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I have the 2018 63S coupe model and I’d totally get it again. It’s perfect for a small family. With all the bells and whistles it’s perfect for us. We drove to LA from SD this last weekend and averaged 23mpg by letting it drive itself. Probably 95% of complaints I’ve read on here are because owners don’t understand vehicle and driving dynamics and the mechanics. I’d completely advise for any sports car owner to spend a paycheck for driving classes. Everything from basic to racing unless you grew up doing it, even then it would still be worth it.
some things to know:
First. look inside gas cap and adjust tire presser appropriately. Any vehicle on 21” wheels and low pro tires will not be a cushy ride like in a pickup truck or something with a lotta tube to buffer the road. But the suspension is awesome and I drive on S+ A lot just not with maxed out tire pressure which imho is never needed for this vehicle.
Second. It’s AWD with a tight turn radius and wide *** stiff walled summer tires. You’re gonna get tire skipping when you’re driving lock to lock. It’s apart of living with a non open diff vehicle with wide tires. Even the Macan turbo with 21” wheels and summer tires has tire skipping complaints.
Third. In sport+ If you’re not driving it like a man you’ll cause the car to jerk forward, which takes your foot of the pedal, which quickly decelerates the car which throws your body forward and back to your foot pressing on the gas and again all over again accelerate then pulling your foot off the pedal This will cause the car to jerk back and forth like crazy. I believe overweight drivers experience this much more and people sitting super lazy on their seat will cause it even in comfort mode. Simple fix is sit properly in your seat not ghetto stretching to the pedal. Your arms should be extended no more than 75% to lock out. Closer is better because you can control the steering wheel faster and with more power. If you’re in S+ you can press your left leg to the floorboard thus holding your *** in the seat so your body doesn’t bounce back and forth throwing your gas foot back and forth causing the car to wonder WTF you’re trying to do. This is all typical for a non driver driving a sports car to have these errors the GLC63S holds the Norisring record for SUVs!! It’s a sports car....it’s just a lack of understanding that makes owners think it’s the cars error.
Fourth. The car will downshift in to its ‘powerband’ when you’re aggressive. It’ll stay there for a good bit unless you manually bump it up. This is the car expecting you to continue to drive like an *******. If it quickly shifted up then when you go to stomp it again it has to drop through 4 or more gears to get back in to the powerband. Which would make a ****ty sports car!
All in all im glad I got it, I was looking at a G wagon or Land Rover sport and I don’t need the g wagons status and the land rovers had over 300 cars in line to be fixed at the downtown San Diego dealership.
I’d like to upgrade the turbos to something like weistec W.3 but..... not like it needs it. I’d like a set of winter wheels and tires for snow when we go to the mountains. That’s needed imho. I’m jealous of the 2020 models larger screen and more colors of interior lighting and iPhone integration that my system doesn’t do other than BT. Hope this helps. I’ve had nothing negative so far in 6mo and about 7k miles.
ohh if you get the ash trim understand it’s real wood. I waxed mine to protect it from warping from water or any liquid dripping on it. That’s why the doors are aluminum on the ash trim option otherwise rain or snow would totally ruin the trim on the doors. Carbon fiber does look cooler if you don’t want to deal with worrying about snow or water.
I have the 2018 63S coupe model and I’d totally get it again. It’s perfect for a small family. With all the bells and whistles it’s perfect for us. We drove to LA from SD this last weekend and averaged 23mpg by letting it drive itself. Probably 95% of complaints I’ve read on here are because owners don’t understand vehicle and driving dynamics and the mechanics. I’d completely advise for any sports car owner to spend a paycheck for driving classes. Everything from basic to racing unless you grew up doing it, even then it would still be worth it.
some things to know:
First. look inside gas cap and adjust tire presser appropriately. Any vehicle on 21” wheels and low pro tires will not be a cushy ride like in a pickup truck or something with a lotta tube to buffer the road. But the suspension is awesome and I drive on S+ A lot just not with maxed out tire pressure which imho is never needed for this vehicle.
