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Originally Posted by asagaai

The sound of this engine is not a patch on the feral naturally aspirated 6.2 litre.

Will be interesting when real reviewers really dig into the performance of this 4 litre turbo in the real world, and make objective comparisons with the 6.2 lire atmo.

In terms of handling- there is a clue given away. Some reviewers talk about it being softer than the flat even but back breaking 6.2 atmo.

In clips of the new C63 going around the ring- it was all over the place- and mid corner bumps combined with the turbo torque hit kicked the rear out all over the place. In actual fact all clips of the new C63 going around the ring is unimpressive. What are the times for the ring compared to the old C63? ????

Quite telling is that the journos have been given the new C63 to run on a circuit in Portugal that is smooth as a baby's bottom- no mid bumps and ripples mid corner like on the ring, and in real life.

Time will reveal all......

Agreed, the M156 is a masterpiece and while this new 4L TT can easily make more power/torque, it will never sound as good as the 6.2

The M156 has 500Nm on tap from 2000rpm, peaking at 600Nm by 5000rpm... a lot more usable than the 700Nm arriving at 1750rpm in the new model.

Now I know why AMG used wider Michelin rubber on the rears but it may not be enough... the new BMW M3/M4's also have a twin-turbo setup with 550Nm available from just 1850rpm and owners are already spinning out in them..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miA5qj5ergM

I still prefer the original (pre-face lift) W204 design over the W205's softer shape and it's nice to see them coming down in price to levels where I will be able to afford one very soon.