Just picked up a '16 E63 S! Few questions....
01-15-2018, 10:17 AM
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Just picked up a '16 E63 S! Few questions....
Just traded in my 991.2 Carrera S on Saturday for a CPO '16 E63S; loved the 911 but need a bigger car for the family. So far the AMG feels like it will be the best of both worlds!
A few questions:
--What is the "P" light that is on the central display of the gauges? It seems to come and go and I can't figure out what it's tied to and haven't seen anything in the Owners Manual about it
--Does the steering feel have any aftermarket tune-ability? Specifically, any way to make it feel heavier/more direct?
--Any tune-ability for the transmission? Granted I do not expect it to be near as good as the Porsche PDK that I'm use to, but it would be nice for it to not feel quite as "lazy", meaning it doesn't seem to anticipate situations well and shift up or down quite at the right moments. The car has plenty of power but sometimes seems a little laggy due to the transmission; it doesn't feel like turbo lag.
All in all it's a great car, and I feel the absolute best solution for what I'm looking for with power/fun factor and practicality! I think I'll always be driving in Sport+ everything modes unless the family is in the car, but I'm typically that way and had the same modes activated at all times in the 911. Looking forward to getting it to the track; I ran a 11.5@120 in my 991.2 stock and think this will probably better the trap speed but not quite hit that 11.5; this thing pulls hard on the highway!
01-15-2018, 02:54 PM
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Welcome! lets see some pics of the car! I plan on getting one after my CLS.. as far as the "P", if i am not mistaken, it is parktronic and comes up when it is in a potential area to park.. enjoy the car!!
01-15-2018, 03:19 PM
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Just traded in my 991.2 Carrera S on Saturday for a CPO '16 E63S; loved the 911 but need a bigger car for the family. So far the AMG feels like it will be the best of both worlds!
A few questions:
--What is the "P" light that is on the central display of the gauges? It seems to come and go and I can't figure out what it's tied to and haven't seen anything in the Owners Manual about it
--Does the steering feel have any aftermarket tune-ability? Specifically, any way to make it feel heavier/more direct?
--Any tune-ability for the transmission? Granted I do not expect it to be near as good as the Porsche PDK that I'm use to, but it would be nice for it to not feel quite as "lazy", meaning it doesn't seem to anticipate situations well and shift up or down quite at the right moments. The car has plenty of power but sometimes seems a little laggy due to the transmission; it doesn't feel like turbo lag.
All in all it's a great car, and I feel the absolute best solution for what I'm looking for with power/fun factor and practicality! I think I'll always be driving in Sport+ everything modes unless the family is in the car, but I'm typically that way and had the same modes activated at all times in the 911. Looking forward to getting it to the track; I ran a 11.5@120 in my 991.2 stock and think this will probably better the trap speed but not quite hit that 11.5; this thing pulls hard on the highway!
01-16-2018, 09:46 AM
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I plan on blacking out all the badging and other chrome on the car ASAP; possibly the front grill as well, although I was thinking maybe that would be to much?
01-16-2018, 11:54 AM
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get the transmission adapted, then ride it in S and do not forget that this car has a lot different torque curve, so it does not need to shift as much. My e16s shifts are in par with my GT3 PDKs