Second. It’s AWD with a tight turn radius and wide *** stiff walled summer tires. You’re gonna get tire skipping when you’re driving lock to lock. It’s apart of living with a non open diff vehicle with wide tires. Even the Macan turbo with 21” wheels and summer tires has tire skipping complaints.
Third. In sport+ If you’re not driving it like a man you’ll cause the car to jerk forward, which takes your foot of the pedal, which quickly decelerates the car which throws your body forward and back to your foot pressing on the gas and again all over again accelerate then pulling your foot off the pedal This will cause the car to jerk back and forth like crazy. I believe overweight drivers experience this much more and people sitting super lazy on their seat will cause it even in comfort mode. Simple fix is sit properly in your seat not ghetto stretching to the pedal. Your arms should be extended no more than 75% to lock out. Closer is better because you can control the steering wheel faster and with more power. If you’re in S+ you can press your left leg to the floorboard thus holding your *** in the seat so your body doesn’t bounce back and forth throwing your gas foot back and forth causing the car to wonder WTF you’re trying to do. This is all typical for a non driver driving a sports car to have these errors the GLC63S holds the Norisring record for SUVs!! It’s a sports car....it’s just a lack of understanding that makes owners think it’s the cars error.
Fourth. The car will downshift in to its ‘powerband’ when you’re aggressive. It’ll stay there for a good bit unless you manually bump it up. This is the car expecting you to continue to drive like an *******. If it quickly shifted up then when you go to stomp it again it has to drop through 4 or more gears to get back in to the powerband. Which would make a ****ty sports car!
All in all im glad I got it, I was looking at a G wagon or Land Rover sport and I don’t need the g wagons status and the land rovers had over 300 cars in line to be fixed at the downtown San Diego dealership.
I’d like to upgrade the turbos to something like weistec W.3 but..... not like it needs it. I’d like a set of winter wheels and tires for snow when we go to the mountains. That’s needed imho. I’m jealous of the 2020 models larger screen and more colors of interior lighting and iPhone integration that my system doesn’t do other than BT. Hope this helps. I’ve had nothing negative so far in 6mo and about 7k miles.
ohh if you get the ash trim understand it’s real wood. I waxed mine to protect it from warping from water or any liquid dripping on it. That’s why the doors are aluminum on the ash trim option otherwise rain or snow would totally ruin the trim on the doors. Carbon fiber does look cooler if you don’t want to deal with worrying about snow or water.
Fantastic reply. Thanks.
Good point about the ash trim and potential water damage. Any damage issues with the kids in the backseat or is all the backseat trim aluminum?
You mention getting snow tires for mountain driving - have you had the chance to drive in snow on all season tires?
Great summary and agree with everything you mention. I have a 2018 GLC63S coupe as well. I would buy it again without hesitation. In my area, there are many MBs, Porsche's, BMWs, and Teslas. But its rare to see a GLC63/63S, which does validate why I waited for this version of the GLC. I have 20in Vorsteiners on Michelin Alpins for winter. Great set up and I get a lot of compliments. The Alpins actually drive much smoother than the Pilot Sports (which I expected given the soft summer compound). Go Summer/Winter, much better than all seasons. I prefer the black ash over the carbon fiber, which shows a lot of finger prints (smudges). I have Uniden R3, which is a great dash mount radar (see Vortexradar for a review). I didn't feel the need to spend $3k on a fully integrated/installed Escort unit. Lastly, its totally worth getting PPF and ceramic coating. With black, you are always looking to keep it as clean as possible. The ceramic coating repels water so you get less spotting. And the PPF should protect for small rocks, which is common in Chicago due to the harsh winter impact on the pavement.
no damage yet. We have an oversized kids seat currently and the little dude is always kicking the air vents. We will have to get the above car seats soon with another coming glad the wife is small......for many reasons.
