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Drove a MB CL 63 AMG Today
March 28, 2017, 01:40 PM
maxwayneDrove a MB CL 63 AMG Today
I got to drive a friend's AMG about 65 miles and back today for service. It is a jet black coupe. I should pay him for letting me drive the car. The exhaust is so great sounding, I had the window part way down on a cold day. When you go around a corner the seat bolsters inflate. The power is unreal, I think it is approx 500hp with a twin turbo V8. I just set the cruise and stayed away from the accelerator, most of the time. The car people were eyeing it when I went by.
March 28, 2017, 02:26 PM
SIGnifiedThose V8s by Merc sound amazing. I came within inches of buying one as the store manager of a local dealer fired one up for me inside the showroom - instant wood.
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P250UA5The ~450hp in my grandmother's '14 S550 is no slouch either. Hers has the same/similar seats with the dynamic bolsters.
Amazing that it's whisper quiet at 100mph.
The Enemy's gate is down. March 28, 2017, 03:13 PM
fpuhanquote:
Originally posted by SIGnified:Those V8s by Merc sound amazing.
I had a neighbor who called my black CLK "the Batmobile." I backed it into my garage, which was on a lightly sloped driveway. When I was exiting, he loved hearing the rumble of the V8.
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NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member March 28, 2017, 03:55 PM
YellowJacketI used to take trips with the in-laws in their S-class and would drive it fairly often. Best times was up in the N. Ga. mountains. Amazing how a big car can handle well in those tight turns... they really give the inflatable seat bolsters a serious workout. Alas, we have M classes (GLE) now. Not as much fun.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. March 28, 2017, 04:02 PM
P250UA5^ Took my grandmother's prior '07 S550 through some twisties in Tehachapi, CA. Ton (2.5 to be exact) of fun for a ~5k lb car.
The Enemy's gate is down. March 28, 2017, 05:47 PM
jjkroll32MB V8s sound amazing
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March 29, 2017, 02:08 AM
furloughI've got an '09 CLK 550 that I love, but those AMG motors are just on another level. Snarling, barking beasts. I keep telling myself that my next car will be an AMG.
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Plato March 29, 2017, 02:30 AM
furloughA picture of the thing. I call it a half-assed AMG. It's got the regular MB 5.5L V-8 in it, but they put on some AMG cosmetic stuff like wheels and dual exhaust tips, etc. Still, when you stand on that throttle with the top down the noise is intoxicating.
This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears above ground he is a protector.
Plato March 29, 2017, 10:32 AM
YellowJacketnice ride furlough. those V8 SL's and CLK's are also a ton of car for the money.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. March 29, 2017, 02:22 PM
jimmy123xA friend of a friend of mine has a CL 63 that is over 1100 hp and runs in the 9's in the 1/4 mile on street tires. It is amazingly fast and he has over 170k miles on it and has never had the motor apart and it runs great. The 6.3 liter motor is very impressive.
March 31, 2017, 05:13 AM
CaptainMikeYou're not talking about Capt Lee are you Jimmy?
MOO means NO! Be the comet! March 31, 2017, 07:14 PM
jack32586We test drove a C63, but couldn't get around the rear wheel drive only thing. We ended up buying a C43 AMG all wheel drive. Even with the Brabus B30-410 upgrade and the Brixton Wheels we still came in at just under 100K after tax etc. Plus the wife doesn't need more than 410 HP to go to Safeway. I do get that tingling feeling when I see a 63 roll by. Love the car though! Here she is.
March 31, 2017, 09:26 PM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by CaptainMike:
You're not talking about Capt Lee are you Jimmy?
No. LOL. Capt. Lee had a SL55 convertible last time I ran into him. This guys name is Barry with the CL63.
March 31, 2017, 10:06 PM
Lt CHEGI test drove a brand new GLE AMG 63s about a month ago and the sound from those 577 horses made me tingle! I opened it up a bit on a parkway and the exhaust sound upon downshifting when I came upon traffic was fantastic. Ultimately though, my wife and I decided to go more practical this time and have ordered a new G550. The sound isn't quite as good but the 4.0 liter biturbo V8 coming from those side pipes is definitely not bad either. We should be able to pick it up in October.
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RobC2Awesome cars. I would probably be very interested in one if I wasn't dead set on a manual transmission. Not many left in that class with a clutch pedal other than the BMW M3, which is what I went with.
April 01, 2017, 04:42 PM
Lt CHEGquote:
Originally posted by RobC2:
Awesome cars. I would probably be very interested in one if I wasn't dead set on a manual transmission. Not many left in that class with a clutch pedal other than the BMW M3, which is what I went with.
Sweet M3! Mine was a 2015 in the same color. Yours makes me miss mine a bit, but I've decided to go with something more practical this time so that I can go a little crazy in a few years. Judging by the wheels, it looks like yours has the competition package, does it? They really are awesome cars!
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” April 01, 2017, 05:11 PM
RobC2quote:
Originally posted by Lt CHEG:
Sweet M3! Mine was a 2015 in the same color. Yours makes me miss mine a bit, but I've decided to go with something more practical this time so that I can go a little crazy in a few years. Judging by the wheels, it looks like yours has the competition package, does it? They really are awesome cars!
Thanks! Haha, yeah it's a 2017 with competition package. This was actually purchased to be a more practical car for kids after having a Vette and then a modded Z4 that mostly sat in the garage. Well, that was the story I told my wife anyway. :-)
April 01, 2017, 09:52 PM
henryazHa, the only thing you can do with that AMG here in AZ is get an expensive, possibly felony, ticket. Give me this, instead:
April 01, 2017, 10:38 PM
Lt CHEGquote:
Originally posted by henryaz:
Ha, the only thing you can do with that AMG here in AZ is get an expensive, possibly felony, ticket. Give me this, instead:
Mine is on order.
Even though I didn't go the AMG G63 route, the regular 550 is no slouch. It still does 0-60 in 5.8 seconds and has to be electronically limited to 130. It's definitely got some zip.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” 