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Originally Posted by Mike_L
No AWD? I thought AMG finally learned that you can't put big power down through 2 wheels on street tires. I guess not.
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Well, the W204 C63 507 Edition managed a 12.2 1/4 mile @ 117+ mph with both Car & Driver and Motor Trend (it also handled the 0-60 sprint in 3.8 seconds with those same two publications).
In the Motor Trend comparison against the AWD RS5, the RWD C63 recorded a quicker 1/4 mile time and a quicker 0-60 time.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...07_comparison/
The 507 was equipped with 255-section rear tires (Continental ContiSportContact 5P).
I'm a drag strip novice and my personal best time with my '13 C63 is 12.1 (on 255-section Continental ExtremeContact DWs), although I know those that have made it into the 11s bone stock.
The new W205 C63 has been spied with larger 265-section tires in the rear (every mule has had these). The car will weigh 220+ lbs than the previous generation.
Two questions:
1) Given those numbers above, how did the W204 fail to put the power down (
especially considering it put down numbers that were better than the AWD RS5)?
2) What makes you say the W205 will fail to put the power down, given the fact that no one has tested it yet?
Now, keep in mind, I'm not arguing that the C63 couldn't put down better numbers with AWD. I just don't understand why you are speculating about potential poor performance with the W205 when the W204's
most powerful iteration put down better numbers that one of its AWD rivals (the RS5).