2015 W205 C63: articles, facts, specifications. Rumors: 5.5L V8 TT, M157, 4matic, DCT
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(a)'12 C63 P/P, LSD, 19" m/spoke,comfort pack. (b)Astra SRI.
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I know for a lot of people 4Matic was "wasting" the C63 fun factor but for me, it's a no go without 4Matic since it would have been my winter car and here, with several foot of snow every winter, 4Matic would have been great...
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I made it through one of the worst winters my State has seen in 20 years with RWD and snow tires. Sure, 4MATIC helps but the tires are where it's at.
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With all due respect, I had a CTS-V 2 years ago and i'm travelling a lot during the end of the night when the roads are not well opened and it was a nightmare with Blizzaks LM-60 and a breeze with the Audi. I also have a SUV which I take only when towing a trailer, yes tires helps but there's a limit to what they can do.
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Looks like the wheel arches are little more pronounced....but those tires look like pizza cutters...hopefully they are just for test
I like the rear spoiler
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With all due respect, I had a CTS-V 2 years ago and i'm travelling a lot during the end of the night when the roads are not well opened and it was a nightmare with Blizzaks LM-60 and a breeze with the Audi. I also have a SUV which I take only when towing a trailer, yes tires helps but there's a limit to what they can do.
While my Audi S4 and RS4 were certainly more fun cars to drive in the snow, I could make an argument that the C63 is actually the "safer" car to drive as it doesn't give you a false sense of how much grip you have on the slippery white stuff. Sure, it is easy to overpower the available traction if you're not very careful with the throttle, but if you have an LSD and thus two driven wheels on your C63, there are no issuers with using it as a DD in snowy or icy conditions.
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With all due respect, I had a CTS-V 2 years ago and i'm travelling a lot during the end of the night when the roads are not well opened and it was a nightmare with Blizzaks LM-60 and a breeze with the Audi. I also have a SUV which I take only when towing a trailer, yes tires helps but there's a limit to what they can do.
4WD only helps to get you going. Turning and braking is indeed all in the tires.
While my Audi S4 and RS4 were certainly more fun cars to drive in the snow, I could make an argument that the C63 is actually the "safer" car to drive as it doesn't give you a false sense of how much grip you have on the slippery white stuff. Sure, it is easy to overpower the available traction if you're not very careful with the throttle, but if you have an LSD and thus two driven wheels on your C63, there are no issuers with using it as a DD in snowy or icy conditions.
While my Audi S4 and RS4 were certainly more fun cars to drive in the snow, I could make an argument that the C63 is actually the "safer" car to drive as it doesn't give you a false sense of how much grip you have on the slippery white stuff. Sure, it is easy to overpower the available traction if you're not very careful with the throttle, but if you have an LSD and thus two driven wheels on your C63, there are no issuers with using it as a DD in snowy or icy conditions.
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the rear look like a one piston floating setup. yuck.
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It's a test mule.....nothing is final...brakes are switched out as frequently as wheels and tires
Those aren't production wheels either
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The C63 will not have a one piston calliper in the back, so I don't think it is the new C63. The BMWs can have anything they like. They had black one calliper brakes (usually used reserved for the C230) on all their cars, except if you paid tons of money to get nice looking ones.
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Yes! Looks like the brakes I had on my bike when I was 12. Very fitting for a $100K car.
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form > function
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the M5 stops better than the C63
the 'breaks' obviously are strong enough since they can lock the wheels up
granted, the brakes on my C63 look really nice, like 'man jewellry', but honestly, isn't how they perfrom more important?
my e46 had basic single piston calipers F & R, and it stopped great, little fade, no dive, very smooth, easy to modulate...no noise or vibration at all
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You are right about the M5. I am not talking about performance. If I pay for a car good money, I expect good performing brakes, that look a bit better than the ones on a Corolla. This is just me.
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Is New better?
okay guys, i'm a little sad about the next C63.
let's recap:
according to this article:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11401176...-revealing-spy
"Reports are indicating the new engine will deliver a minimum of 450 HP (I WOULD HOPE SO) (331 kW) and up to 500+ HP (368+ KW) when configured with the performance package (2014 507 ALREADY HAS 507 HP SO GIMME SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT)."
1- the new engine would make no more hp than the NA 6.2 , 507 makes 507 hp
2- probably not that many more torques , maybe a little more down low in the rpm range with the turbos but not the same throttle response I guess
3- Still rear wheel drive. Ok for some guy down south that's great but in the north, 4wd gets the power down. 500 hp in a rear wheel drive sedan is really tough to put to the ground except on hot drag radials or at the very least in warm weather. 4wd much better when it snows and when it rains(often) and when it's cold in the spring and fall.
