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Wow, that is properly murdered out. Probably appropriate for that car, but black / black / black is just a bit too morbid for me! Not that I'd complain mind; absolute weapon of a car!
My 2018 W213 E63S!
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Very nice. Sound clip would be great 
Im considering heading this route or the estate E63 after finding out the GLC63 has the old tech.
Interesting you say it doesn’t feel as big as that’s one concern I have especially with the estate. (I know same car but..)
I’ll look to test drive at some point early next year.
Congrats. Great feeling getting a new car.
Im considering heading this route or the estate E63 after finding out the GLC63 has the old tech.
Interesting you say it doesn’t feel as big as that’s one concern I have especially with the estate. (I know same car but..)
I’ll look to test drive at some point early next year.
Congrats. Great feeling getting a new car.
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Very nice. Sound clip would be great
There you are gents. This was back when she still had less than 100mi on the clock, so I was being fairly gentle. This is sub 3.5k revs. Exhaust system supposedly opens up as the run in goes on.
I've owned the car for 6 days now, and I've had about 4 people stop me and tell me it sounds good. Never had this type of reaction before. Not even in an SLS. Weird. Something about this car appears more approachable than a supercar, I suppose. People have come over in parking lots to have a chat about it, and I've had thumbs up from passer-bys and the like too. Pretty surprising, but does put a smile on my face that it puts a smile on others'!
In other news, I've taken it on it's first proper road trip today, up to Cannock from Exeter. About 500mi added to the clock. She's sat at 700mi, with 300 to go before I can give it a good thrashing ;-)
Road trip notes:
The car has a fair bit of road noise over some road surfaces. Over others, it's near silent. Most of the M5 up to Birmingham was decently paved, hence the car was whispering along. 10mi radius around Exeter had some kind of road surface that exacerbated the road noise to very irritating levels. Wind noise is fairly present at a 85mph cruise, but not intrusive to the point of annoyance. Having the radio on or music going makes it imperceptible. This isn't a Rolls Royce, after all. The ride is supple, but firm. It does not crash over bumps, but seems pliant even in it's firmness. It flows very nicely in a cruise, I find. Tremendously well sorted when the road gets iffy and bumpy at 85mph, it controls it's weight very well. The car never felt unsettled. Always just felt... Slow? Like it could handle the same thing at twice the speed. Unsurprising, I suppose, but confidence inspiring.
Even more unsurprising, with the massive 612hp under the bonnet, the power on tap was... Intoxicating. Overtakes were almost too easy, with nary but a quick prod at the throttle to send it to triple digits with no effort whatsoever. The gearbox is well sorted too. Shifts up in comfort were basically imperceptible. Shifts down, at low speeds, were iffy sometimes with a little bit of a lurch. They were a-okay 80-85% of the time though. The car shines when you're having a little poke at it, though. Everything tightens up almost immediately. It's uncanny. Can't wait to see what it's gonna be like when the run-in period is over and I can properly explore the dynamics of the thing.
The last note I'd like to make is that the 66L tank is just silly. This thing could've done with a proper 80-85L tank. It's my biggest complaint with this thing. I managed fuel economy of 21.6mpg over the 500 miles or so, which is fine for a cruise bouncing between 80-90mph. I had to fill the car up once before I left (half tank to full), and then again on the way back when the fuel dropped to about 1/3 of the tank left.
As I'm sure you can tell, I'm falling in love with this thing. It's Jekyll and Hyde nature is incredibly appealing to me, and it's incredible how the car can go from a very well sorted executive luxury cruiser to wanting to tear your face off with a prod of the right foot. It truly seems to me like the best of both worlds. It's a brute in a suit. An iron fist in a velvet glove. And I love it!
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Very nice, congrats.
^^^This.
Red C220
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Is there no option for a larger fuel tank? Even our SL400 had a 75 litre tank option (which I ticked). Our Audi got 75litres as standard.
66L seems a bit daft on a twin turbo V8
tali
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Bit of a jump from a E200 !....
Not as far as I'm aware, mine also has the 66l tank which is already proving inconvenient.
To be honest it's frustrating as well as inadequate. I tend to find myself planning trips more around fuel stations than destinations at the moment. If the car were to do anywhere near it's advertised 30+mpg then fair enough, but mine's not showing much different than my W212 E63 at the moment, which had an 80l capacity.
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The CL has a 90 Litre Tank 
and I get great fuel consumption 
and I get great fuel consumption 
The CL has a 90 Litre Tank
Yeah mine is 90 I think. Two week fill ups are great!
