2015 Mercedes-AMG C63

2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 / C63 S-Model Sedan

Anger-management therapy seeks to help you control emotion. Anger will never control us, anger will never define us, just count back from 10—that type of thing. Mercedes-AMG doesn’t seem to be interested in some of that. Fine simply by us. We as an angry AMG, along with the angrier the far better, in fact, and no car better personified vehicular anger as opposed to previous-generation C63.

Recapturing that essence with the all-new C63 wasn’t confirmed, though, as the clean-sheet C-class sedan introduced a year ago vectored a training course into more luxury-oriented place, being quieter and even more subdued than before and with styling heavily influenced through the mother of many vehicular refinement, this S-class. It turns out we needn’t have concered about AMG finding a new ball of hate lurking within the C: After quick drive of European-spec models, we can conclude that this new C63 sedan is pretty pissed down.

As Before, the “63” Means Hardly any

The C63 likewise remains a tortured spirit. Benz is even now calling it a C63 despite the fact that the V-8 engine continues to be downsized from this epic, naturally aspirated 6. 2 of yore into a twin-turbo 4. 0-liter device. (This engine will power a completely new C63 coupe and Euro-only wagon, and maybe a convertible. ) However, in feel and sound, the four. 0-liter does a solid impression of this old 6. a couple of. The new serps shares much using the M178 unit within the AMG GT, and through clever tuning of turbocharger boost, ignition, and fuel mapping, this blown V-8 ably mimics this old engine’s big-displacement response and linear run of acceleration. A series of valves in this tuned exhaust open and all around play the anguished massive V-8 jazz we loved from the old C63, and we didn’t find any whistle from the two turbos that will snuggle together within the valley of this 90-degree V-8. It is good, because racing doesn’t suggest wrath. The riflelike reports you hear from the quad pipes on full-throttle upshifts and under engine braking, at this point that’s anger.




The V-8 tends to make 469 horsepower and 479 lb-ft of torque within the basic C63. Pay somewhat more—figure $10K roughly, although pricing hasn’t been recently announced yet—and AMG can send more air in the engine to this tune of 503 hp and 516 lb-ft. Four variations on the 6. 2-liter were being previously available, making from 451 to help 510 horsepower, but the turbocharged V-8 tends to make more torque than all of them. Weight may be down from the nearly 4000-pound curb weight on the old C63, but we won’t know definitely until we park your vehicle on our individual scales; for at this point, we estimate this U. S. version on the new C63 in the future in at appropriate about 4000 fat.

Numbers Game

For those with an intention in top rate, the C63 S’s can be a governed 180 mph, as you move the regular car hits an electronic wall at 155. Both variations have a very seven-speed automatic with a multiclutch pack as an alternative to a torque converter. Launch control is normal and makes claimed 3. 9- and 4. 0-second goes to 60 mph uncomplicated and repeatable. Shifts are quick but devoid of the instantaneous snap on the dual-clutch seven-speed within the AMG GT. Wheel-mounted paddles can easily override the gearbox’s computer software and there’s a new manual mode that will provide additional handle. BMW’s M3 continues to offer the ultimate one-mode gear-ratio control device, the six-speed manual transmission. It might not be as quick to be a modern automatic, but there’s not any computer between you along with the transmission. There’s never been recently a C63 with a three-pedal manual, which makes us just a little angry.



A thick-rimmed steering wheel swings a few Michelin Pilot Super Sports which can be attached to the AMG-exclusive front suspension. (The Michelins usually are fitted out back again, too, of training course. ) Assist effort changes determined by which of this four driving modalities are selected. In a mode, the steering has direct feedback and reliably reports the distress on the Mercedes-spec rubber—a distinct advantage above the M3.



Front-end golf grip is strong, even on the right track. The AMG’s the front stance is wider as opposed to standard C-class, and even though the rear suspension retains the C-class architecture, it’s tuned tailored for the 63. (The rear end also features a new limited-slip differential. ) A three-mode in an electronic format controlled suspension may differ the damping inside degrees that vary from firm to unpleasant. But even for the 19-inch wheels which come on the Azines version, the ride is preferable to that of this old C63. One gripe is that this Michelins hum loudly on most types of pavement.



No AWD Right here, Bub

With the exception on the AMG GT, four-wheel drive has proliferated along the AMG lineup, though the C63 is only rear-drive. We applaud that will decision. It produces a more useful car. There will also be these reasons: In spite of the limited-slip differential—mechanical within the base C63 and electronically controlled within the S-model—it takes endurance and skill to use the right level of power on place exit, it’s harder however more gratifying to launch from the stop, you can do burnouts, and this would mean the C63 won’t experience fools gladly, especially those on the type who completely disconnect the two-stage stability control. Don’t possess the talent? You will have the wrath of a new sideways C63.

Heavily bolstered AMG hobby seats are optionally available and keep gluteal sliding into a minimum. Contrasting stitching, piano-black trim, and unique evaluate faces with carbon-fiber accents would be the major AMG-specific splashes inside. Rear-seat space continues to be tight despite a new three-inch wheelbase stretch over the last C-class.

On the outside, the AMG type has wider the front fenders with subtle flaring plus a menacing gape below the front bumper, yet it can’t fit the aggressive look on the old C63 and its particular strakes, slats, and flares. But rapidly old car’s meaner countenance, the revolutionary iteration is surely angrier. Indeed, if your 2015 C63 joined any anger-management periods, it only went along to one, stayed with regard to perhaps five min's, threw a chair over the window, and stormed away. This makes us very happy.