Mercedes-AMG C63 W205
Hand-built 6.2 V8 hooligan, twin-turbo bruiser, then a four-cylinder hybrid — the C-Class that shouts.
25 reviewers · 51 videos · 7 hours watched
Reviewers agree on its performance, but split on handling and fun to drive.
across 25 reviewers
"the road holding is nothing short of brilliant"
Drive.com.au · ▶ 5:03"Rebound needs addressing. It's a bit frustrating, really, cuz it you're trying to carry that throttle out, and any manipulation or backing off on the throttle, and it bounces back."
Driven+ · ▶ 19:45"This is one of the most throttle steerable cars I have ever driven."
Chasing Cars · ▶ 14:58"it's just a bit of a synthetic sterile car"
CAR magazine · ▶ 11:18"it has all the core functionality all the practicality creature comforts of a c-class"
velocitycrew · ▶ 11:46"This car isn't good at being comfortable... even in comfort mode is really stiff."
Chasing Cars · ▶ 17:15"it's good value for money"
velocitycrew · ▶ 22:42"it's just not good enough this car for me"
CAR magazine · ▶ 27:03Performance
4.5/525 of 25 reviewersconsensus“The star of the show here is the four liter twin-turbo v8 petrol engine... 375 kilowatts of power and 700 Newton meters of torque.”
positive · Chasing Cars · ▶ 13:37“this car is fast but then I guess you knew that”
positive · carwow · ▶ 1:40“it absolutely takes off like a bat out of hell”
positive · Ross Reviews · ▶ 15:56Handling
4.0/523 of 25 reviewerssplit“the road holding is nothing short of brilliant”
positive · Drive.com.au · ▶ 5:03“The C63 S also handles turns very well. Super planted with no body roll.”
positive · Bros FOURR Speed · ▶ 0:15“It doesn't feel deft or light or particularly agile but it can devour a country road really quickly.”
mixed · Chasing Cars · ▶ 18:54Fun to drive
4.5/525 of 25 reviewerssplit“This is one of the most throttle steerable cars I have ever driven.”
positive · Chasing Cars · ▶ 14:58“the reason to have this car alone is for that awesome V8 engine it's still the cars stand out feature”
positive · carwow · ▶ 17:09“it's just so much fun to have this type of performance in a daily driver”
positive · velocitycrew · ▶ 14:06Daily drivability
4.0/524 of 25 reviewerssplit“it has all the core functionality all the practicality creature comforts of a c-class”
positive · velocitycrew · ▶ 11:46“Not only is this a great daily driving sedan with a ton of practicality”
positive · Bros FOURR Speed · ▶ 0:11“This car isn't good at being comfortable... even in comfort mode is really stiff.”
critical · Chasing Cars · ▶ 17:15Value
3.5/522 of 25 reviewerssplit“it's good value for money”
positive · velocitycrew · ▶ 22:42“you're going to be paying 80 to 150 plus because yeah these are incredibly nice cars”
Ross Reviews · ▶ 19:02“shares the same power but gets even more torque than the GT and at around half the price sounds like a bit of a bargain”
positive · Drive.com.au · ▶ 2:21Hear it in the reviewer’s words
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