RE: God bless the V8! PH Blog

[SVX]

Couldn't agree more. I've had my MY13 C63 Coupé since April. I absolutely adore it. It's dare I say it, almost too much for UK roads. But I'll enjoy the remaining 6 months with it anyhow. Winter will be a bit of an interesting time I suspect.

[Terminator X]

anthonyseaside said:

Totally agree! My C63 wagon (bought a year ago with 12k miles on the clock and for not much more than half the new price) is exactly as described. Brings a smile to my face every time I use it. Was a great success in Chamonix last winter, with winter tyres. Bought it because i thought we soon wouldn't have any more big naturally aspirated V8's.

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[macdeb]

I had the good fortune to try a mates C63, wasn't expecting that much but
in-phuckin-pressive! I'd have one.

[trando]

I love V8s.... my current daily driver is a Jag XFR and I had a C63 saloon before that, a C55 before that. The XFR scratched a 500 bhp itch which I had. They aren't going to make cars like this for much longer and I intend to enjoy them while I can before the nanny brigade bans them.... or the manufacturers start swallowing sensible pills.

[f328nvl]

405dogvan said:

My only real decision, should wealth come my way, is E63 Wagon vs C63 Wagon - one is a BIT too small for 2 dogcages and 4 people - the other is, frankly, enormous - so it's "bit of a squeeze" or "just take the aircraft carrier"...

Hmmm...

Nope: My two dogs (mainly Labradors) fit in the C63 fine, but they aren't caged, that'd spoil the fun of trying to balance under full throttle.

[Wills2]

Really fancy one of these 507's to replace the M3 but in this colour scheme:






The only thing that worries me is the slushbox, or is it? I like DCT but that is very snappy and thumps when you change (adds to the experience for me) and I doubt I could get on with a smooth slushy box if that's what the 507 has got.

[mackie1]

I love mine. Firm-but-good ride, amazing seats and lovely smooth 'box (in C mode) for pootling and then frankly rediculous acceleration and noise when you want it. Really well judged steering and suspension too, feels sharper and just as controlled as my Z4C did.

[mackie1]

I highly recommend test driving one to see if you get on with the transmission. It's not as good as the DCT in the M3 but it's not slushy in manual mode either.

[0a]

I'm at the budget end of the v8 spectrum with an A8 4.2 purchased for £700. Lovely engine for the money!

[Wills2]

Amazing value!

[0a]

Wills2 said:

Amazing value!

Under £100 per cylinder is always good, I'd love a c63 though...

[PhilT86]

Had mine just over 1 month now, the running in period was the worse thing about the car everything else I love & I really would not swap it. Like said though I cannot get the online command to work with Iphone!

I went for the saloon in the end, I just thing the coupe doesn't look right on the c63 (womans car coupe haha) except in the black series.

[0a]

Regarding running in periods - I cannot imagine how I wouldn't just take the first weekend with the car to deal with the miles required in one go!

Lovely car though - Mercedes are on form at the moment.

[Wills2]

0a said:

Wills2 said:

Amazing value!

Under £100 per cylinder is always good, I'd love a c63 though...

I remember borrowing a friends 3.7 A8 for a trip to St Andrews it was a superb drive.

[Impasse]

This beasty was putting in impressive laps at Goodwood the other weekend (Saywell day). It sounded awesome and seemed to blast round lap after lap with no drama, but plenty of verve. (Yes, the Zonda was getting in the way...)

[BHML]

They're quite lively in the wet - managed to get the TC light to come on a few times today. Think I need new rears!

[Ed Straker]

"How so? I think it’s because the C63 doesn’t try and overcomplicate things. There aren’t 50 modes and a personalisation setting for every control. Big V8. Automatic gearbox with comfort, sport and manual modes. Beautifully weighted steering. Passive dampers set up properly by people who know what they’re doing. That ever-present rumble that tickles your innards in a lovely, relaxing fashion. And the knowledge that massive, elastic acceleration doesn’t require anything more than a stretch of your right foot, with no need to fumble for your preferred ‘individual’ throttle map first."

HANG ON?!!
Wouldn't you prefer a MANUAL GEARBOX on that bad boy?!!
Case rests for the prosecution M'lud....

[Ruaraidh_Gamma]

If you don't let the engine bed, it will really drink oil!! They like a drop as it is although 6k in it's improving. It smoked worse than my 2 stroke when cold and new!!

However, most of the reason for the long running-in period is to let the transmission clutch pack bed in properly, not the engine.

[Mannginger]

Wonderful piece of excess!

[davidsfox]

findtomdotcom said:

A truly great engine BUT a very poorly executed car. I have just sold my MY12 C63 Coupe after being driven insane by the myriad of niggles, rattles and squeaks, heated seats that turn themselves off, an online command system that won't work with iPhone, the list is endless.

Try looking for the extra DAB information (playing now and next), on Planet Rock because you won't find it. Mercedes didn't add the bit of software code that makes it work. They did promise to get it working with a fix sometime in 2014.

So yes, if you just want a massive engine that will entertain you with outstanding performance, noise and brutality, this is the car for you. However, if you would like a car to live with, and perhaps use the radio, log on to google to find hotels or think you can decide when to turn your heated seat off, avoid this like the plague........

I can live without google and finding hotels just fine. Avoid like the plague? I don't think so. You had a couple of gremlins. My Dad has the same car (not for long, I have provisionally agreed to buy it) and it has none of these faults.