C63 amg black series first drive

[driver100]

My first thoughts as I took possession of the b/ s was that the car attracts a lot of attention. From young to old everyone stops and has a look. As i said earlier the noise is more deeper than the c63 and as it's a two seater it's more noticeable inside the cabin with the windows up. I dont know why I opted for harmon kardon as the exhaust noise is music to my ears. The seats are very comfortable and do hold you in position very well. The biggest thing i have noticed so far is how forgiving the ride is. The b/s is very comfortable over bumps in comparison to the c63 saloon. I had nitrogen filled in the tyres of my previous 63 which took some hardness of the ride but still the b/s is more softer. I'll probably have nitrogen put in these tyres also. As the car is still in running in mode so I can't really talk much about performance but you can feel when you take it just over 2,500 revs it wants to show it's true potential. Ok, race media- definitely a nice thing to have if you like to have different dials showing on the dash. It shows 0- 62 figures , power / torque output , oil pressures etc. It's also got a pre programmed map of a race track in Germany. I'm sure you can up load more in there. Reverse camera screen- thats what it is. But it doesn't have the guidance lines as you get with some other cars( unless there's a setting for it that I've missed) No parking sensors to the front or rear. So no sound. So far so good.

 

[developer]

My first thoughts as I took possession of the b/ s was that the car attracts a lot of attention. From young to old everyone stops and has a look. As i said earlier the noise is more deeper than the c63 and as it's a two seater it's more noticeable inside the cabin with the windows up. I dont know why I opted for harmon kardon as the exhaust noise is music to my ears. The seats are very comfortable and do hold you in position very well. The biggest thing i have noticed so far is how forgiving the ride is. The b/s is very comfortable over bumps in comparison to the c63 saloon. I had nitrogen filled in the tyres of my previous 63 which took some hardness of the ride but still the b/s is more softer. I'll probably have nitrogen put in these tyres also. As the car is still in running in mode so I can't really talk much about performance but you can feel when you take it just over 2,500 revs it wants to show it's true potential. Ok, race media- definitely a nice thing to have if you like to have different dials showing on the dash. It shows 0- 62 figures , power / torque output , oil pressures etc. It's also got a pre programmed map of a race track in Germany. I'm sure you can up load more in there. Reverse camera screen- thats what it is. But it doesn't have the guidance lines as you get with some other cars( unless there's a setting for it that I've missed) No parking sensors to the front or rear. So no sound. So far so good.

Any "on road" shots - the others were dealer/workshop?

I'd like to see it out and about.

 

[The _Don]

So much for clarkson slagging it off for the ride being way to harsh!

 

[sinewave]

Any "on road" shots - the others were dealer/workshop?

I'd like to see it out and about.

Very cynical that John!


Yeah, c'mon OP lets see Owner & Car out in the Wild!

 

[driver100]

So much for clarkson slagging it off for the ride being way to harsh!

It's actually quite a comfortable ride. Ive found it softer. You can stiffen it by putting it into sports mode. The four seater model will probably have more cushioning in the seats but it's a good comfortable car. The dealer had also Told me that you can turn the notch down on the suspension manually as it has an odd looking spanner that comes with it. I presume that may be the coil over suspension , but it's probably more for the track.

To answer the other questions about the photos taken at the dealers?, There's a lot of excellent photos of the b/s on the web. But my son will be posting a few more.

 

[Simon_M]

Nice, if it were mine I think I would take a week off work and do a UK tour in it!!!

Enjoy it...

 

[driver100]

So much for clarkson slagging it off for the ride being way to harsh!

I don't know why clarkson was negative about the b/s. As he's got the predecessor and he's a fan of mercs. It did beat the maserati around the track when driven by the stig.

 

[driver100]

Nice, if it were mine I think I would take a week off work and do a UK tour in it!!!

Enjoy it...

Thanks. That's what I'm hoping to do.

 

[Simon_M]

Good man!