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The new C63 is a 4 Cylinder with 680HP of F1 tech, that AMG calls a “C63” : but having owned 12 C63s, this is a statement I wholly Reject! Welcome back to RBR, I’m Raz - sometimes known as Mr.AMG, because I’m addicted to these emotion spiking cars AMG are best known for making. None more so than the C 63, a car I’ve bought on 12 separate occasions since its debut in 2008. I genuinely think it’s their purest AMG.
And with the new car, we have a crisis of Identity - while it’s an extremely capable performance car, it misses almost all the notes that make up a “C 63” - So today, I’m here to celebrate the best example of that identity - the outgoing C63 S Coupe facelift.
So, what makes up the identity of a C 63? No one actually knows this better than AMG themselves, look what they wrote in the Press Release for this car in 2018:
“Unique offering in the segment with V8 biturbo engine”
“muscular character of the rear-wheel drive icon”
So V8, RWD, emotion, and dynamics. That’s always been the C63. The new one has dynamics but without the other three - it’s just a different car cosplaying a C63 at halloween.
Also remember, it was historically their best selling car, again from the press release:
“The AMG C-Class is our best-selling model series and therefore a key cornerstone of our company's success of recent years.”
Compare that to the current car, which, according to the dealers who I’ve spoken to, and I know tons around the world being in the position I am: I don’t know anyone who sold even one 4 cylinder! The higher-ups at Mercedes took a big risk asking AMG to go in this direction with their biggest seller: and it looks like they’re paying the price for thinking they know better than their customer.
But as I said, this example is probably the best example, because it stays true to the formula, and has components that are still used extensively even today.
The V8 for example has been used in everything from C63, to the GT Black series at 730 BHP, and even now an updated version of this engine is still used today in the new AMG GT!
In the C63, it only ever spawned two variants in 8 years.
C63 476 HP, 650 NM, 4.0
C63 S 510 HP, 700 NM, 3.9
The facelift uses the current 9 speed MCT box, AMG ride control suspension, AMG dynamics like the latest cars and even a 9 stage traction control like the GT R did! Inside we have AMG specific interior with today’s buck seats, and the LCD AMG dials to control driving settings too. Apart from the internals we also have the wide body with front and rear extensions on Arches - the only other AMG that did this is the AMG GT R, and the old C Black.
All of these things, are by and large the same tech as used in today’s cars. So this is not a car that’s due to age any time soon! Which is why this makes it such an ideal car to celebrate C63 with today. And an ideal one for us to buy to keep long term!
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