Ive driven many vehicles with ‘All season’ tires they blow compared to dedicated snow tires(mud for truck rocks) My car came with summer tires which are a solid no on snow. Any ice and it’ll be bad. Can always do chains but dedicated snow tires are best and chains can wear fast and possibly lead to a catastrophic failure. I like how Germany does it. It’s the law to have dedicated snow tires. They all have dedicated snow wheels they put on in winter. If you go to the alps with out snow tires they’ll look at you like......probably the SS looked at certain religions some time ago.....seriously.
We have a 2019 GLC63 Coupe and would definitely buy it again... and x2 about the Diono 3RX narrow car seats. Here’s a photo of three across our back seat...
I will not rehash what MercOne1 said but it’s spot on, and I got the car for my wife. One wasn’t a fan of power and handling, and she loves driving the vehicle. I’ve read too many post of some saying it’s too bumpy/rattles/jerky? Some legit, but some purchased a vehicle they don’t understand or failed to do research. She didn’t need the 63 motor, but for the few times I drive it I love the sound and power.
My wife hates driving my Ranger Rover ha she says it’s a boat and no power. I just smile and laugh at how she’s changed, and I can’t get the keys from her. Yes I would by all day and twice on Sunday. It’s the first Merc I’ve owned and a fan.
Thx man. Booted the BMW M car as they’re building crap, and Merc has a new brand fan after 18 years of BMW’s. By the way I drove the C63AMG, and it’s a really really fun car. I capped my limit to 4 cars and no lifts .......I drive what I buy and drive all the value out.
We have a 2019 GLC63 Coupe and would definitely buy it again... and x2 about the Diono 3RX narrow car seats. Here’s a photo of three across our back seat...
Awesome setup!!!! I have a 2 year old sitting on a recaro proride which fits good in my old car(2016 rx350 f-sport) but it’s tighter fit in the glc63. Even though it’s a tighter fit it still works, but your setup is a win!!! Gotta get those car seats.
That’s why the doors are aluminum on the ash trim option otherwise rain or snow would totally ruin the trim on the doors. Carbon fiber does look cooler if you don’t want to deal with worrying about snow or water.
Interesting, I've a 2017 43. For that year the doors got the ash as well. It's held up well with 50,000+ km now, but I wonder if that's why they changed it for 2018+
I have the 2018 63S coupe model and I’d totally get it again. It’s perfect for a small family. With all the bells and whistles it’s perfect for us. We drove to LA from SD this last weekend and averaged 23mpg by letting it drive itself. Probably 95% of complaints I’ve read on here are because owners don’t understand vehicle and driving dynamics and the mechanics. I’d completely advise for any sports car owner to spend a paycheck for driving classes. Everything from basic to racing unless you grew up doing it, even then it would still be worth it.
some things to know:
First. look inside gas cap and adjust tire presser appropriately. Any vehicle on 21” wheels and low pro tires will not be a cushy ride like in a pickup truck or something with a lotta tube to buffer the road. But the suspension is awesome and I drive on S+ A lot just not with maxed out tire pressure which imho is never needed for this vehicle.
Second. It’s AWD with a tight turn radius and wide *** stiff walled summer tires. You’re gonna get tire skipping when you’re driving lock to lock. It’s apart of living with a non open diff vehicle with wide tires. Even the Macan turbo with 21” wheels and summer tires has tire skipping complaints.
Third. In sport+ If you’re not driving it like a man you’ll cause the car to jerk forward, which takes your foot of the pedal, which quickly decelerates the car which throws your body forward and back to your foot pressing on the gas and again all over again accelerate then pulling your foot off the pedal This will cause the car to jerk back and forth like crazy. I believe overweight drivers experience this much more and people sitting super lazy on their seat will cause it even in comfort mode. Simple fix is sit properly in your seat not ghetto stretching to the pedal. Your arms should be extended no more than 75% to lock out. Closer is better because you can control the steering wheel faster and with more power. If you’re in S+ you can press your left leg to the floorboard thus holding your *** in the seat so your body doesn’t bounce back and forth throwing your gas foot back and forth causing the car to wonder WTF you’re trying to do. This is all typical for a non driver driving a sports car to have these errors the GLC63S holds the Norisring record for SUVs!! It’s a sports car....it’s just a lack of understanding that makes owners think it’s the cars error.
