Automotive

The current generation Mercedes C AMGs tend to get a bit of a beating from the automotive press and in the form of the C63S at least the customer uptake tends to be drastically less than originally envisaged, or that it’s predecessors managed to routinely...  

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Look at those proportions! The body looks low because the car's height looks like it's only 2x the height of the wheels/tires. Car also appears to have a longer than normal hood. Nice elongated proportions.

1,9 times was the old school Rolls Royce ideal 😊

Of course, that also means that RR cars have to have massive wheels and tires!

Imagine the wheels on a Cullinan to achieve the ratio 😁

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

Here the majority of taxis are still E-class MBs and no one does a double take.

While the current C43 AMG is not a true full-blooded AMG and an M3 is a true full-blooded M-series, the C-Class platform has one large advantage over the 3-series platform. The C Class is a double wishbone layout, the superior engineering layout. The 3-se... 

I got mine to around 13,3 average, with longer stints in France or Switzerland achieving around 10. Autobahns that are unlimited see something closer to 20, though 😁😉 So the larger, 80 liter tank is a must. I recon the driving profile and use would be clo... 

My Mercedes is driven in the USA, where our speed limits are quite low - despite the vast country. I was in a friend's M5, a 2021 model with AWD, and the car seemed to average around 10 liters per 100km! I was really impressed! This BMW M5 was also drivin... 

Is on unrestricted autobahns, where speeds will often be North of 125mph (all the way to 186), so it’s natural that punching a barn door sized hole in the air at that speed creates drag 😉

I'm doing the math. My V8 AMG would probably need that much fuel or more at Autobahn speeds! Thirsty thing.

They did get more efficient with time 😊👍🏻

Going the way of dinosaurs soon. So enjoy while you can.

Was quite happy to enjoy the V8 parked next to the C 😉 But compared to a good electric it is a bit of a dinosaur already, albeit an intriguing one 🏁🦾

I think like you said the MB is more under the radar as the BMW is more ,, here i am and look at my muscles,, type of car which in this category is for some a must . I miss my MB C63 sometimes . Such a great driver’s car 👌🏻

The current or one of the previous generations? And you’re right on the looks - for a long time AMG was the brash choice with the Audis and BMWs a bit more subdued, now it’s exactly the opposite 🤷🏻‍♂️

Did consume a lot of tires and brakes for sure 😊🤷🏻‍♂️

I am pretty sure you can kill a set of tires in one track day with the C63. Remember the days when this was work of sorts and a set would go with a 911 in 150 or so km of track use 🤷🏻‍♂️

Enough for it to be a thrill and exciting 👌🏻

In the AMGs with AWD. But there - especially with the OEM Pirelli tires it tends to be the fronts that go faster (very soft compound). Maybe it was lots of autobahn work, where you repeatedly need to brake from high speeds 🤷🏻‍♂️

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