustics, But then there's even more heat filling into the cabin.

kimiFan

It's always the best part of the day, that morning start, gotta love it

1st amg

After a long tour (1hr) or so, the heat that this car builds up is insane, try wiping down the rims after the drive, i have sweat dripping from my nose and ears. yeah at a stop light the heat in traffic is immense, dont hold an ice cream beside the car, it is going to melt and drip down your arm. Oh and the exhaust tips, dont try to clean them to make them nice and shiny when the car was just running, i tried that the first day i had the car and left a nice little piece of skin on the left exhaust, crap it hurt.

kdoyle

Hmmmm - I wonder how it's going to like the 110+ heat here in AZ?

Sincity

I hear ya! That would not bode well with the 107 - 115 heat here in Vegas.

Hans Delbruck

Yep, this engine generates a lot of heat!

I can't remember if you read our little "C63 v M3 corner balance and car swap" thread on M3post, but when we both popped open our hoods after a hard drive, the C63's engine bay was throwing off a lot more heat than the M3's.

I also can feel a noticable power loss when it's hot out. The throttle response seems not as crisp, and the overall thrust is definitely different.

The 63 seems to prefer cool weather. Glad I live near the beach!

kimiFan

Just stay in the car with the AC cranked, and when you have to leave the car, run for the hills. As far as performance goes it wasn't that bad, I was tooling around in the 115 degree heat in Palm Springs, obviously it was much better at night. Either way the car rocks!!!

kimiFan

Hey Hans how many miles you logging these days?

dremorg

I've experienced the very same thing! The Merc gets extremely hot at times.

Hans Delbruck

2300 miles and sweeter every day.... you?

shaker

When I park in the garage after coming home from a drive I need to keep the garage door open for a while!! LOL
It is otherwise way too hot!!

kimiFan

6500 km or about 4000 miles most of it from the road trip. But yes I still love it. Lots of my friends still don't believe me when I tell them it's one of my favourite cars I've owned.

kdoyle

Excessive heat always = bad news for anything mechanical or electrical. I had a 1st gen C32 and it had lots of issues early on. I hope it’s not the same with the C63………..

kimiFan

Dude, my quote was an attempt at humour, obviously it failed and meant something entirely different to you.

Yes the car's engine generates alot of heat, certainly more than any 4 litre V8or V6 below 4 litres from any make or model.

Remember were talking about 6.3 litres or should I say 6.2 litres of big pure unadulterated mercedes V8 power. So yes it will generate heat certainly more than I've been used to in the past.

But then again, I've never owned such a large engine, you should speak to some of the guys who have, I'm sure they could tell you a thing or two about generating heat.

esport

I raced the othe night and when I parked the car it took an easy 2 hours to cool off.

I believe it is normal for the amount of power it produces in so little time.

kdoyle

LOL I guess I am just a little paranoid after having so many issues with my C32. Everything finally got worked out once all the electronics were replaced but it still was a major PIA.

kimiFan

Well knock on wood, but so far nobody seems to be having any major issues thus far, at least not that I'm aware of. So hopefully it's a tight machine on all levels. So far so good. Time well tell.

MB Fanatic

The 6.2 liter AMG is known to produce massive amounts of heat even when not smashing the throttle. However, the engine is still not as bad as the 55K engines. Those engines are so powerful you could probably heat your home in the winter time when its snowing outside. You boys in the C63 are fortunate that you can easily mod the car to produce less heat. Start with the intake since its very restricted on your car. Plus, with a better intake and airbox your temps should drop and get you some more power.

I have a CLS55 with Kleemann K4 package and that little sucker produces so much heat that the IC can't even keep up with it and will shut the SC off.

kimiFan

I new somebody out there with experience would chime in