RE: Chris Harris Video - Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG

[little bill]

How often do you reckon Mr Harris has a little spin of the 180 or 360 variety?

[Luca Brasi]

Lovely car, shame it looks so awful. Wonder how it will do against the new M6 convertible.

[Needa308GT4]

might be a 'fine piece of engineering' but that is one seriously f**ked up ugly 'new' SL.

[Mitch2.0]

little bill said:

How often do you reckon Mr Harris has a little spin of the 180 or 360 variety?

Never on the road, occasionally on track - same as most I should imagine.

[Another Fluffer]

Personally think it's a great looking car!

[ZesPak]

vinnie83 said:

Have you heard the new M5? Sounded fantastic to me!

Yep, but still pales in comparison to the 63 engine.
Get a C63 next to a new M5 and try to hear the M5 .

[Bencolem]

Nice smokerage. Looks growing on me (slowly).

[WeirdNeville]

I issue Messr Harris with a Top Gear Challenge:
Make a video of an RWD without a single moment of Opposite Lock.... But keep it as good as they have been so far.

I bet it can't be done. As sure as Jezza at Dunsfold, he'll be straight into the oppo.

[Japveesix]

Nice little vid, short and to the point yet full of proper car info.

It might just be that you weren't able to capture the noise properly but that car sounded really tame and dull (especially compared to the C63 black vid), hopefully sounds a bit better in real life.

Nice driving as well, agree with whoever posted earlier that you should get yourself invited to a proper drift day and film the results. Sure it would keep us all entertained.

[pikey]

Great video

[rm89]

Good video. I love that car, especially in that white with black wheels combo. I wonder where I've left my taste...

[blasos]

Great article from Chris. Interesting point about the M6 being about 200kg heavier! Way to go, Merc!

[Veeayt]

Bad steering, bad looks, bad sound (for an AMG), nice vid.

[Dave Hedgehog]

"cruising" in an SL, well thats what they where designed for

lovely noise but not my cup of tea, but then im not into cruising, C63 AMG Black for me please

[Tyrewrecker]

Dave Hedgehog said:

"cruising" in an SL, well thats what they where designed for

lovely noise but not my cup of tea, but then im not into cruising, C63 AMG Black for me please

Yes indeed, I loved the 'cruising' sidways up the hill!

[Kawasicki]

It's one of those typical myths that the past SLs couldn't handle/corner. In 1998 I drove an SL500 and it was a complete hoot, really precise and neutral. It was massive fun to drive.

[PaulieMafia]

Needa308GT4 said:

might be a 'fine piece of engineering' but that is one seriously f**ked up ugly 'new' SL.

Agree. They seem to have lost their way with design over at M-B. This car looks over-styled, and not in a good way - there's no cohesion to it. The R230 walks all over it!

[magic_marker]

vescaegg said:

AMG are top of my list for nearly every type of car available now.

SLS
SL63
E63 Estate
C63 Black
G65

Would be lovely sounding garage!

Aye

Having owned an M Coupe and an M5 I would never have believed I'd say this a couple of years ago but I now much prefer the lary AMG product to the M...

CLS63 + G63 (armored) + SL63, with a Caterham a couple of vintage astons = my perfect garage

[German]

vinnie83 said:

chrisispringles said:

Well nobody appears to have told Mercedes that turbocharged cars sound boring compared to N/As, AMG's new V8 sounds infinitely nicer than that in an M5.

Have you heard the new M5? Sounded fantastic to me!

I hear them every day, unfortunately id have to go with the AMG. That said the test cars without the production exhaust/crappy piped in engine noise system.......

[AER]

WeirdNeville said:

I issue Messr Harris with a Top Gear Challenge:
Make a video of an RWD without a single moment of Opposite Lock.... But keep it as good as they have been so far.

I bet it can't be done. As sure as Jezza at Dunsfold, he'll be straight into the oppo.

He could do a number on one of these, perhaps...?