4- I don't see how the new motor could even come close to the exhaust sound of the 6.2 NA engine.
5- New c63 probably going to cost more.
6- new C63 shape is too feminine (curvy) IMO
Right now there is a few 2014 507 left in my area. Financing at 0.9% and four winter tires.
I'm starting to think 507
let's recap:
according to this article:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11401176...-revealing-spy
"Reports are indicating the new engine will deliver a minimum of 450 HP (I WOULD HOPE SO) (331 kW) and up to 500+ HP (368+ KW) when configured with the performance package (2014 507 ALREADY HAS 507 HP SO GIMME SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT)."
1- the new engine would make no more hp than the NA 6.2 , 507 makes 507 hp
2- probably not that many more torques , maybe a little more down low in the rpm range with the turbos but not the same throttle response I guess
3- Still rear wheel drive. Ok for some guy down south that's great but in the north, 4wd gets the power down. 500 hp in a rear wheel drive sedan is really tough to put to the ground except on hot drag radials or at the very least in warm weather. 4wd much better when it snows and when it rains(often) and when it's cold in the spring and fall.
4- I don't see how the new motor could even come close to the exhaust sound of the 6.2 NA engine.
5- New c63 probably going to cost more.
6- new C63 shape is too feminine (curvy) IMO
Right now there is a few 2014 507 left in my area. Financing at 0.9% and four winter tires.
I'm starting to think 507
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The 2014 E63 has the 6/4 setup still.
They'll paint up and make the single-piston caliper look pretty (like they did on the CLA45) if they end up using it.
So it's not necessarily the form I'll be missing (although a 4-piston caliper does look more substantial). I was assuming the smaller caliper equaled less bite/clamping power.
okay guys, i'm a little sad about the next C63.
let's recap:
according to this article:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11401176...-revealing-spy
"Reports are indicating the new engine will deliver a minimum of 450 HP (I WOULD HOPE SO) (331 kW) and up to 500+ HP (368+ KW) when configured with the performance package (2014 507 ALREADY HAS 507 HP SO GIMME SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT)."
1- the new engine would make no more hp than the NA 6.2 , 507 makes 507 hp
2- probably not that many more torques , maybe a little more down low in the rpm range with the turbos but not the same throttle response I guess
3- Still rear wheel drive. Ok for some guy down south that's great but in the north, 4wd gets the power down. 500 hp in a rear wheel drive sedan is really tough to put to the ground except on hot drag radials or at the very least in warm weather. 4wd much better when it snows and when it rains(often) and when it's cold in the spring and fall.
4- I don't see how the new motor could even come close to the exhaust sound of the 6.2 NA engine.
5- New c63 probably going to cost more.
6- new C63 shape is too feminine (curvy) IMO
Right now there is a few 2014 507 left in my area. Financing at 0.9% and four winter tires.
I'm starting to think 507
let's recap:
according to this article:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/11401176...-revealing-spy
"Reports are indicating the new engine will deliver a minimum of 450 HP (I WOULD HOPE SO) (331 kW) and up to 500+ HP (368+ KW) when configured with the performance package (2014 507 ALREADY HAS 507 HP SO GIMME SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT)."
1- the new engine would make no more hp than the NA 6.2 , 507 makes 507 hp
2- probably not that many more torques , maybe a little more down low in the rpm range with the turbos but not the same throttle response I guess
3- Still rear wheel drive. Ok for some guy down south that's great but in the north, 4wd gets the power down. 500 hp in a rear wheel drive sedan is really tough to put to the ground except on hot drag radials or at the very least in warm weather. 4wd much better when it snows and when it rains(often) and when it's cold in the spring and fall.
4- I don't see how the new motor could even come close to the exhaust sound of the 6.2 NA engine.
5- New c63 probably going to cost more.
6- new C63 shape is too feminine (curvy) IMO
Right now there is a few 2014 507 left in my area. Financing at 0.9% and four winter tires.
I'm starting to think 507
Turbo motors generally have much more torque than NA engines (which tend to be higher-revving). Look at the SLS BS. Squeezing more horsepower out of that NA engine actually sacrificed torque.
Likely in the neighborhood of 500 lb-ft. I think that could be entirely plausible considering the E63 has considerably more torque (almost 100 lb-ft more).
