F90 M5 Competition
Discussion
Zanderman said:
Has anyone tried the E63S? They seem a bit more expensive but similar offering.
I had an hour driving the C63S on the track and skid pan at Mercedes Benz world.It was a fun birthday present from my wife, stayed at the hotel on site and had a wonder round the museum as well.
I enjoyed the drive but don't think the C/E63S is a match for the F90 M5.
If you are thinking it might be a better fit for you its a good chance to have a decent go in one.
https://www.mercedes-benzworld.co.uk/driving-exper...
Edited by Max Maxasson on Sunday 28th April 11:44
Zanderman said:
I have had a couple of C63S’s in the past (the 6.3L and the 4.0)
Same, and the CLS. And the natural successor to my last C was an E - but when we tried it we bought... an F90. The E63 interior quality is less robust, the suspension is less compliant (than the LCI at least), and I didn't feel there was enough to differentiate it from my previous AMGs.
I think the BMW set up and engine feel a lot more technical and refined. The 4.0 MB TT does put out a good rumble, and feels torquey, but over 40k miles I never felt it was as special as made out by everyone - especially following the 5.5 which I loved. The S63TU4 on the other hand feels like a much more high tolerance and highly strung engine, and more of an event. Though I appreciate they are similar on paper and my view is subjective.
Tl;Dr if you buy a w213 you will just come back to an F90 and lose even more money, again.
Quick question on the LCI version. I had a 2022 and it had the laser lights (imo the only real must have option!) with the blue inserts and it had the black surround on the rear lights. I have been looking at a 2020 LCI with the laser lights that doesn’t have either those things? Was there a further update in 2020 at some point?
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