diver driver

Hi all just traded my 997 TT for new e63 s. What a sweet car! I know I am not telling you something you dont already know. Anyone here do DE's with their E63? Cheers!

UAG1

welcome
which one is faster?
why not 991tt?

TheOtherEric

There's probably nobody on earth who does DEs in a newer E63 -- it's simply not made for it. After many years of HPDE/racing (porsche, audi, bmw) I've seen that when cars go north of around 3,700 lbs, you start having big problems with brakes, tires, tranny, etc. Unfortunately the E63 is like 4,100 to 4,400 lbs. Not gonna cut it. Sure you can do a few hot laps, but if you plan to do a whole weekend, you better budget about $4k for new rotors, pads, and tires per weekend. None of this is exaggeration.

nstanford99

911 TT is faster no doubt, just two different types of car. But the E63 with little money put into it could probably beat a 911 turbo in a straight line. Id take the AMG all day everyday, a much more exciting car to drive, something about porsche in general just doesnt excite me!

congrats on your E63 please post some pics soon!

ace10

I agree with TOE. You might be able to do a few sessions over a weekend, but don't expect to hammer the thing mercilessly without it taking a toll on consumables.

AMGDA runs a few W212 and W218's, but it's not their bread and butter platform.

E63 is a LOT of beef.

diver driver

Yeah it is to go do hot laps and have fun on occasion not a club racer or anything of that nature. I only have 150 miles on the car so I have not gotten into it. cannot say it is faster than the TT. The e63 is a blast on off ramps at 110mph+ test drive I had the sales guy saying people usually only go fast in a straight line... LOL Holds the road as well as 911 which shocked me.

PeterUbers

Congrats! Pics

kart125

Welcome to AMG! Same boat as you got my wagon 4 days ago and already have 300 miles... still working on the black out look!


Ya, pics!

screw991le

Yes, Welcome to AMG, now pics

TheOtherEric

When I was saying to budget $4k in consumables per weekend, that assumes the standard 70-90 minutes of track time per day, which I seriously doubt the E63 could even do without a catastrophic failure! If you're really going to track it, I wouldn't do more than a couple laps at a time, just a few times per day. Realize that there's zero experience base here, so nobody knows exactly how long it can last on track, what the weak points are, and how to deal with them. I wouldn't want to be the person to find out.

Enjoy the car! Personally, my p-car isn't getting much use now that we own this beast.

usamuscle

Congrats. Great car

Need4Speed

E63 is a beast hands down

congrats on the purchase

NickE63

your so wrong, tune a E63 and a tuned 997 don't stand a chance

nstanford99

yeah i meant against a stock 997, sorry!