24Hours

Nice driving... you're almost ready for the Pike's Peak race. Did you get the Chestnut leather color? And the sport seats? Would appreciate a pic when you have time.
Cheers

ronin amg

I play with my real toy in the canyons when I want to go mental..Same HP as the now tuned AMG just 3,000 lbs lighter..
This is my own one off design and build.. Ronin Rs211

E634Me

Wow, that looks fun - both the road and the real toy

Quickburn7

Great Video! I was at Benz Works this afternoon and all the guys there were watching it!
We Socal guys need to meet up for a canyon run!

Clk63blkseries

That sick but is it street legal ???

By the way the bedding at the factory on Carbon brakes is for the street . High speed canyons or track driving is a whole additional bedding procedure . It was the same deal with my Viper ACR brakes

E634Me

I'm in - once my car makes it home of course.

Ship is uupposed to leave the port in Germany for the US today

2 '02 S600

Awesome video and driving. Nice to see what the wagon can do.

ronin amg

Thanks, I'm glad to hear they like there work being tested.
I don't do canyon runs in groups, too many egos and red mist to deal with where so much could go wrong bigly but thanks for the offer.
I leave my ego at the bottom of the hill and just cruise in my comfort zone. Now to find out where that is in this beast..

ronin amg

I asked her mother before I took her out on her first canyon run.

ronin amg

Thanks, the extra weight is over the rear axle so I'd say it is even better than the sedan for traction.
Ya just gotta remember how long the wheelbase is coming around the really tight corners. It does not feel heavy or large, in fact it feels about the same as my old 991 Turbo S in the corners with it's all wheel steering.
Mercedes has out done the Audi Quattro...You can toss this sucker around in the twisties and smile.

ronin amg

Does anyone know of splash guards [mudflaps] for the AMG wagon ?
I was at the dealership today and they said Mercedes does not offer any for the 2018 AMG wagon.

CALBenzo

Beautiful! I think I remember you now. Didn't you used to be on R8talk, and have those really cool Lotuses?

bluesea

HA!!

ronin amg

Yeah they banned me for not taking their BS.

ronin amg

I started out in Sport+ and then switched to Race with all the driver aides on, I did see the traction control warning come on a few times due to wheel spin on the dirty road surface or was it just power ?

E634Me

Well, I can appreciate that having cleaned more than a few accidents up on Palomar mountain when noobs try to hang with the more experienced local riders.

I wasn’t thinking so much of speed runs so much as a tour of new roads for me and just getting to meet some other E63 owners. I’ll probably be doing some longer trips to check out more of the winding roads further afield in the car versus just hitting the nearby mountain as I did on the bike.

ronin amg

I forgot to mention after having BenzWorks lower the car I was able to see another degree of negative camber front and rear 2.5 front 2.3 rear. The lower center of gravity and added negative camber is what this car needs in the twisties.
Sure there will be a bit more trie wear but that's what they are supposed to do if ya wanna have fun. This is the same spec I have in my Allroad..

Vic55

100%... I was enjoying my car last night in some nicer turns (higher and lower speed) and it feels so good... even with the drop, no bounce or excessive rebound but more coilover like. This car ceases to amaze based on its chassis and weight.

Wolfman

Interesting video. Reminds me of our time living in Switzerland

I was wondering about the display on the comand screen. I haven’t that on our car. Looks like a mix of engine and vehicle data.

ronin amg

I gotta say I really like driving this car in the canyons..

ronin amg

Munich77

That is a stunning picture! Glad to see someone is using the car for fun

MTV10

I've gotta say it, but the shuffling of the steering wheel had me cringing

ronin amg

Maybe do some research and learn how to do it properly.

https://www.bobbyoresports.com
http://guysurvivalguide.com/survive/...ffle-steering/

Rudi Uhlenhaut, the famous Mercedes-Benz race engineer and development driver of the Fifties and Sixties, was a shuffler. Rally drivers tend to shuffle because they frequently turn the wheel more than one hundred and eighty degrees in a corner. And the famous Evolution School teaches its autocrossing students a variation of shuffle-steering in which the driver makes oneposition change before the corner and maintains constant position through that corner.

I've owned group B rally cars and drove them all with this technique safely in the canyons but you are welcome to follow me in the canyons with your hands taped to the wheel at 9-3 if you can..

E634Me

I use both the shuffle and the 9 & 3. Kind of depends on what I’m driving and where.

Used to do 10 & 2 as taught years ago, but at the Audi school they had us change to 9 & 3 as you get more wheel movement before your wrists cross. Looking forward to the AMG school.

It’s been years since I used to do a lot of driving on snow and ice, and I’ve since wondered about using the shuffle method when you’re getting fast rear end movement and needing to go quickly to nearly full lock and back and not lose track of center. Just need practice I suppose

Hearing that rally drivers use the shuffle is a pretty good endorsement . Wonder what method drift car drivers prefer?