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Written by Vijay Pattni
AMG itself describes the ambience if you can call it that as intensive", and with a biturbo V8 on board and no roof, you"d be hard pushed to disagree. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Mercedes-AMG"s star of New York, the new C63 Cabriolet.Unveiled at NYC"s motor show, the new convertible comes with the now familiar 4.0-litre, turbocharged V8 up front, together with dynamic engine mounts. Just like in the C63 Saloon, Estate and Coupe, then, and the AMG GT supercar.Here, though, is the first time the engine"s soundtrack has no fixed roof to overcome. Instead, there"s a folding automatic fabric soft top, which, if you"re interested, can be opened and closed from speeds of up to 31mph. Roof up, no problem. Roof down? There"s Merc"s air scarf" to keep you cosy.But park the convenience for a moment, because you need to know about the power. There"s the standard" 476bhp version which you don"t want, or the range-topping C63 S" version which you do, because it comes with 510bhp. And that"s more. There"s also a healthy 516lb ft of torque available from as little as 1,750rpm, while both versions come linked to a seven speed automatic gearbox and rear-wheel-drive.Mercedes-AMG quotes the 0-62mph time as 4.1 seconds for the S", or just 4.2secs for the standard car, while both are pegged at top speeds of 155mph. Because Germany. Tick the box marked AMG Drivers" Package", and that top speed climbs to 174mph.
Date written: 23 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2672
AMG itself describes the ambience if you can call it that as intensive", and with a biturbo V8 on board and no roof, you"d be hard pushed to disagree. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Mercedes-AMG"s star of New York, the new C63 Cabriolet.Unveiled at NYC"s motor show, the new convertible comes with the now familiar 4.0-litre, turbocharged V8 up front, together with dynamic engine mounts. Just like in the C63 Saloon, Estate and Coupe, then, and the AMG GT supercar.Here, though, is the first time the engine"s soundtrack has no fixed roof to overcome. Instead, there"s a folding automatic fabric soft top, which, if you"re interested, can be opened and closed from speeds of up to 31mph. Roof up, no problem. Roof down? There"s Merc"s air scarf" to keep you cosy.But park the convenience for a moment, because you need to know about the power. There"s the standard" 476bhp version which you don"t want, or the range-topping C63 S" version which you do, because it comes with 510bhp. And that"s more. There"s also a healthy 516lb ft of torque available from as little as 1,750rpm, while both versions come linked to a seven speed automatic gearbox and rear-wheel-drive.Mercedes-AMG quotes the 0-62mph time as 4.1 seconds for the S", or just 4.2secs for the standard car, while both are pegged at top speeds of 155mph. Because Germany. Tick the box marked AMG Drivers" Package", and that top speed climbs to 174mph.
Date written: 23 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2672
