14 years on and that 458 still looks beautiful and fresh. One of the best modern Ferraris for sure!

I’m a Jeremy Clarkson guy, and that CLK was so good that I can remember he bought one after reviewing it at the time That engine speaks to your heart as it revs throughout… now look where we’ve come, 2.0 hybrid AMG who would’ve thought?

Ferrari 458 italia looks timeless. I absolutely love this supercar. A true modern classic.

Head says Porsche; Heart says Ferrari. That mid-engined, flat-plane, naturally-aspirated V8 truly sings and gives me goosebumps.

The sound that CLK63 makes when it bangs on the limiter 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

That Black Series is just such a MONSTER. Love it.

Thanks for reviewing the CLK last. Those M156 AMGs are wildly special

997 GT3 RS all day, everyday. Just an amazing car inside and out!!!

Naturally Aspirated cars are just the best, I don't care about the speed of new cars, I don't care about their price or their value, they are just the best driving experiences out there and they set my heart and soul on fire. ❤️🔥

10:41 the intro of the CLK ⚡️🌩⚡️. ROARRRRIING THUNDER.

Having owned the CLK BS for 2 years and the 458 for 3 years now. I absolutely love both cars!!! The porsche has never done it for me. Not sure why. Think of the merc as a european muscle car, and the 458 as absolute supercar perfection even over a decade later! What a world we live in! World class cinematography and editing as always guys! Much cudos!

SCD Delivers again. Your video commentary/cinematography is levels above next level. Thank you for producing immensely quality videos. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Head says the GT3 RS, my heart says the 458, but my ears say the CLK. The black series is such a leviathan. Incredible video. Really enjoyed it. Merry Christmas team. Nice watch, Jonty 😉🙃😗

These 3 will go down as absolute legends

Thanks for a great video! I enjoyed every minute. I bought a 997GT3 (not RS) in 2008 and had it for two years. What a car, especially the engine which is so "alive" compared to today's cars! The GT3 RS would be my choice, no doubt.

I expected no less from this video...absolutely epic. The Merc looks and sounds great, and I've learned to love the 458 design through the years (I still think previous berlinettas look better though) and I love the super-free-revving V8, but to me it is all about that GT3. It must be a defining experience to drive such a characterful car! Seeing it in real life is shocking, especially in blue+red spec. 😍

The 458 was the perfect supercar of its time, it was naturally aspirated, had the horsepower, looked stunning imo (not like it's the same design being repeated and boring to like at), no silly wing, fast shifting dual clutch transmission.

I personally do not think cars have improved much beyond this era. This was the peak. They're frighteningly fast, with power delivery more responsive than this new turbo-everything era. Yes, the stats on the new cars are better, they can corner a bit harder and push more power, but again, the cars of this era were already pushing was 99% of humans can keep up with.

What a set of cars!! I own a CLK63 AMG (non-BS) and it's epic and so beautiful. The m156 is so raw and poweful.

That Mercedes-Benz CLK is one of my dreamcars until this day! If I will own that model of CLK, I will make it look like the CLK-63 if I remember correctly. That DTM coupe have a wide body making it look more aggressive, beautiful and have better aerodynamics. I want to give this CLK the DTM race specifications treatment because of its wide body and large rear wing menacing race car looks!

If I'm being 100% totally honest with myself, I'm definitely choosing the Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series. One of the most important things for me when it comes to fun cars is the way it sounds, and the exhaust note from the 6.2 in the AMG is EVERYTHING to me! That car with a complete RENNtech exhaust and TUNE would sound absofreakinlutely BONKERS!!! I don't toss cars around on a track that much, so precision handling doesn't mean that much if I'm just using a car for fun spirited driving on the streets and twisty back roads. The AMG Black Series will definitely work well for what I would use it for.

I think I would choose the CLK. It's kinda like "if you know, you know" kinda car

The only people who overlook these are people who aren't going to drive them. Sure, there are rarer, more expensive versions of each, but the 991 RSs consistently go for more than 991s. The standard 458 is still considered "the last of a breed". The C63 Black is considered the last of the true AMGs.

