Sport Auto tests the W212 E63 on the Ring
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Sport Auto tests the W212 E63 on the Ring
As part of their Supertest series, Sport Auto magazine has tested the new E63 AMG.
The laptime around the Ring was 8:10 minutes making the E63 the fastest 4 door Merc sedan ever tested by Sport Auto.
To give some perspective, here are some other 4 door cars tested in the past by Sport Auto (all the same driver, but on different days).
C43 AMG (W202) - 8:51
S4 (B5) - 8:42
C32 AMG (W203) - 8:37
S4 (B6) - 8:29
M5 (E39) - 8:28
RS4 (B5) - 8:25
C55 AMG (W203) - 8:22
IS-F - 8:18
M5 (E60) - 8:13
C63 AMG (W204) - 8:13
E63 AMG (W212) - 8:10
RS4 (B7) - 8:09......on R-compound tires
The laptime around the Ring was 8:10 minutes making the E63 the fastest 4 door Merc sedan ever tested by Sport Auto.
To give some perspective, here are some other 4 door cars tested in the past by Sport Auto (all the same driver, but on different days).
C43 AMG (W202) - 8:51
S4 (B5) - 8:42
C32 AMG (W203) - 8:37
S4 (B6) - 8:29
M5 (E39) - 8:28
RS4 (B5) - 8:25
C55 AMG (W203) - 8:22
IS-F - 8:18
M5 (E60) - 8:13
C63 AMG (W204) - 8:13
E63 AMG (W212) - 8:10
RS4 (B7) - 8:09......on R-compound tires
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Seems like AMG has beefed up the handling of the new E-class, given the time is three seconds faster than C63 (which is 200kg lighter according to AMG.com)
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That is fantastic!
Great time.
The car that shocks me the most is the CTS-V with the manufacturer time of 7:59.
I've test driven both the w212 and the Caddy. The Merc has the better steering feel and feels much more nimble. The Caddy felt kinda numb.
Both great cars, I'm nit-picking here. But a 10 second differential in favor of the Caddy is hard to fathom...
Great time.
The car that shocks me the most is the CTS-V with the manufacturer time of 7:59.
I've test driven both the w212 and the Caddy. The Merc has the better steering feel and feels much more nimble. The Caddy felt kinda numb.
Both great cars, I'm nit-picking here. But a 10 second differential in favor of the Caddy is hard to fathom...
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Mfr claims are fairly worthless
Even NBR times by SportAuto can vary materially by tests on separate days, post vs pre-repaving of track, etc etc, but SA is closest acceptable benchmark for chassis/tq, etc on a somewhat real-world like track
Will be interesting to see what the $180K PanamTT can achieve on NBR by SA vs $100K E63
Test-drove PTT vs E63 and, ignoring $80K relative cost difference, was far more impressed by precision/balance/exhaust note/gearbox smoothness/linear tq/advanced safety tech of 63 in mtn twisties, let alone a fast urban fwy in daily commuting duty
Even NBR times by SportAuto can vary materially by tests on separate days, post vs pre-repaving of track, etc etc, but SA is closest acceptable benchmark for chassis/tq, etc on a somewhat real-world like track
Will be interesting to see what the $180K PanamTT can achieve on NBR by SA vs $100K E63
Test-drove PTT vs E63 and, ignoring $80K relative cost difference, was far more impressed by precision/balance/exhaust note/gearbox smoothness/linear tq/advanced safety tech of 63 in mtn twisties, let alone a fast urban fwy in daily commuting duty
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As part of their Supertest series, Sport Auto magazine has tested the new E63 AMG.
The laptime around the Ring was 8:10 minutes making the E63 the fastest 4 door Merc sedan ever tested by Sport Auto.
To give some perspective, here are some other 4 door cars tested in the past by Sport Auto (all the same driver, but on different days).
C43 AMG (W202) - 8:51
S4 (B5) - 8:42
C32 AMG (W203) - 8:37
S4 (B6) - 8:29
M5 (E39) - 8:28
RS4 (B5) - 8:25
C55 AMG (W203) - 8:22
IS-F - 8:18
M5 (E60) - 8:13
C63 AMG (W204) - 8:13
E63 AMG (W212) - 8:10
RS4 (B7) - 8:09......on R-compound tires
The laptime around the Ring was 8:10 minutes making the E63 the fastest 4 door Merc sedan ever tested by Sport Auto.
To give some perspective, here are some other 4 door cars tested in the past by Sport Auto (all the same driver, but on different days).
C43 AMG (W202) - 8:51
S4 (B5) - 8:42
C32 AMG (W203) - 8:37
S4 (B6) - 8:29
M5 (E39) - 8:28
RS4 (B5) - 8:25
C55 AMG (W203) - 8:22
IS-F - 8:18
M5 (E60) - 8:13
C63 AMG (W204) - 8:13
E63 AMG (W212) - 8:10
RS4 (B7) - 8:09......on R-compound tires
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