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Okay! So. In my head, because as a kid I basically memorised the 0-60mph time of every car I read about, I found joy in figures.
I'm now 40, and yeah 0-60 is kinda okay, but 0-100mph is what I then moved on to. I think it was the McLaren F1 with it's 6.4 to 100mph that burned into my brain. It seemed indescribably fast.
Now in a world of twin turbo Huracans, and GTR's, the battle for lowest 0-100 I kind of don't connect with. It's like drag racing to me, and with electric now putting its cap on back to front, **** is going to change rapidly. Again.
So i've decided to live a good decade behind. Mentally, and automotively. Hence my purchase of a 2010 C63, with 50k (miles) on the clock. And, I love it. But, i'm competitve, on its behalf, and I have at the back of my mind my C63 is as fast as a Ferarri 360 to 100mph. The Ferrari seems to do it in 9.3 seconds. Which I suspect I don't quite match. Being 2010, and the base model, I have 451bhp to play with. I have seen road test in a reputible magazine from back in the day, which I will include a section of here;
So lets drag you back on topic - I've seen 0-60 results from Car and Driver that said they achieved a 3.9 to 60mph. That to me seems optimistic.
CAN I say, with conviction lol, that my car is as fast as a Ferrari 360 to 100mph?! OR... Do I need a remap!??
Any thoughts, or links to verified figures of variants of the C63, that are confirmed, would be gratefully received.
Ok, cool. that's an ace start point. I see you feature in there a lot. Thus, I consider you an expert dude! In your opinion, what would a pre-facelift non power pack C63 do to 100mph?? You can say you can't make a guess, it's just out of everyone you seem ideally placed to make that judgment
Lots of factors honestly when it comes to best times... weather, tire, perfect shifts, car running 100%. A remap should be done as a no brainer. But the c63 after a remap will be faster from 0-100 than a 360.
If it were me, I'd go for the Modena. Absolutely. Side bar: I noticed after my wife's first AMG, some refer to the Mercedes and a Merc. It must be an age thing, but to me, a 'Merc' is a reference to a Mercury.
Personally, I prefer the term 'Benz'. But, back on point, the Modena. Don't make them like that anymore.
If it were me, I'd go for the Modena. Absolutely. Side bar: I noticed after my wife's first AMG, some refer to the Mercedes and a Merc. It must be an age thing, but to me, a 'Merc' is a reference to a Mercury.
Personally, I prefer the term 'Benz'. But, back on point, the Modena. Don't make them like that anymore.
You old fart! I have always thought the same thing. Now, I’d love to have one of these “Merc’s”...
I’ll keep my Benz. (And, keeping with the theme, when I say the word Benz, I think of a 450 SEL. In my mind, that was the apogee of ‘Benz-ness’.)
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Ferrari 360 v 2010 C63 AMG