What a way to start Xmas day. Thanks guys keeping driving alive.. 20mph no where to be seen love it. Thanks again for making another epic. Merry Christmas all. 😎

That Merc is stunning

Head says CLK, my heart says CLK, My ears says CLK I love Mercedes. Huge fan. No hate on ferrari or Porsche, they're both awesome cars!

OMG! Have you been spying on my search history? This is an exact trifecta I’ve aspired to own for several years now. Who wouldn’t want to cycle through these n/a legends on a whim? Your description of each car and the character which binds them together is spot-on. Bravo 👏 Anyway… one down, two to go. 🙂

Great video, what a set of cars. Merry Christmas to you all and everyone watching🎄

Oh man what a brilliantly produced video, I'd take the 997 here because it's a full package that you can enjoy

Love this! Not trying to pick a winner, just enjoy and appreciate the character of each car.

It's funny how they removed the back seat of the AMG, but left the grab handles in the ceiling back there.

Phenomenal video on all levels, well done team SCD loved that, merry Christmas to all and very much looking forward to spending the 2024 season with you guys xxxxx

Incredibly well done! Your knowledge of the cars and driving descriptions are top notch 🔥🔥🔥

The best car reviewing channel imo... They're doing justice to the naturally aspirated...iconic legendary machines

Very interesting comparison. Three very special cars, but all so very different. Wouldn't be very difficult to choose between them, but the GT3 would edge it for me. Just like the manual transmission, it more driver focused.

Sorry, but the Benz is on another level.

458s now start at around £110k for something with sensible mileage and service history..Even cheaper for a leggy car..

The 458 Italia is one of the best cars even made.

I am grateful I have a CLK BS and love it! But you can not pick wrong with these 3!

Who would've thought a video featuring my 3 favorite cars would be the perfect start to my year. Subscribe I must

All three are sweet. 911, CLK, 458 in that order, for me. 458 is awesome but just not entirely my cup of tea

anyone else jealous they aren't the ones driving theses cars on those roads? Great Video on great cars 👍

Good times that never come back. 😢.

Love this series, glad to see it back!

If I ever had the money I’d have the Porsche. I’ve dreamt of owning a 997.2 Carrera S for a long time so a GT3 RS of the same generation would be incredible.

Next Up: THE SL 65 AMG. Pleasee!

Superb episode. Well done guys!

Porsche, true performance but no emotions. Ferrari, lots of emotions but it's a Ferrari like every other, basically. CLK, 6.2 V8 madness, black series, classic Mercedes design. I'd go with the CLK every day! This will be a true classic in the future.

This merc . Damn, not the quickest, but what a sound, what an engine. Would be my pick, sure.

After watching this...i bought all 3 models of car here..tq

Zonda S, CC8S, Carrera GT - pre-recession golden era of analogue hypercars

Such a great vid, thank you so much for doing. Please, please do something on the CLK DTM. Hardly anyone covers this iconic car.

Why am I only just discovering this channel 2day.

Nearly have 2/3. I think the 3.8rs is tops. The 430 manual I have struggled with giving up for a 458 but the gated experience is truly last of its kind

AMG BS and the GT3RS hands down. As I am looking for both right now to add to my garage. Both have a wonderful purpose about each and Yes full of character that is very important to me. Now the Ferrari I would not spend your money to buy!

Please,continue make content like this! You shouldn’t care about views and subs,It is exactly what people like me are looking for on YT

The 3 cars i’d love to own

If I have the garage space I would love to pick up a 458 now. It's a sure bet timeless classic. A 458 + a 997.2 GT3 would be an incredible garage.

In the era of the last analog pure drivers cars, a manual transmission is a must! Manual hand brake, hydraulic steering, less intrusive nannies and naturally aspirated! Only the Porsche checks all of the boxes!

The GT3 takes it by a country mile and that’s coming from a massive Ferrari fan. Porsche really know how to make a drivers car.

The Ferrari F430 before the 458 was a car boasting serious technology, performance and occupants ergonomics to rival the best rear wheel drive Porsche 911s at the time the 430 was launched and in production

I'd take the GT3RS over the other two any day. The main reason - manual gearbox. I've driven a 458 and several AMGs and the driver involvement just cannot be had with an automatic. While they're all special - especially their engines, the RS sets itself apart. When you're on your favorite backroad, all the power in the world isn't needed. A fantastic chassis, manual gearbox and a screaming NA engine.

