clk 63 amg - its damn quick !
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clk 63 amg - its damn quick !
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Im new to this board and i have just purchased my new 07 clk 63 amg coupe. First thing i have to say is i just sold my 2010 M3 and was feeling sad that i would never drive a car as quick as the m3 but then came the clk63 and blew my ucking mind away! this thing is ucking quick ! wow never knew a machine could accelerate so aggressively and that torque just pins u back to your seat where u have difficulty breathing oxygen in to your lungs from the g force.
only thing is the damm traction controll kicks in 1 and 2nd gear all the time so i decided to wack in 19" 275 wide tyres on the back. does anyone know whats the largest tyres i can put onto this baby for extra traction ?
thanks
steve
Im new to this board and i have just purchased my new 07 clk 63 amg coupe. First thing i have to say is i just sold my 2010 M3 and was feeling sad that i would never drive a car as quick as the m3 but then came the clk63 and blew my ucking mind away! this thing is ucking quick ! wow never knew a machine could accelerate so aggressively and that torque just pins u back to your seat where u have difficulty breathing oxygen in to your lungs from the g force.
only thing is the damm traction controll kicks in 1 and 2nd gear all the time so i decided to wack in 19" 275 wide tyres on the back. does anyone know whats the largest tyres i can put onto this baby for extra traction ?
thanks
steve
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Hi,
Im new to this board and i have just purchased my new 07 clk 63 amg coupe. First thing i have to say is i just sold my 2010 M3 and was feeling sad that i would never drive a car as quick as the m3 but then came the clk63 and blew my ucking mind away! this thing is ucking quick ! wow never knew a machine could accelerate so aggressively and that torque just pins u back to your seat where u have difficulty breathing oxygen in to your lungs from the g force.
only thing is the damm traction controll kicks in 1 and 2nd gear all the time so i decided to wack in 19" 275 wide tyres on the back. does anyone know whats the largest tyres i can put onto this baby for extra traction ?
thanks
steve
Im new to this board and i have just purchased my new 07 clk 63 amg coupe. First thing i have to say is i just sold my 2010 M3 and was feeling sad that i would never drive a car as quick as the m3 but then came the clk63 and blew my ucking mind away! this thing is ucking quick ! wow never knew a machine could accelerate so aggressively and that torque just pins u back to your seat where u have difficulty breathing oxygen in to your lungs from the g force.
only thing is the damm traction controll kicks in 1 and 2nd gear all the time so i decided to wack in 19" 275 wide tyres on the back. does anyone know whats the largest tyres i can put onto this baby for extra traction ?
thanks
steve
Congrat......I don't understand why Mercedes decided not to import the Clk63 "coupe" version to the US. Mercedes would definitely sell more coupe version then the Clk63 Cabriolet for sure.
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Hi,
Im new to this board and i have just purchased my new 07 clk 63 amg coupe. First thing i have to say is i just sold my 2010 M3 and was feeling sad that i would never drive a car as quick as the m3 but then came the clk63 and blew my ucking mind away! this thing is ucking quick ! wow never knew a machine could accelerate so aggressively and that torque just pins u back to your seat where u have difficulty breathing oxygen in to your lungs from the g force.
only thing is the damm traction controll kicks in 1 and 2nd gear all the time so i decided to wack in 19" 275 wide tyres on the back. does anyone know whats the largest tyres i can put onto this baby for extra traction ?
thanks
steve
Im new to this board and i have just purchased my new 07 clk 63 amg coupe. First thing i have to say is i just sold my 2010 M3 and was feeling sad that i would never drive a car as quick as the m3 but then came the clk63 and blew my ucking mind away! this thing is ucking quick ! wow never knew a machine could accelerate so aggressively and that torque just pins u back to your seat where u have difficulty breathing oxygen in to your lungs from the g force.
only thing is the damm traction controll kicks in 1 and 2nd gear all the time so i decided to wack in 19" 275 wide tyres on the back. does anyone know whats the largest tyres i can put onto this baby for extra traction ?
thanks
steve
Great to see another CLK63 owner!
I've had mine for a couple of years now and have loved every second of ownership.
I have the coupe version.
It amazes me just like I bought it yesterday
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I found myself racing an M3 the other day funnily enough.. I don't think he knew what he was up against. He must have thought it was just a shiney Benz.
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He rolled his window down and asked what it was.
He said that he thought his car was quick and that mine was ridiculous. lol!!
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In the lower gears, the traction control will always try to intervene, due ti the amount of torque that this engine produces.
You'll get the hang of it soon enough.
You'll just need to feed the throttle alittle more sensitively.
Once you're used to it, you'll be able to enduce wheel spin while accellerating without ESP stepping in
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And you're right about the breathing...
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Congrats on your purchase... look after her!
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I think they deemed the cabriolet more suitable to the climate over there and that people would want a convertible more than the coupe.
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First thing i have to say is i just sold my 2010 M3 and was feeling sad that i would never drive a car as quick as the m3 but then came the clk63 and blew my ucking mind away! this thing is ucking quick ! wow never knew a machine could accelerate so aggressively and that torque just pins u back to your seat where u have difficulty breathing oxygen in to your lungs from the g force.
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i don't drive the my 2006 CLK55 Cab as much as i'd like, but i can honestly say that it's my favorite MB of all time...and i've owned quite a few. it's fast, beautiful, built well, AND surprisingly it's bigger than the CL coupes in the back seats. enjoy!
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How much faster is the clk63 convert than the clk55 convert?
in real world driving?? ..... people who have driven both cars.
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in real world driving?? ..... people who have driven both cars.
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i've not driven the CLK63 cab(there just aren't that many around), but i have driven several E63's(incl wagon), and frankly they didn't feel that much faster than my CLK55 W209 cab(for every day driving).
I'd be curious others' opinion on this.
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I'd be curious others' opinion on this.
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I've also had the opportunity to drive the C63 but it was highly tuned so it's not a great comparison. It was more responsive and definitely felt faster and I did feel slow and miserable getting back into my 55. Mostly because the music coming out of the C63s exhaust was like dubstep while mine sounded like house music if you get what I am trying to say.
My 55 still makes my heart beat fast whenever I hit the pedal and the way I am propelled back into my seat is always shock and puts a smile on my face because of the monster torque its seriously impressive. Can't complain about my 55.
There are two Russian kids in my old Uni who one owns a CLK500 highly tuned claiming he can walk a 55 and the second has a CLK63 stock. I should head back to the school and propose a little drag race on an airway strip (my friend who flies private does it with his twin brother all the time). It's just a thought but it should be interesting to see how my 55 performs next to a 63.
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There are two Russian kids in my old Uni who one owns a CLK500 highly tuned claiming he can walk a 55 and the second has a CLK63 stock. I should head back to the school and propose a little drag race on an airway strip (my friend who flies private does it with his twin brother all the time). It's just a thought but it should be interesting to see how my 55 performs next to a 63.
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I don't think ive ever seen a clk63 AMG cab on the road here, and I live in the toronto area.
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I doubt MB would have had problems selling the 300 or so blacks series if they imported the reg 63 coupe.
If I had the 63, i could be hunting for 11's instead of 12's.
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