Contents Show
- Driving Report Mercedes-AMG C63s Coupe
- Driving Report Mercedes C300 Coupé
- Driving Report Mercedes C250d Coupe
- Voice over cars video
- Exit.tv video
- Passion: Driving Video
- Comments on the new Mercedes-Benz C-Coupé
- Technology Special 1: The engine of the C63s Coupé
- Technology Special 2: The chassis of the AMG version
- Technical data
- Picture Gallery: The most beautiful photos of the C Coupé
Welcome to my-auto-blog. Welcome to the premiere of a completely new article format. In this new article format, all content for the new C-Class coupe from Mercedes-Benz will be available. From the technology to the driving report, from the elegance of the design to the overwhelming presentation of the AMG variant on the racetrack. I wish you a lot of fun reading!
With the premiere of the new Coupé based on the C-Class, Mercedes-Benz continues to refresh the range of models for the C-Class. In addition to the sedan and the T-model, the Coupé is the third variant of the important series in the Daimler Group. But not the last variant! A cabriolet will follow, that's for sure!
On this page you will find for the first time all driving reports and articles about the new C-Coupé, clearly arranged and sorted on just one page.
C63s Coupé - The fillet piece
Driving Report of the Mercedes-AMG C63s Coupe
If you believe the good chefs of this world, then a core temperature of 55 to 59 degrees Celsius is ideal for frying the perfect medium fillet steak. That is not much. Those who demand the engine of the new C63 will have to top up a pan between the Hot-V of the Turbos and the filet. Otherwise, the 300 grams of meat will end up being an 50 gram of charcoal. Who wants that? The ideal kitchen in this wonderful autumn? Ronda, Circuit Ascari, again. Where others Torch the manufacturers' brakes, Mercedes-AMG wants to demonstrate the dominance of the new family member. Elegance meets excess. Strength meets loss of control.
Again Bernd Schneider. And again Ascari. Car manufacturers love this private racetrack as much as petrolheads. Here in the Spanish hinterland, not too far from Malaga and Marbella, you can let it run properly on a demanding racetrack. Happiness means well with me. However, the first excursion in the C63 S Coupe is sobering. After four laps in a manageable performance - the new C63S Coupé would have driven these laps in the comfort mode of its driving dynamics programs - there is nothing new to tell at first. V8. Bi-turbo. Rear wheel drive. 7-speed Speedshift automatic from AMG. Everything as usual. When three journalists have to share the route with one Bernd Schneider, the slowest one becomes a drag. But luck stays with me. In the evening there is another chance to move the new 510 hp toy appropriately. Bernd Schneider appropriately had an AMG GT as an instructor vehicle during the journalists' rounds. Because the pattern is always the same: professional ahead, the guild of hot-blooded journalists in the object of desire behind them. The luck of being able to drive a car to its limit is unfortunately not shared equally by all motor journalists. For the racing professional, this means gasping, looking in the rear-view mirror, slowing down, catching up and starting over again. While people are sweating in the vehicles behind them, typing Bernd Schneider probably WhatsApp messages home.
But the tenacity is rewarded. As the author of these lines, I had to stand with longing eyes in the pit lane for a long time. Then the chance came. Bernd Schneider jumps into the new coupe. At his side - a TV presenter. Now I'm lucky enough to be behind Bernd Schneider. Directly behind Bernd. With the same weapons. In which. Not quite. While the fivefold DTM champion is turning on the wheel at the front in the deep blue C Coupé, the heartbeat of a masked motorist journalist is going crazy here.
Elegance meets excessiveness
Fenders of the caliber "it is still sheet over" lie in the most erotic coupe form on this side of Zuffenhausen on massive gears. It was to be expected that a coupé variant of the C-Class would be reminiscent of the large S-Coupé. And the big S Coupé is already more elegant than anything on the tarmac in this price range. With the C-Coupé, Daimler carries the design language of the "few lines" directly into the segment of vehicles, which even "normal drivers" can just afford.
In the case of the Affalterbacher-Wumme, the “sensual” lines of the series coupé turn into an adrenaline-filled overdose of sporting dominance. However, one does not succumb to the urge for an obscene demonstration of porn attitudes. Other manufacturers spoil the front of their sports coupes with flaps here and edges there. At Mercedes there is a greedy throat of cooling air, sufficiently elegantly packaged. And these fenders. With effort you can catch the wide track of the front axle again.
The V8 under the hood is a friend of the AMG GT s. Here 510 PS strong. Still with two turbochargers in the "Hot-V". Still with the unrestrained original power of a convict. Again equipped with engine mounts whose balancing act is to convey comfort and cordiality. At the rear axle strives a mechanical differential around the force distribution.
The rear axle combines the control and stability of a racing car axle with the practicality of an upcoming large sports sedan. Mercedes-AMG has bravely worked on the best components of the house. Elegant shapes. Motor power from sports car construction, traction and chassis kinematics from the parallel world of the racetrack, combined with the chance of a commode routine. Absurd mixture - absurdly effective.
