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C43 AMG in this drag race beats two C63s AMG in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmCoycGkZqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmCoycGkZqE
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None of them look like they're moving terribly quickly, but in a short drag race on anything other than bone dry asphalt, then the 4-matic of the C43 will make a tremendous difference, and in that case it appears to have done exactly that. The 43 engined cars are quick.
C43 AMG in this drag race beats two C63s AMG in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmCoycGkZqE
Not sure that all C63 owners will agree. But I suppose if you have around £15,000 more to spend on a car that is often slower than it's nearest stable mate then why not!! At least it sounds good.............. Suspect the C43 would come out on top around the twisty bits as well.
I agree with Bobby Dazzler on this one. - The AWD system will do a better job of putting the power down off the line, but ultimately it would get reeled in and overtaken by the C63 (even if they had the same power, the loss through the transmission is higher).
None of the cars in the video launched particularly hard; certainly not using launch control.
I've seen this at Ten of the Best. - Small AWD cars shoot off the line, but something like a Skyline will ultimately have a higher top speed and win... once they've got moving.
Not sure that all C63 owners will agree. But I suppose if you have around £15,000 more to spend on a car that is often slower than it's nearest stable mate then why not!! At least it sounds good.............. Suspect the C43 would come out on top around the twisty bits as well.
Yes. I think that if the C63 was launched hard on a dry (possibly prepared) surface, there's be no debate. - I suspect that all three cars still had the ESP on, and experience tells me that my car will just cut the power when I stomp the go pedal with ESP still on.None of them particularly look like they know what they're doing how boring was that! Speed is king, it's nice to get off the line first but a quick shot down Santa pod raceway would put the C43 in its place
Not sure that all C63 owners will agree. But I suppose if you have around £15,000 more to spend on a car that is often slower than it's nearest stable mate then why not!! At least it sounds good.............. Suspect the C43 would come out on top around the twisty bits as well.
We've just got a new C63. Yes, like the E63 is struggles for traction but, when it hooks up at around 50mph , it will reel in the 43 and blast past it.None of them look like they're moving terribly quickly, but in a short drag race on anything other than bone dry asphalt, then the 4-matic of the C43 will make a tremendous difference, and in that case it appears to have done exactly that. The 43 engined cars are quick.
However in the real world and greasy UK roads, the 43 will be quicker off the mark and by the time the 63 catches it , both will be into serious 3 figure licence losing speeds.
Yawn, not once the C43 is on all season tyres to resolve the crabbing issues......
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With ever increasing penalties for speeding and more and more resources being poured into catching speeders I increasingly find myself wondering why I'm looking at cars with north of 450hp for pottering around in.
I've never considered attending top speed events on airfields or trackdays but they are becoming more appealing now that the ability to use anywhere near the cars performance in the real world is being stifled.
That said, I've got a 4.0 V8 TT arriving later this month and I still have an unhealthy obsession with Ferrari FF's.
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