As always, hell of Christmas gift Thanks scd

Give me the Porsche

So no one is gonna mention how we just casually drive by those cows on the side of the road at 12:58 & 13:00 😂

I'll take the gt3rs and perhaps the 458

A 458 Speciale would have the made the celebration even more special!

Ferrari 458 looks like a 2020's car. The 488 and F8 are still basically the same chassis and body as the 458.

I actually have an sls amg and i expected more theatrics from the m159 from all the rave reviews. And im here bc im interested in a clk63 as perhaps a better interpretation of a supercar by mercedes but it may be a moot point for me. The sound is thunderous, but the power band is so flat, which is by design, but it kills the experience of revving it out...my 997 gt3 and 991gt3rs are much more enjoyable to ring out, but nothing holds a candle to my 430 scuderia that is just pure theatrics from the flat plane v8 and single clutch tranny. It is the most eventful car i have ever driven til this day

Great review. Heart choice: 458. Reason choice: GT3 RS for its reliability, running costs and relative discretion

With upgraded plenum, headers, full titanium exhaust system plus a remap ecu, i manage to make the gt3rs to 530hp n 520nm of torque ❤

The F136 in the 458 is absolutely a derivative of the same engine family that’s in the F430. It is in no way an all new engine.

3 absolutely EPIC extremely significant cars collected here. Legit Street Cars here on KZfaq is building an AMG right now with headers, cams, and a Gen 5 3.0L Whipple that Victory Road a Merc performance manufacturer here in the states. His goal is 900-1k hp up from 507 hp while retaining the beautiful 6.3 GROWL.

You're welcome to borrow my 450bhp Sagaris if you'd like chaps...

I upgraded to new carbon air box system, full straight titanium exhaust system for the 458...now making 625hp 675nm ❤

This is why pétrol cars will still be the bests. The multiples layouts.

This was beautiful

25 to the U.K., not 125! Great video

Megggga video, as always! But there’s only one winner 🤪

GT3 RS, especially if you like to enjoy the track!

Gt3 all day Long 😊

I know it wouldn’t maybe be a fair fight but that 458 should be an Speciale to match that trio…

nice cars1

The time has come to film a pinnacle of NA road cars - Pagani Zonda.

u can get a load of similar sounding gt3 engines all the way from 996 to 992, but u cant get another 458 as the 488 and 430 sounds drastically different. I am fortunate to have both engines and then some but that deep growling brutal v8 of the amg is something that i miss in the garages. While the amg gt series are very accessible and sounds pretty good (albeit a bit artificial), the naturally aspirated one in the SLS is prob the one to join up here. A black series CLK is prob too rare against the other 2 here (2k RS and 10k 458s)....perhaps a regular SLS is a better fit here for the early 2010 NA hero theme

GT3RS all day. Would drive up to the mountains daily

"We cannot achieve Net Zero without impoverishing our societies. One day this whole climate fixation, this emmisions obsession will be discredited. I just hope we don't have to suffer a great deal before then." - Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia (2013 - 2014)

I love all three cars. I love mags but man the old tech just is not attractive. I love the Amg engines because it's like so pure and throaty. I guess if I had to pick one, it would be the Porsche gt3rs, because I absolutely love driving manual cars, and at the end of the day it is a Porsche. I wish AMG makes manual cars lol. 458 is obviously amazing too.

They also call the V12 from the Mclaren F1 the "Roescher" if I am not mistaken🤙

GT3❤

Brilliant video !!!!!

I love the 458 Italia 😍 is a perfect car 💪

beautiful sound

If the gear ⚙️ you're in matters your engine is too small, AMG logic. 😂❤

Not overlooked,most of us just can't afford them😅,Nice review .

C6 Z06 should of been a entry for the USA

Top gear trio Jeremy had the clk James had the ferrari Rich had the 911

Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄

The GT3 RS any day!!!

458 is my dream car