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After driving a couple of AMG 63's and a E63 AMG I can tell you that this car would be balll breaking stuff to drive.

When I drove the E63. Its not really the acceleration that gets you (even though it feels like your breaking into hyperspeed throughout ALL rpm range).. its the brakes. They just rip your face off. I jumed on the anchors and the seatbelt snaped into lock and almost hit my head on the steering wheel.

Clarkson always spoke about cooking Merc brakes after no time at all and never really being able to turn the traction control off. Thats because the brakes act as the first form of traction control to slow certain corners of the car to stop it from sliding. And then the car cuts off the trottle. By pushing the "traction controll off" button dosen't really do much. You need to put the car in "dyno mode". But its not common knowledge how to it. So not everyone knows.

Just a bit of useless knowledge and criticism against Clarkson :D

What a POS. I cant believe the Germans are so stupid, talk about 60s thinkign with regards to performance. The only way they know how to make a car quicker is to throw a bigger motor in it. I mean what the fark. 6.3L V8 in a small sedan. Get with the times!

Have you heard rumours that the next one is going to have pushrods and a leaf-sprung rear axle?

Have you heard rumours that the next one is going to have pushrods and a leaf-sprung rear axle?

Awesome! When Mercedes-Ilmor first got involved in Indy Cars a few years back they used a pushrod V8 as the rules at the time meant that a pushrod engine could run more boost and a few other little things from memory. They read that and went great. and built the most powerful engine until the rules were changed :)

But alas, i was beign an idiot with my above post. If Holden bump up displacement they get persecuted, they are just keeping pace with the times :(

Not a huge fan of the C63 though, its hard to pull me off an RS4 but if i could easily do it for an E63

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Just turned up at work,

3 changes of pants later got some pics, sorry bout the quality.

0-100 in 4.5 seconds. and sounds awsome, got a audio clip to if anyone wants to hear it.

Meh. My Forester will get to 100 in almost the same time, show it the way through the hills, blitz in the wet and it costs 1/5th the price.

Never been a fan of the C class...unless its a CLK

Edited by m3gtr

cruised next to an e55 AMG yest on the freeway - that was one niceeeeeeeeeeee car!!!!! my god, i was drooling........gave the guy a :P - and he unleashed the beast - farkin awesome!!!

Awesome! When Mercedes-Ilmor first got involved in Indy Cars a few years back they used a pushrod V8 as the rules at the time meant that a pushrod engine could run more boost and a few other little things from memory. They read that and went great. and built the most powerful engine until the rules were changed :)

But alas, i was beign an idiot with my above post. If Holden bump up displacement they get persecuted, they are just keeping pace with the times :D

Not a huge fan of the C63 though, its hard to pull me off an RS4 but if i could easily do it for an E63

07.mercedesbenz.e63.340.jpg

These new 63 AMG's are bloody fast... when i was competing at Mt Panorama they where using them as Pace Cars and when they set off, they went flying (and had a real awesome sound to them to)!!

Edited by Dave R

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