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All-New Pocket Rocket From AMG
Mercedes’ track-tuned C63 AMG goes hunting for BMW M3s with a hand-built 451 horsepower V-8 under the hood.
Driving a truly high-performance car on the street, no matter how hard you hammer it – and we hammered them plenty hard through the scenic desert landscape around Phoenix -- is like listening to Vampire Weekend on AM radio… you get the drift of what’s going on, but its not really satisfying.
No, to really take the measure of a car, you’ve got to get it out on a racetrack. And, sliding sideways at 90 mph through a turn at the Firebird racetrack in Arizona in the new Mercedes C63 AMG, it became abundantly clear that this is one genuinely hot rocket that’ll have BMW M3 owners thinking about trade-in value.
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a luxury compact car produced by the Mercedes Car Group division of Daimler AG. First introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 range, the C-Class was the most affordable model in the marque's lineup and is built at the Mercedes-Benz factories in Sindelfingen and Bremen, Germany.
C63 AMG Video
Here is a video of our editor test driving the vehicle.
The C-class has come a long way since those days and the 2008 C63 AMG makes its debut with the signature AMG 6.3 liter V8 engine that produces a 451-hp and 443 lb-ft. of torque. Top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph, while its 0-60 time is 4.3 seconds.
Being introduced on the C63 AMG is the AMG SPEEDSHIFT PLUS 7-Speed Automatic Transmission that includes a new double de-clutching feature on downshifts to maintain vehicle balance during cornering, while delivering shift times up to 50 percent faster than previously.
The exterior of the C63 AMG departs from other C-Class models with a unique hood (with power domes), widened front fenders and a special front fascia and other body components not shared with any C-Class model. Available in U.S. Mercedes-Benz dealerships in April, the new C63 AMG will be priced at $54,625, which includes the $825 destination fee.
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