Car finance company reviews the C63 AMG

The top model of the new C-Class Coupe range, the C 63 S two-door shares the twin-turbo 375kW/700Nm 4.0-litre V8 of its four-door counterpart, again matched to Mercedes-AMG’s very capable and very refined seven-speed Speedshift MCT auto transmission. The gearbox is arguably the best of its genre and it’s a stunningly powerful engine.

Fortunately for two-door fans, the team at AMG have recognised that perhaps the four-door had just a touch too much of a good thing when it comes to powertrain performance. Thus there have been wholesale changes in an effort to cure some of the woes from which the high-powered sedan suffers.

The upgrades have been made right from the body-in-white stage. Extra reinforcement has been added and the rear subframe is unique. To aid in that search for better manners, better traction and eventually even better performance, the coupe has also been gifted a substantial increase in its footprint.

The C 63 S Coupe’s front and rear tracks have been increased and there’s also a modified rear axle design. No less than 12 links now control rear axle location and the suspension alignment and three-stage electronic adaptable damper settings are also all bespoke.

The bodywork has been re-sculptured to accommodate the chassis tweaks, giving the C63 S two-door even more muscular looks than the sedan. The front guards are pumped out by 64mm and the rears 66mm — about the width of an iPhone. This is not a huge amount but it is enough to give the car a very different stance. Like its four-door counterpart, however, there are some pretty aggressive front and rear body tweaks when compared to the standard model coupe.

Performance

There’s no doubting the coupe’s additional performance potential. The seat-of-the-pants impression is that there’s more under power grip than in the sedan, although there was barely a corner at Eastern Creek where the stability control light couldn’t be made to flicker even in Sport Handling Mode mode. That said, it feels like the suspension and track changes do deliver better turn-in and a more confidence-inspiring front-end.

In a straight line the C 63 S is a jet! Mercedes-AMG claims a 0-100km/h time of 3.9sec for the coupe – 0.1sec faster than the four-door. Thanks to those wider rear wheels and a change in the rear axle ratio.

In its latest, wider and wilder iteration, the C 63 S Coupe is not a car for the shy. Coupled with a meaty exhaust note, the aggressive stance and stocky looks, it means you’re bound to be noticed. Priced from $162,400, you’ll pay a near $8K premium for the coupe over the sedan.

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