What was wrong with it?

@@sleepeatdrive7619 it was the electronic steering lock module that failed. Common issue on these so I removed it and fitted an emulator. Much better

I think increasingly we are realising that theatrics is what we REALLY want from a car/engine in an enthusiasts road car. AMG understood this earlier than most. We now have electric family cars that do 0-60 in 2 seconds... but not many car guys dream of owning one. I have a BS, the performance is brutal enough, but more importantly the entertainment value is off the scale. I have an M3 too, but just no comparison in fun factor.

@@brucerobertson5919 yeah I get that, im sick of the 0-60 and hp wars instead of focusing on dynamic and fun cars but the C63 falls down there aswell, I own an E92 M3 and the way you have to rev it out for the power is so satisfying and the handling characteristics are also in a league above the C63, the C63 felt way more like a luxury muscle car than a sports car to me

@@brucerobertson5919 100% it's how it makes you feel not about numbers, numbers are just wank factor but the feeling can't be beat

Or, and here me out on this. It has the same 0-60 time because it has 100hp more and about 150lbft of torque more to put to the ground. But if you wanna talk about performance, the C63 Black Series did a 7:46 round the Nurburgring the M3 GTS did 7:48 2 seconds slower. Seems it does have actual performance.

its 200 pounds lighter tbf

You sort of answered your own point... this isn't an everyday car. AMG never intended this as a competitor to your car (as awesome as it is). It's for someone that wants something rare and special to take out for an occasional Sunday blast, knowing they have the all-time ultimate incarnation of the C63. If you try to justify it only on a cold calculation of price and horsepower you're really missing the point of the enthusiast and collector car market. They cost what they do because that's how people (with money) feel about them. And if you think prices are mad now... wait a few years and you'll kick yourself for not buying one.

@@brucerobertson5919 Well put Bruce...04/2022 and prices of these are going up... Lucky for me my bought from new full Track pack car is parked in my garage...

Agreed!

@@CARmagazineTV Me too-ooo

between the M3, C63 and ISF I would choose the ISF, it sits between the german competition and depending on year it came with an LSD unlike the regular c63.

exactly!

@M thats ironic because this gearbox is incredibly outdated.. this car would 100% be a much more special thing with a manual. Old automatics like this date a car way more than any manual. Just look at what happened to the E46 CSL which had a state of the art gearbox at the time.

You can get over 550 from an M156 with just LTHs and a tune, decat it you’ll get close to 580, Supercharger will see you close to 700hp without even upgrading the cams. The M156 is an awesome engine both as it is and modified there are few V8s out there that can beat it and an LS3 isn’t one of them.

Quentin Wilson 2.0

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