Received my C63S! Impressions
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Received my C63S! Impressions
Hi guys,
I picked up my new C63S last month in Palladium silver, black/red comfort seats, 5 spoke wheels and charcoal wood trim. 500km/300miles done already.
The car is amazing, I don't think I need to repeat everything we see in YouTube vids, it's sufficient to say that it has lived up to the hype.
I will only add that the stop/start feature works a lot better than any other car I have had with this feature, with silent start instead of the alternater whirring away at every traffic light as in my previous car.
Also, visibility is excellent.
4 small gripes which in no way can possibly take away from the ownership experience but are often overlooked in reviews:
- the transmission's comfort mode is not really "comfortable". It forces a start in second and slips the clutch like a driver who has just learned to drive manual. When cruising away from the traffic lights, the engine labours and surges without much forward motion. Thankfully sport mode provides immediate engagement between the engine and first gear but then there is no access to stop/start and the gears are held too long for my liking.
- the transmission defaults to neutral on shut-down, meaning that there is a roll-away risk if you forget to press the Park button. BMW transmissions default to Park and automatic engagement of the park brake, which was a feature I took for granted and figured it was the obvious approach to take.
- Right hand drive cars have a cramped footwell and the steering wheel is offset to the left. My left knee rests on the hard surface on the corner of the centre console and my right knee rests on the door's pull handle. It doesn't help that the steering wheel is also a touch to the left because my hand sometimes gets stuck between my knee and the steering wheel unless I raise it to uncomfortable levels. Never been a problem with any other car I've had.
- the steering wheel looks great but it's smaller width forces the driver to position their hands inside the width of their shoulders a bit more than is comfortable for a long trip. Steering wheels traditionally are meant to be equal to the width of the shoulders to allow a relaxed two-handed grip. I never appreciated this fact until I came across the undersized wheel in the Merc.
Anyway, all-up it is a monstrous bit of kit and I look forward to keeping this car for a lot longer than I have kept any other car.
Keep motoring on fellas and look forward to contributing over the next few years.
I picked up my new C63S last month in Palladium silver, black/red comfort seats, 5 spoke wheels and charcoal wood trim. 500km/300miles done already.
The car is amazing, I don't think I need to repeat everything we see in YouTube vids, it's sufficient to say that it has lived up to the hype.
I will only add that the stop/start feature works a lot better than any other car I have had with this feature, with silent start instead of the alternater whirring away at every traffic light as in my previous car.
Also, visibility is excellent.
4 small gripes which in no way can possibly take away from the ownership experience but are often overlooked in reviews:
- the transmission's comfort mode is not really "comfortable". It forces a start in second and slips the clutch like a driver who has just learned to drive manual. When cruising away from the traffic lights, the engine labours and surges without much forward motion. Thankfully sport mode provides immediate engagement between the engine and first gear but then there is no access to stop/start and the gears are held too long for my liking.
- the transmission defaults to neutral on shut-down, meaning that there is a roll-away risk if you forget to press the Park button. BMW transmissions default to Park and automatic engagement of the park brake, which was a feature I took for granted and figured it was the obvious approach to take.
- Right hand drive cars have a cramped footwell and the steering wheel is offset to the left. My left knee rests on the hard surface on the corner of the centre console and my right knee rests on the door's pull handle. It doesn't help that the steering wheel is also a touch to the left because my hand sometimes gets stuck between my knee and the steering wheel unless I raise it to uncomfortable levels. Never been a problem with any other car I've had.
- the steering wheel looks great but it's smaller width forces the driver to position their hands inside the width of their shoulders a bit more than is comfortable for a long trip. Steering wheels traditionally are meant to be equal to the width of the shoulders to allow a relaxed two-handed grip. I never appreciated this fact until I came across the undersized wheel in the Merc.
Anyway, all-up it is a monstrous bit of kit and I look forward to keeping this car for a lot longer than I have kept any other car.
Keep motoring on fellas and look forward to contributing over the next few years.
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You must be a big guy. The wheel is shoulder width for me. And I don't have a problem with my right knee being anywhere near the corner of the center console (LHD).
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I've got an estate c63s with very similar specification. I totally agree about the cramped footwell on the right hand drive cars. I also agree with the post above, why bother with comfort mode? I drive everywhere in race mode with manual gears. I assume you're in the uk? What tyres are you running?