Fourth. The car will downshift in to its ‘powerband’ when you’re aggressive. It’ll stay there for a good bit unless you manually bump it up. This is the car expecting you to continue to drive like an *******. If it quickly shifted up then when you go to stomp it again it has to drop through 4 or more gears to get back in to the powerband. Which would make a ****ty sports car!
All in all im glad I got it, I was looking at a G wagon or Land Rover sport and I don’t need the g wagons status and the land rovers had over 300 cars in line to be fixed at the downtown San Diego dealership.
I’d like to upgrade the turbos to something like weistec W.3 but..... not like it needs it. I’d like a set of winter wheels and tires for snow when we go to the mountains. That’s needed imho. I’m jealous of the 2020 models larger screen and more colors of interior lighting and iPhone integration that my system doesn’t do other than BT. Hope this helps. I’ve had nothing negative so far in 6mo and about 7k miles.
ohh if you get the ash trim understand it’s real wood. I waxed mine to protect it from warping from water or any liquid dripping on it. That’s why the doors are aluminum on the ash trim option otherwise rain or snow would totally ruin the trim on the doors. Carbon fiber does look cooler if you don’t want to deal with worrying about snow or water.
Spot on .......it was never designed to be cushy it’s a sports car with a hatch. It’s my wife’s are I have a cushy Range Rover, but I do love playing on her car from time to time. Again good review.
I have the 2018 63S coupe model and I’d totally get it again. It’s perfect for a small family. With all the bells and whistles it’s perfect for us. We drove to LA from SD this last weekend and averaged 23mpg by letting it drive itself. Probably 95% of complaints I’ve read on here are because owners don’t understand vehicle and driving dynamics and the mechanics. I’d completely advise for any sports car owner to spend a paycheck for driving classes. Everything from basic to racing unless you grew up doing it, even then it would still be worth it.
some things to know:
First. look inside gas cap and adjust tire presser appropriately. Any vehicle on 21” wheels and low pro tires will not be a cushy ride like in a pickup truck or something with a lotta tube to buffer the road. But the suspension is awesome and I drive on S+ A lot just not with maxed out tire pressure which imho is never needed for this vehicle.
Second. It’s AWD with a tight turn radius and wide *** stiff walled summer tires. You’re gonna get tire skipping when you’re driving lock to lock. It’s apart of living with a non open diff vehicle with wide tires. Even the Macan turbo with 21” wheels and summer tires has tire skipping complaints.
Third. In sport+ If you’re not driving it like a man you’ll cause the car to jerk forward, which takes your foot of the pedal, which quickly decelerates the car which throws your body forward and back to your foot pressing on the gas and again all over again accelerate then pulling your foot off the pedal This will cause the car to jerk back and forth like crazy. I believe overweight drivers experience this much more and people sitting super lazy on their seat will cause it even in comfort mode. Simple fix is sit properly in your seat not ghetto stretching to the pedal. Your arms should be extended no more than 75% to lock out. Closer is better because you can control the steering wheel faster and with more power. If you’re in S+ you can press your left leg to the floorboard thus holding your *** in the seat so your body doesn’t bounce back and forth throwing your gas foot back and forth causing the car to wonder WTF you’re trying to do. This is all typical for a non driver driving a sports car to have these errors the GLC63S holds the Norisring record for SUVs!! It’s a sports car....it’s just a lack of understanding that makes owners think it’s the cars error.
Fourth. The car will downshift in to its ‘powerband’ when you’re aggressive. It’ll stay there for a good bit unless you manually bump it up. This is the car expecting you to continue to drive like an *******. If it quickly shifted up then when you go to stomp it again it has to drop through 4 or more gears to get back in to the powerband. Which would make a ****ty sports car!
