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05-29-2008, 08:41 PM | #1 |
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Question for anyone that drove both the M3 and C63.
Is the C63 noticeably faster than the M3? Or it's about the same? I am trying to decide on which car to get; the engin on the C63 is just a monster, but the "///M" and the look of the M3 is just too attractive!!!
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I know the C63 is faster, but is it really obvious? I would assume not, because according to Edmunds' test the quarter mile of both M3 and C63 are both in the 12.x range. I just want to get opinions from people who got to drove both cars.
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It's the torque that makes the C63 feel faster.
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It is definitely faster - one thing you have to ask yourself is what kind of driving do you normally do. Probably just day-to-day city driving with short little stints of gassing it - this is where the C63 will shine. The torque is rediculous on that car, and to back that up it has 451 hp. As far as the feel of speed the C63 should and will FEEL faster.
As far as actual times go, they will be close.... however, unless the person in the M3 really knows how to drive - I'd say that the C63 should be repeatably faster almost everytime. They really are two different machines - I'd reccommend driving them both.
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05-30-2008, 08:43 AM | #12 |
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C63 is faster, but you think that's fast, wait until you flash the engine software and unleash the more ponies
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Both nice cars, you wouldn't go wrong with either one. However, the C63 is definitely faster, everytime. The M3 does provide quicker lap times. Question: how many times are you driving on the track on the way to work?? Overall winner: C63 (rarer/more exotic, faster, less expensive) |
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I considered the C63, the ride sucked, the handling sucked, and it is missing many options that the M3 has, most notably the Comfort Access. Yes, I do plan on tracking the car a few times a year, even if I didn't I wouldn't take the C63. If I wanted a rare exotic german car I'd have the sense to buy an Audi S6 or RS4 |
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The track is where true automotive performance is measured, the C63 is an on-ramp hero but not a track star. A quarter mile is just a short straight between corners to this driving enthusiast, a means to an end. There will be fewer C63's on the road but there are plenty of AMGs, I saw what looked like an AMG M-B minivan on my way from work this afternoon, she didn't look like an auto enthusiast, her kids seemed to be enjoying their movie however. I shopped the C63, along with others, I liked it, but could do without the decorative bodywork flourishes. It just tries too hard to play the player. Congrats on your new car Hans, it's all about smiles per mile in the end. |
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The IS-F does slower lap times than the C63. I wouldn't say the IS-F handling sucks either. Just different levels of performance. |
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The only reason they are rare is because fewer people are buying them than the M3, and I wonder why Don't call me a fanboy, I'm all for AMG Mercedes, I have two in my garage, and if they can come out with a car that can actually handle like an M3 and put down the massive loads of torque & horsepower, then I would for sure buy another one. In fact I was interested in a C63 before I considered an M3. I test drove one of the first C63s to make it in the country, and while it was fun as hell, and produced smiles, it left me cringing everytime I hit one of the notorious spring-time mid-western pot holes. Not only that, I would get the 19" wheel option, it looks so much better imo, and that would make the ride even worse. Mercedes has made leaps and bounds to better this AMG C-Class, only a couple things have held it back from taking the M3's crown, and that's awesome, but it's still second place. I believe the both companies have some work to do. BMW M-Division with adding horsepower and especially torque to the M3, and AMG with refining the handling, ride quality, and adaptability with the C63. If both were able to do this, then, we'd have a hell of a competition on our hands.
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In any case, C63 buyers should wait for the P30 option for 09 cars and get a proper LSD and even harsher suspension, can't believe they'd put a torque monster in this car not stick an LSD in it, but then who needs one when it's at it's best being a morning commute missile.
I bet the traditional AMG buyer won't miss a thing. Could you imagine an M3 with an open diff? of course not, because the M division isn't stupid. As far as the numbers go, my local and sole MB dealer is getting three 2008, and perhaps 5 2009s, all the 09s are available to buy with delivery in August, they've yet to delivery one 2008 as of last week. My local and sole BMW dealership is getting and selling more M3s in a month than the MB dealership is receiving in a year; and they only have one M3 coupe available on the floor. Very similar story with the IS-F according to my local and sole Lexus dealer. I'd be curious to see the numbers if anyone has access to them. If rare and exotic are a function of being less desirable and marketable then I guess an Aztec would also fit this criteria. One would think that the AMG being potentially less expensive with more ponies they would be outselling the M3 and ISF 2:1 but it's not and it won't. Not poking at the car, just the logic. I suppose you won't see many on the street, but then there are plenty of C class cars, it's not a SLR. |
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