In the urinary Olympics known as the German car industry, it was inevitable that Deutschland's three biggest luxury automakers would start stuffing V8s into performance versions of their so-called "entry-luxury" cars. Audi's S4 has packed eight cylinders since 2003, but it was the 420-hp RS4 that garnered real attention. Then the 414-horse BMW M3 joined in. With the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, the troika is complete, and there is harmony and balance in the universe - but madness on the streets.
my dad just sold his c55, and i only wish that we had this... it was a great car, but did not feel like it was a true sports car, more of a sport tourer. this sounds like it will kill the 55 any day of the week.....
Modified by BLKonBLKMKVGTI at 2:51 AM 9-14-2007
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It should be illegal to drink non-alcoholic beer, period.
In the urinary Olympics known as the German car industry, it was inevitable that Deutschland's three biggest luxury automakers would start stuffing V8s into performance versions of their so-called "entry-luxury" cars.
So very true. The number of exhaust pipes also reflects the olympics. Good thing they realized to stop at four, which is too late anyway. But hey, the new model just CAN'T have less than the previous one, no matter what qualities or quantities we're talking about.
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hey, fake wimbledon, how about you leave the news to wimbledon?
wimbledon, can you make a thread about this, so i can read it?
I'm far more excited about C63 than the M3. Maybe it's because it's getting very positive reviews versus the lukewarm affairs that the M3 is getting. Regardless, I'd like one.
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One of these days I'm going to break my computer screen punching you Corbic.
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Open the throttle anywhere between 2000 and 6500 rpm, and you might think you've been teleported to the stands at Charlotte, only without your beer and with all your teeth.
Come on. Was that absolutely necessary for the imagery? There were no other allusions to call to?
Not that it matters, but you've lost a reader. I hate to see The Car Lounge rhetoric seeping into literature that I did thoroughly enjoy reading.
The first paragraph implies that this is the first time M-B has shoved a V8 into the C-Class...which isn't true, as my car can attest. The C63's predecessor, the C55 AMG also had a V8.
Now that I think of it, M-B was the first of the big three German automakers to do it.
Anyway, I love this car. I think the foglights are far bigger than they should be, but I love everything else about the aggressive exterior. The interior is a bit busy, but everything seems laid out well enough.
Come on. Was that absolutely necessary for the imagery? There were no other allusions to call to?
Not that it matters, but you've lost a reader. I hate to see The Car Lounge rhetoric seeping into literature that I did thoroughly enjoy reading.
Were you really that offended? Auto magazine writers have been using colorful writing like that since the dawn of time. It's locker-room chatter in print, and should be read as such.
Still, I also find fault with the author's writing. It reminds me of this self-styled "journalist" I knew a while ago. She wrote so pompously on the web, but it never flowed right. Rather than writing with an authentic voice, she poorly emulated someone else's style. Her wannabe New Yorker shtick was more annoying than comparing the C-class to beer, beef, and women, but not by much.
I've been learning to drive. My whole life, I've been learning.
Still, I also find fault with the author's writing. It reminds me of this self-styled "journalist" I knew a while ago. She wrote so pompously on the web, but it never flowed right. Rather than writing with an authentic voice, she poorly emulated someone else's style. Her wannabe New Yorker shtick was more annoying than comparing the C-class to beer, beef, and women, but not by much.
I don't want to assist in taking this thread too far OT, but I have to say it's refreshing to see similes like "flat and crisp as a Saltine" and "as faithful as you wish your girlfriend was." This is how car magazines used to be.
I'm not expecting high-level prose in my online car reviews - I simply expect proper grammar and punctuation with a few amusing observations. The "proper grammar and punctuation" part eliminates about 80% of the web reviews I encounter... Motive has a good track record so far.
Fox News: “The sky is green.” ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN: “Is the sky green? Our team of experts investigates.” Local news: “Is the sky green? We hit the street to find out what YOU think!” Online media/blogosphere: “It is well known that Al Gore and Dick Cheney conspired in 1998 to turn the sky red.”
Were you really that offended? Auto magazine writers have been using colorful writing like that since the dawn of time. It's locker-room chatter in print, and should be read as such.
No, I'm not.
But it reaches into a bag of tricks pattented and styled by The Car Lounge en masse. I just expected a little more.
Who cares, the thing is a monster......and the 7spd tranny w/paddles is a great system.
I've driven the E55 and E63......the E63 obviously being closer to the C63 and it was absolutely an incredible car.
i'm not saying the car is or is not amazing. Some people just like to row their own gears, or make their weight transfer mistakes/victories on their own.
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So very true. The number of exhaust pipes also reflects the olympics. Good thing they realized to stop at four, which is too late anyway. But hey, the new model just CAN'T have less than the previous one, no matter what qualities or quantities we're talking about.