All in all im glad I got it, I was looking at a G wagon or Land Rover sport and I don’t need the g wagons status and the land rovers had over 300 cars in line to be fixed at the downtown San Diego dealership.
I’d like to upgrade the turbos to something like weistec W.3 but..... not like it needs it. I’d like a set of winter wheels and tires for snow when we go to the mountains. That’s needed imho. I’m jealous of the 2020 models larger screen and more colors of interior lighting and iPhone integration that my system doesn’t do other than BT. Hope this helps. I’ve had nothing negative so far in 6mo and about 7k miles.
ohh if you get the ash trim understand it’s real wood. I waxed mine to protect it from warping from water or any liquid dripping on it. That’s why the doors are aluminum on the ash trim option otherwise rain or snow would totally ruin the trim on the doors. Carbon fiber does look cooler if you don’t want to deal with worrying about snow or water.
That sealed deal for me. Thanks for this. I was goin get a CLS53 but car seat wouldn't fit with wifey in front so I was forced to look at a SuV but wanted something sporty.
I was looking at GLC64 or X4M I'm pretty sure I'm going merc
no damage yet. We have an oversized kids seat currently and the little dude is always kicking the air vents. We will have to get the above car seats soon with another coming glad the wife is small......for many reasons.
Ive driven many vehicles with ‘All season’ tires they blow compared to dedicated snow tires(mud for truck rocks) My car came with summer tires which are a solid no on snow. Any ice and it’ll be bad. Can always do chains but dedicated snow tires are best and chains can wear fast and possibly lead to a catastrophic failure. I like how Germany does it. It’s the law to have dedicated snow tires. They all have dedicated snow wheels they put on in winter. If you go to the alps with out snow tires they’ll look at you like......probably the SS looked at certain religions some time ago.....seriously.
You don't see any issues with reclining with that car seat? We in planning on having another and I figure we need smaller car seats for this car.
You don't see any issues with reclining with that car seat? We in planning on having another and I figure we need smaller car seats for this car.
It has a small recline feature and you can add a pad they sell for greater recline. For mine to sleep just the small recline adjustment works perfect facing forward
Yes, it is fast - damned fast, but st $112k Canadian dollars, it really should have more refinement.
It drives like a cheap and crappy go cart that was designed by kids, rather than by talented Engineers.
i also have a 2018 GTC and a 2019 G63, and both are excellent cars.
But the GLC63S in our experience is a huge disappointment all around. It is a badly made sports car and a badly made SUV. It lets in far too much road noise. The seats are deplorable and the road noise is unacceptable. The exhaust note is barely perceptible and it’s gearing imprecise and inconsistent at best. It also bunny hops like a cheap piece of crap around corners due to poor design and construction. I understand the explanation for this, but it is still unacceptable.
I get the feeling that this vehicle was assembled as a Frankenstein monster rather than engineered as a fine driving machine.
‘In fact, we hate it so much that we are possibly going to pay to get out of the 18 month lease and just go configure something else. Maybe a Porsche, until the new GLE63S is available for configuring and ordering.
The GLC63S is appointed like a much less expensive vehicle - abysmally lower than the standard for the price range. I could have leased a new Platinum Escalade for cheaper and gotten 10 times the vehicle.
My recommendation: RUN AWAY from this vehicle - don’t merely walk.
Mercedes does not not often screw up badly, but they sure got it wrong with this deplorable piece of junk.
I have a 6 month old 2019 GLC63 SUV and I love it 11k miles in.
I agree mostly with the first detailed response but i think that poster is really compromising on what is acceptable for a 500HP car.
I have not had a car under 400hp in 10 years and i have never had the issues with the jerky pedal like this GLC has. The GLC does not rev higher or faster than most cars with similar or more power so why is the jerkiness acceptable (even if it was bouncing the driver around) as described?
