In daily driving, the M3 doesn’t ride much more firmly than a non-M sibling, like the 335i, but it can navigate a serious road course like a champ. It makes sense that Mercedes would give the C63 AMG a firm ride in order to enhance its performance on the track, but the BMW M3 - one of its prime competitors - shows you don’t have to sacrifice comfort to the extent that the C63 AMG does in order to turn in an impressive performance on the track.
On the worn roads of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, the C63 AMG’s extra-firm ride isn’t enjoyable, as you’re constantly tossed around with every road heave or pothole. Of its contemporaries, the C63 AMG’s suspension tuning is among the firmest the only model that rivals it is the Audi RS 4, which has a downright bone-jarring ride on rutted roads. There’s a kind of seriousness to the C63 AMG’s look that would make a Secret Service agent proud (see a side-by-side comparison with the C350 Sport). A couple of the more noticeable ones include twin bumps running the length of the hood, front fender flares, 18-inch alloy wheels, quad tailpipes finished in chrome, and a few extra badges. Like performance models from BMW and Audi, the C63 AMG receives a number of exterior changes that distinguish it from lesser C-Class trims without diminishing its level of sophistication. If you’ve stumbled upon this review looking for more information on the regular C-Class, I reviewed that car last year when it was redesigned.
Think of this 6.2-liter V-8 sedan as a German interpretation of an American muscle car. The C63 AMG makes a significant break from its German and Japanese competitors by using a time-tested American technique for delivering big horsepower: stuff a big engine under the hood. Then there’s the latest high-powered version of Mercedes-Benz’s C-Class: the 451-horsepower C63 AMG, an incredibly powerful, extremely firm-riding version of the entry-level luxury sedan.
If you have about $60,000 to spend, the array of choices available to you is wide, including well-known models like the BMW M3 and newcomers like the Lexus IS-F. It’s hard to think of a better time to be a luxury performance-sedan enthusiast.
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