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Originally Posted by rumelk
Hey peeps,
Was driving down the dual carriageway when at the lights, a mercedes c class pulled up next to me, thinking it was a crappy 320d i decided to to give it the beans as he was egging me on too.
Little did i know it was a c63 amg.......... 
I could not keep up with him, felt rather deflated.
Now i need to know what mod can i do without spending an arm and a leg to make that merc eat my dust!
All suggestions welcome.... |
C63s vary in terms of general acceleration. An early model with torque converter and 451 HP will run very close with a current M3 coupe with the auto, while the latest wet-clutch models are measurably quicker, and with power pack quicker yet.
Think something down within tantalizing reach of 12 seconds flat in a quarter mile, at very close to 120 mph +/- with power pack. You're around a second slower than that, and he's running away at the end.
To take the latest, hottest C63 on, you'll need a fair bit of money, or nitrous. That extra weight in the convertible really hurts at low and middling speeds.
Bruce