Moving onto the tires skipping. 265 width are absolutely not wide tires. The Dodge Charger Hellcat runs 275 in front and the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT runs 295 in front. I have none of that issue when I run same width in 22" wheels Conti DWS 06. My money is on the tires being garbage (Pirelli SportContact in mine). I'll say swap to Michelins and call it a day to fix that problem.
The GLC is not doing anything better than the average performance car or SUV to have the pedal jerkiness and tire skipping issues. Those are just failures to properly test by Mercedes.
Now, once you accept those 2 big characteristics and realize the GLC is still the same GLC300 you would probably not look at if not for the AMG engine, your expectations become realistic. It is an amazing performance hatchback that does more with less. Less refined and cheaper than a Macan while outperforming the Macan by a large margin.
Would I buy it again? absolutely.
What would i change? maybe go easy on the option boxes. If you do not absolutely need driver assistance package, skip it with the multimedia package and just chose apple carplay/android auto for 350 versus 5k. i love the 900 heads up display. sunroof is a must for me. The seats, i am still not sure the 3k upgrade to leather is worth it but i enjoy my vented seats now that it's 105 degrees in Texas. If I behaved on the options list i should have been around 75k which s decent but at 85k, my car was a little too pricey for what it really is. Taht said, I would have been shopping an E63s wagon if i wanted Mercedes' finest but since my money is not there, i had to be realistic about what i was getting.
Summary, It is an amazing performance hatch that gets pricey with options and will annoy you initially with the jerkiness and tire skipping. You can resolve jerkiness by getting used to it and modulating you pedal input. you can resolve tire skipping with better tires.
I have a 6 month old 2019 GLC63 SUV and I love it 11k miles in.
I agree mostly with the first detailed response but i think that poster is really compromising on what is acceptable for a 500HP car.
I have not had a car under 400hp in 10 years and i have never had the issues with the jerky pedal like this GLC has. The GLC does not rev higher or faster than most cars with similar or more power so why is the jerkiness acceptable (even if it was bouncing the driver around) as described?
Moving onto the tires skipping. 265 width are absolutely not wide tires. The Dodge Charger Hellcat runs 275 in front and the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT runs 295 in front. I have none of that issue when I run same width in 22" wheels Conti DWS 06. My money is on the tires being garbage (Pirelli SportContact in mine). I'll say swap to Michelins and call it a day to fix that problem.
The GLC is not doing anything better than the average performance car or SUV to have the pedal jerkiness and tire skipping issues. Those are just failures to properly test by Mercedes.
Now, once you accept those 2 big characteristics and realize the GLC is still the same GLC300 you would probably not look at if not for the AMG engine, your expectations become realistic. It is an amazing performance hatchback that does more with less. Less refined and cheaper than a Macan while outperforming the Macan by a large margin.
Would I buy it again? absolutely.
What would i change? maybe go easy on the option boxes. If you do not absolutely need driver assistance package, skip it with the multimedia package and just chose apple carplay/android auto for 350 versus 5k. i love the 900 heads up display. sunroof is a must for me. The seats, i am still not sure the 3k upgrade to leather is worth it but i enjoy my vented seats now that it's 105 degrees in Texas. If I behaved on the options list i should have been around 75k which s decent but at 85k, my car was a little too pricey for what it really is. Taht said, I would have been shopping an E63s wagon if i wanted Mercedes' finest but since my money is not there, i had to be realistic about what i was getting.
Summary, It is an amazing performance hatch that gets pricey with options and will annoy you initially with the jerkiness and tire skipping. You can resolve jerkiness by getting used to it and modulating you pedal input. you can resolve tire skipping with better tires.
I hope that helps
Yep. For me it's the jerking from tranny and rattle interior... Make me think maybe I will get a Macon GTS next time...
i also have a 2018 GTC and a 2019 G63, and both are excellent cars.
Did you honestly think that a $47,300 (base price USD) vehicle was going to compare to a $112,700 and $124,500 (base price USD) vehicles? Seriously? ...Good thing you didn't buy a AMG GLA45.
05-28-2019, 11:04 PM
