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Anyone who thinks “low fat” and “low-calorie food” is wasted joie de vivre, rarely survives a gin and tonic evening without crashing and wants to break the bank in the casino, and then gamble away everything - will also be included in the latest creation of the “Affalterbacher-All” -Friends ”. An “almost” compact SUV with immoral performance values. Modesty? This is something for the others.
An immoral offer - NSFW
First test drive in the new Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 4MATIC +
315 winter tires - more of a declaration of intent
Who would have thought that this Swabian Alb has so much to offer? From the driver's seat of a GLC 63, the streets are narrow, angular and entertaining. That one moves with 510 PS through the Alb in the direction of Stuttgart, sounds at first unspectacular. Until the moment when, for the first time, in sport + mode, the relativity of the adhesion of 315 winter tires to 7 ° and rain is experienced. Now just do not make this one mistake: go from the gas. Under load, the latest offer of sin, with proper cross-angles out of the curve. That was easy.
Simply impressive. At AMG, they decided that a niche without AMG is a lost niche. And so the mid-size SUV segment has been chosen as exactly the place where a V8 bi-turbo monster is still missing. 510 HP in the S version - 476 HP in the apparently more modest GLC 63 “Basis”.
An expressive front - says the press kit
So that one is properly classified in front of the outlet stores of this world, someone finally used the equivalent of grandpa's old estates in the Alb, or signed a sinfully expensive leasing contract with the blood of rare Swabian eco-unicorns - the GLC63 wears the Panamericana -Grill first shaped the AMG on the purebred GT brothers. A tribute to history. GT sports cars that race lightly, small and weasel-fast along the Tierra del Fuego route - or was it rather freight trains in the Australian outback? Solid, massive, outstandingly powerful?
The fact that the site is finally being dismissed seriously is documented by the efforts that AMG engineers made to glue the SUV onto the road. Air spring damping, rear axle limited slip differential, visible negative camber and a braking system that makes it necessary with huge wheels.
The fact that the 21-inch tires also have mixed tires in super sports car format makes a visual impression. Under the load of 700 Nm, the grip limit can be quickly equalized in Sport Plus mode. A good 2 tons hang on the 9-speed automatic transmission and want to be impressed by the sheer power of the 4-liter V8. The combination of V8 thrust and 9-speed automatic leaves room for many fantasies. You could also take it seriously. You could set the recommended speed in the cruise control with bubbling idle speed. One could. You don't have to.
Because rain is just a wet form of driving pleasure
ESP off is announced in the test drives, one wants to know and feel how the whole apparatus works. With torrents over the road a little smart decision. Nevertheless, aquaplaning in a dynamic ride makes all the fun stop short. The dynamic steering system of the AMG has a direct effect in S + mode and provides a residual amount of feedback from the wheel arches.
Of course you choose the "S model"
As usual, Mercedes-AMG offers a “non-S-variant”, which probably addresses people who are more interested in image than performance, and an “S-variant” which handles rough figures and also converts it into propulsion. So while the entry level has to be satisfied with 476 hp and 650 Nm, 99% of mankind will probably not feel the jump to 700 Nm and 510 hp anyway. It's more of a synapse satisfaction in your own ego.
In the same role falls the coupe version of the GLC. Still four-door, but just a number turned off. If the V8, bi-turbo and sports car chassis in the SUV are already a crude world, the 5-door-coupé deprived of headroom in row two tops these standards of futility again.
Conclusion
Because it's cool not to be modest
More impressive than this mix, should not be a pink elephant just pulling a line coke in front of the construction site of Stuttgart21. Anyone who wants to ride over the Alps like Hannibal is just right with this absurd variety.
One thing must not be forgotten, however: Mercedes-AMG is indeed putting a “compact SUV” on the road that is neither in the regular table values (3.8 seconds 0-100, 250 km / h) nor in the ability to keep the sporting promises , rags. What is possible in terms of driving dynamics with the two-ton truck should only be tried out on public roads if you have a Russian second driver's license or diplomatic immunity.