JeffDL

not much of a fan. I don't think it translates well to a coupe. The rumored BS yeah. This thing is screaming for rear wide body.

norb

Whatever dude. Honda did not copy MB.

tasho3

so Honda did not copy MB just because you dont want to believe so, but you want to believe that the worlds leading automaker copied Honda? lol

tasho3

I feel the same way. Some people do that just to take credit away just for the hell of it, in other words, negative people. Its a C class, and that's that!

norb

You blind MB fanbois are just the guys we like to laugh at. If you don't see how the C Class coupe is almost an exact copy of a 3 year old Honda model, then there's no hope for you.

Saijin_Naib

Wow, if you can't do the model lineage search and see where the styling cues of the current gen C-Coupe came from I really don't know what to say to you.

RJC

Yup Accord coupe side profile...Why MB why?!?

tasho3

Hope? hope for what? I see the C class coupe as a C class coupe and nothing else, every car out there resembles something else! because it has the shape of another car I'm going to go out of my way on a forum and talk it down? nuh mate I got better things to do!

And as much as I love AMG's I'm not a fanboy, I have previously owned a BMW, and currently shopping for a Porsche!

Mort

Ahah!

themailman34

Here is a first drive article on it

http://www.insideline.com/mercedes-b...rst-drive.html

erio

This is the first review I have seen. Looks like the 2012 is a winner.

http://www.insideline.com/mercedes-b...rst-drive.html

Nuieve

There's such a thing as CTS-V coupe that has 100 more hp, more luxurious and upscale looking. And it costs the same, or less.

So not quite a winner, just a competitive product.

khmergod

I think OP meanr positive review...

Wolvesq

Encouraging review. Glad to hear they liked the MCT transmission. Sounds like the performance pack ride is still washboard-esque. I know there were whispers that the ride on the standard car may be a tad more sedate. Here's hoping.

GBlansten

Still replacing the C63 with an E92 M3. But, I'll be back.

erio

Yes I simply meant that it was a good review in which the car was praised for it's handling and MCT transmission. The CTS-V is a great car, but it's also heavier and if you don't want a stick the auto tranny has received bad reviews. I think whether it's more luxurious/upscale is really subjective and about personal taste. The interior certainly looks good to me.

c63canada

It's not clear wether the c63 coupe is any faster than the sedan in straight line or for that matter on the track since it weighs the same according to inside line.

So a 2012 C63 coupe that's barely faster than the 2008 4 door C63 that's way more practical ...no so sure I would call that a winner.

I would love to see the numbers C63 coupe vs 2012 C63 sedan both with PP.

the styling is also quite understated IMO

SonnyakaPig

What I got from the review was that they loved the car. And I mean like first high school crush kind of love. So, that's pretty cool.

I have to say, if the ride is more stiff than the pre-2012 sedans, that could end up being a bit too harsh for my DD taste.

erio

It's not so much the coupe but the review with the 2012 updates that I was referring to as a winner....transmission and suspension updates. The sedan is receiving them as well. Yes I especially don't care for the styling of the rear quarter panel on the coupe. It's in need of more curves.

IAA-C63

I still don't care much for its exterior looks, but the performance sounds great (and maybe superior to the current C63 sedan).

looney100

I considered the CTS-V for some time, and took one for a drive. The interior of the V is not as nice as even the current C63, the 2012 interior has it beat hands down. Exterior styling on the V sedan is nice, but the coupe is a bit of a turn-off. Here in Canada, the CTS-V is more expensive than the C63. And you forget the most important difference between the two cars - build quality -the CTS-V is full of problems that bother even their most loyal owners.

tasho3

The M3 has grown on me alot, I use to think it was too blah. But mow I think it's just the perfect roportions in terms of design, although they can do something with the exhausts, they look a bit forced towards the rear center. There is a white one at Motor Werks down the street from me and I can't help but stare at it every time.

Nuieve

Practical - yes. Desirable? Most likely not. Coupes have always been more desirable than sedans. There's a reason why in any car history book/program/museum 95% of cars shown are coupes. And there's a reason why most supercars are coupes. Practicality is not what dreams are made of. Most people don't cross shop sedans and coupe. Most belong to either one camp. I, for example, never had a sedan and never will.

I'm sorry, I know you and everyone here love their car, but current gen C interiors is not one of the car merits by any stretch of imagination. In fact C interior is amongst the worst interiors I've seen on any Mercedes (and most cars that start above 30k). Some would call it rental grade. Maybe a match for Chrysler Sebring or something like that, but not for CTS-V, not by a mile. I drove plenty of C-class sedans, I couldn't stand those interiors. Even though I do agree, CTS-V interior, while reasonably luxurious, is not really jaw dropping, but it does look and feels from a 50k+ car.





As far as exterior goes, I love C63 when I look at it (sans pronouncedly tamed rear wheel arches compared to wide front ones) ... but it does look like entry level luxury model (albeit beefed up). CTS looks more like mid-luxury car, more akin to E class. I feel design wise, MB lost a lot of sedan's upscale charm... yet they made it too tame and left it looking like a base coupe pretty much. Cadillac on the other hand really beefed up design so their V-series can be easily distinguished from their regular brothers.

sickfox

What do you guys think about the 'fire opal' for c63?

http://apps.facebook.com/amgvehicles/

i think its the best color for the new face lift c63.

DuaneC63

New interior - fantastic got rid of the pop nav and added the two tone seats very C43 old school class
Exterior - It's a push. Wish they would flared the rear wells for some decent rubber.
Panaroof - Get rid of it. An extra hundred pound right were you don't need it.
Tranny - Sounds fantastic on paper. Let's see what its like on the test track.