Thoughts on the W206 C63s?
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Mercedes has gone crazy with pricing here. There will be a launch Test-Drive event in Brazil soon, and I will get to test the car out. Funnily enough, it appears the car will arrive here first compared to US.
There are some units already going around in dealers to show to prospects. Impressively looking car, but interior quality of the LCI W205 C AMG is a little better, although the W206 C 63 AMG is a huge step up in quality to the standard W206, unlike the W205 (both AMG and normal civilians Cs were close in quality).
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On a related note, AMG has apparently killed the CLE 63 S E Performance and instead it's going to be a V8. There have been some recent spy shots showing a CLE 63 lacking the charging door on the rear bumper. This seems to confirm that the 4-banger E Performance CLE is no more. Article is in German, but I'm sure Google can translate it for those who don't speak German.
https://mbpassion.de/2024/04/strateg...it-4-zylinder/
https://mbpassion.de/2024/04/strateg...it-4-zylinder/
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On a related note, AMG has apparently killed the CLE 63 S E Performance and instead it's going to be a V8. There have been some recent spy shots showing a CLE 63 lacking the charging door on the rear bumper. This seems to confirm that the 4-banger E Performance CLE is no more. Article is in German, but I'm sure Google can translate it for those who don't speak German.
https://mbpassion.de/2024/04/strateg...it-4-zylinder/
https://mbpassion.de/2024/04/strateg...it-4-zylinder/
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On a related note, AMG has apparently killed the CLE 63 S E Performance and instead it's going to be a V8. There have been some recent spy shots showing a CLE 63 lacking the charging door on the rear bumper. This seems to confirm that the 4-banger E Performance CLE is no more. Article is in German, but I'm sure Google can translate it for those who don't speak German.
https://mbpassion.de/2024/04/strateg...it-4-zylinder/
https://mbpassion.de/2024/04/strateg...it-4-zylinder/
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Here's another one. Ironically it threw a CEL while they were driving it. Just kinda brings it to the point. Similar to how the GT 63 coupe I was drifting recently in Germany threw a rear wheel steering error and wouldn't allow drift mode anymore. Just too many things that can break with no upside. Car is just not fun at the end of the day. Most of this review matches my experience with it, including the instrument cluster. So much gimmick going on, but the current gear is somewhere down low in the corner with a tiny font instead of front and center as it was in the 205 digital instrument cluster.
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Here's another one. Ironically it threw a CEL while they were driving it. Just kinda brings it to the point. Similar to how the GT 63 coupe I was drifting recently in Germany threw a rear wheel steering error and wouldn't allow drift mode anymore. Just too many things that can break with no upside. Car is just not fun at the end of the day. Most of this review matches my experience with it, including the instrument cluster. So much gimmick going on, but the current gear is somewhere down low in the corner with a tiny font instead of front and center as it was in the 205 digital instrument cluster.
https://youtu.be/CZvPkIv3kOA?si=eWkLNlEhDEsyIf7b
https://youtu.be/CZvPkIv3kOA?si=eWkLNlEhDEsyIf7b
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- some of the reviews from Australian are the only positive ones such as drive.au etc
this one is too but everyone else( Autocar, eco etc) criticized the car
https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews...t-drive-review
this one is too but everyone else( Autocar, eco etc) criticized the car
https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews...t-drive-review
Last edited by smjc_99; Nov 13, 2024 at 04:42 PM.
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- some of the reviews from Australian are the only positive ones such as drive.au etc
this one is too but everyone else( Autocar, eco etc) criticized the car
https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews...t-drive-review
this one is too but everyone else( Autocar, eco etc) criticized the car
https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews...t-drive-review
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Smoking tire pretty much sums up the car. Had a c class for rental & the only impressive thing that I like is the ambient lighting and apple car play. Materials use in the interior is a downgrade. Very cheap hard plastic on the lower door and dash. We all know by now that there are cost cutting parts in our w205. What’s crazy is the price increase with the downgraded material used.
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ya, that could be a good reason and throttle house really gave a bad you tube review on the C63 SE . In my experience of driving the C63 SE a few times, the performance is inconsistent meaning the acceleration seems crazy fast sometimes and sometimes just fast ( I suspect something to do with the battery charge- crazy ) . The C63 SE drives better over the GLC63 SE as expected but the trunk space in the sedan is disappointing
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Inconsistent performance is the name of the game with these E Performance models. Partly due to the available state of charge and partly due to the required heat management of the battery. Max performance is not readily available in every mode and when it is, then only for 10 seconds at the time, afterwards the power to weight ratio is actually worse than the 205. AMG thought that people would enjoy role playing Lewis Hamilton doing energy management every lap, recuperating as much energy as possible going into the turns and then deploying it on the exit. They went as far as adding the Boost indicator in the instrument cluster which based on the track tells the driver exactly when to floor it, but all this really does is further underscoring the video game on wheels nature of this car. If I wanna drive a sim rig, I'll drive a sim rig, but otherwise I wanna actually drive a car where my skill still matters.
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Last edited by C63 SE Owner; Nov 16, 2024 at 08:42 PM.
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@C63 SE Owner Did you just create an account to storm in here with your panties in a bunch? Next time introduce yourself, post some pictures and try to make some friends first before running down the door. Many of us have driven the car by now. Don't need to own it to know it. Speed isn't everything, neither is sound. You missed the point by quite a bit.
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I’m an actual owner and so tired of people knocking the car because they need a loud engine to feel powerful and like everyone is looking at them. Put the car in Race mode and it’s fast, really fast. In fact it blows the previous model off the road and its passing times are tremendous. It outpaces many loud cars people think are fast and personally I find that fun. Some people are about the sound, I’ll take the performance. I’ve read so much foolish comments from people who aren’t owners talking about the performance. Yes the car is heavy but review after review grudgingly admits it handles well and I can attest to this as well. I’ll be making some tweaks as well to increase the fun. To be clear I’m saying this is a great car to drive daily and have real performance that works great in real life driving. I look forward to dusting many a loud V8 in the days ahead LOL!
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@C63 SE Owner Did you just create an account to storm in here with your panties in a bunch? Next time introduce yourself, post some pictures and try to make some friends first before running down the door. Many of us have driven the car by now. Don't need to own it to know it. Speed isn't everything, neither is sound. You missed the point by quite a bit.
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Hello @superswiss glad to meet you. Actually this is the first time in my life Ive joined any forum and made any comment. Perhaps you will grant me a little slack given my inexperience. You have put a lot of work into this forum and I’m sure have helped people along the way so that is commendable. I posted hoping to help that person that likes the car and wants to give it a chance but may not be confident enough to go against the critics. I love my new C63 S and was reacting to fierce criticism by some that may be based more on opinions than experience but I wasnt trying to call anyone out. In any event Im not a hot take guy but going along with the crowd didnt make sense to me here. I can see how forums are a place that can get combative pretty quick. Going forward, I’ll be focused on getting good insights from other people’s experiences and hoping I can share my experiences to help others as well. All the best, John
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I did not get to drive it in Sport + as it is a delivery car, nonetheless I always vastly disappointed with the throttle response, there is a ton of delay. Combination of extremely heavy car with a hugely complicated powertrain. The transmission was slow, the ICE engine takes too long to wake up.
Last edited by C63 SE Owner; Nov 17, 2024 at 10:11 AM.