I wonder if smaller tanks are part of eking out every possible weight saving for emissions.
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Exactly.... They claim 30mpg for my new E63s. Supposedly 5mpg better than my previous W212 E63. Well it just doesn’t happen, my experience is the new car is worse on fuel than my W212. Oh well, who buys an E63s if they give a damn about fuel consumption?
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Awesome! Sounds amazing
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A lovely looking car with great performance, I like where they are currently heading in shape/style.
Heya chaps!
Thought I'd post a quick quarterly update on the car. It's a day short of 3 months since I took delivery of the big beast. It's been nothing short of phenomenal the entire time. I have now put on a whopping 6500 miles on the car, in just 3 months. Yes, you read that right. I'm a believer in driving and utilising the machine to it's fullest, as much as physically possible!
Did the rear-diff oil change as required after break in. Was a no-hassle experience. 1 hour at the MB dealer after calling in a week earlier, and the car was all set. They washed it and cleaned her it out too. Slightly miffed the car was brought back to me in Race mode, clearly someone had been having a little fun with it to.. uhm.. Make sure that the diff was performing? Don't know.
As for the car itself, well, I've found myself falling in love with it. In getting comfortable, I've learned that, yes, even with 4Matic, this thing is an entertaining drive. It will misbehave if you give it a proper poke, in the right mode. In Comfort, it's a sublime cruiser. Went out on some B-roads yesterday to celebrate owning the car for a quarter (it really just was a reason to go out for a drive), and scared my rear passengers to death in Race mode. Took them back home via the motorway as the day was running on, and they all fell asleep in the back in comfort mode. Therein is the beauty and duality of this machine.
No other niggles to report. Haven't had any software issues or crashes save for the one that occured at 1k miles in. Seems they may have updated the car when it was in for it's diff oil-change.
Yes, the 4Matic crabbing issue still persists. It's a tire thing. I've noticed once I've worked a little heat into the tires and they're at roughly 20 degrees, the issue is negligible. Makes cold days a pain. Always a shock to my passengers.
That's pretty much it for me, haven't had much else to report other than that this is probably one of the best purchases I've made, and I'm now looking into some slightly more aggressive AMG offerings
Here are some pictures from the last couple of months!
The interior night lighting is pretty much an instant win for any passengers in the car. They all adore it.
Not worried about it being dirty. A dirty car is a well used car. This was after a good B-road thrashing.
A few more shots. And now, some cleaner ones.
Hope you guys enjoy the shots!
Thought I'd post a quick quarterly update on the car. It's a day short of 3 months since I took delivery of the big beast. It's been nothing short of phenomenal the entire time. I have now put on a whopping 6500 miles on the car, in just 3 months. Yes, you read that right. I'm a believer in driving and utilising the machine to it's fullest, as much as physically possible!
Did the rear-diff oil change as required after break in. Was a no-hassle experience. 1 hour at the MB dealer after calling in a week earlier, and the car was all set. They washed it and cleaned her it out too. Slightly miffed the car was brought back to me in Race mode, clearly someone had been having a little fun with it to.. uhm.. Make sure that the diff was performing? Don't know.
As for the car itself, well, I've found myself falling in love with it. In getting comfortable, I've learned that, yes, even with 4Matic, this thing is an entertaining drive. It will misbehave if you give it a proper poke, in the right mode. In Comfort, it's a sublime cruiser. Went out on some B-roads yesterday to celebrate owning the car for a quarter (it really just was a reason to go out for a drive), and scared my rear passengers to death in Race mode. Took them back home via the motorway as the day was running on, and they all fell asleep in the back in comfort mode. Therein is the beauty and duality of this machine.
No other niggles to report. Haven't had any software issues or crashes save for the one that occured at 1k miles in. Seems they may have updated the car when it was in for it's diff oil-change.
Yes, the 4Matic crabbing issue still persists. It's a tire thing. I've noticed once I've worked a little heat into the tires and they're at roughly 20 degrees, the issue is negligible. Makes cold days a pain. Always a shock to my passengers.
That's pretty much it for me, haven't had much else to report other than that this is probably one of the best purchases I've made, and I'm now looking into some slightly more aggressive AMG offerings
Here are some pictures from the last couple of months!
The interior night lighting is pretty much an instant win for any passengers in the car. They all adore it.
Not worried about it being dirty. A dirty car is a well used car. This was after a good B-road thrashing.
A few more shots. And now, some cleaner ones.
Hope you guys enjoy the shots!