Force meets loss of control
Five DTM titles and a GT World Championship help with the choice of line in Ascari. Bernd Schneider rolls up, the first curve after the start-finish is a downhill left. On the inside just at the apex, then send the 700 Nm of the 4.0 liter unit towards the rear axle with a lot of feeling. Bernd gives the line. Let run wide. Do not press too much power at once on the 285 tires on the rear axle. Seamless, controllable, the grip of the French sports tire can be duped. The gap to the DTM champion increases immediately. Flickering brake lights on the C63 s Coupé, which had been split in advance, give an idea of how the head of the TV presenter driving in the car was swinging towards the dashboard at this very moment. Concentration on the braking point, hard in, turning in late. The next one on the right needs a liquid exit, early on on the gas. Develop a feeling for the rear axle. Go, go, go, grip is leaving me. Between 1.750 revolutions and 4.500, 700 Nm falls over the rear axle. There needs to be a short, understandable path between the driver and traction opportunities. Every "slide" is easy to parry in race mode with the performance ESP, but every centimeter that is wasted in the direction of sliding friction wins the DTM driver and his now screaming co-driver. Or she is completely mute. Pale. Pale. Quiet. The opposite of the C63s Coupé.
Concentration. The entrance to the otherwise rarely used at events part with excessive curve and attractive banking forms a tight right. Too fast, the grip of the front axle at the beginning of the curve leads to too fast lines. Understeer is not an option. Oversteer at any time using the accelerator pedal. The line that emerges may look spectacular, but messes up every round. And Bernd? He would just hurry. So. Concentration. Keep the distance to Bernd manageable. That must be the goal.
The ultrafast back straight leads through a slight right bend in the braking zone in front of a chicane. Here the line choice is elementary. Bernd makes the right bend a full throttle straight. In my C63S Coupé the courage engages in the fat Alcantara steering wheel and disappears before the kink. Lupfen. Then brake hard, remember, that was too early. Release brake, in time, the C63 S balances in front of me with minimal lateral tilt through the chicane.
Harassment exit, left kink, hard on the gas I want to catch Bernd. Too much pressure for the Super Sport on the rear axle, chocking, drifting approach, suppressed by the sport mode of the ESP. Thus, the line is messed up, the gap again larger. Courageous colleagues like to drive in Ascari without ESP. In the 500 PS and 1.8 tons class I leave the emergency anchor on.
Medium Rare rounds in luck
The second round. Bernd now leaves hardly a chance to fly the Affalterbacher gem in drift around the bends of the longest Spanish racetrack. That makes it easier. Line choice known. Griplimits too. The steering wheel whispers to you how much steering angle is going before you shred the French rubbers. But you just have to listen, do not let yourself be mesmerized by the aggressively thumping drums of the V8. This performance. This weight! And then these subtleties in dealing with the racetrack. With the completely newly developed rear axle, even the prosperity bacon of the C-Coupé becomes a secondary scene.
After two "hot-laps" we roll smoothly back into the pit lane. How did the TV presenter go after the two rounds? I have no idea. I? Happy. With the C63S Coupé you always have the chance to turn a nasty cornering into a wild drift.
The core temperature of the Hot-V should have marginally exceeded the 59 ° for the medium fillet. The pace of Bernd was too high, the driving pleasure too big.
So I tend to trust a cook to prepare my fillet piece. The experiment with “cooking yourself” in the Hot-V was just a mind game. Logical. I prefer to have AMG put the C63s in front of me and not start building a car myself. Everyone should do what they do best - at AMG it is now pure sports equipment for everyday use.
Real fillets just.
The Filet: A club-shaped muscle strand in the loin area of cattle. And because this muscle is hardly used by the usual slaughter animals, the meat is particularly tender, lean and juicy there. Since fillets make up only a very small proportion of the total muscle mass of a slaughtered animal, they are also the most expensive pieces.[=” ”]Driving report from November 06.11.2015th, XNUMX – The driving report of Jens can be found after this link on rad-ab.com [divider] [/divider] [wpanchor id=”c300″]
Four instead of six
Driving Report of the Mercedes-Benz C300 Coupé
They talk about "dropping line" and sensual clarity. From an athletic charm that takes a sporty nature to a new level. A crouched Greenhouse and a powerful stern. The phrases in the press releases from Mercedes-Benz are intended to put journalists in the mood for the latest generation of the two-door version of the C-Class. Can you do that? Or just let it get started.
Cumbersome word escapades to bring the experience in a form with which you can tell others of the latest coupe version of the Stuttgart. The C coupe speaks for itself. Words can not pack what's in front of you. The omission of doors is always an act of abundance. A clear indication of how little practical the car needs to be. Because it has to be elegant. It just has to be beautiful. Mercedes-Benz has done that with the new C coupe. Who looks at the two-door in real life, will understand what I write about. And that he is less practical? That's so. Small example complacent? Look at the coupe, the button, the button, the switch to open the tailgate.
Compared to its predecessor, the new C-Coupe grew in all dimensions. The length is almost 10 centimeters, the width is four, but the height is only one millimeter. The wheelbase grew by eight inches. This ensures a straight line and a certain dominance on the road. At the rear you will find the S Coupé again, at the front, the Mercedes design team can no longer surprise. Which does not have to be bad.
Dynamic design meets four-cylinder turbo
The "300er" sounds like prosperity. After one more serving. The dessert that destroys all frugality. But CO2-delusion and Diesel gate thunderstorms To thank you, “300” today only has a displacement of 2.0 liters, four cylinders and a turbo. Which doesn't have to be a bad thing. With 245 hp, the gasoline direct injection engine is the engine head of the gasoline engine group in the new coupé class. The AMG models with 476 hp and 510 hp (S variant) rank well above this. But - six months after the market launch, the C400 4matic Coupé finds its way into the price list and not long after that a C450 AMG Sportline should also be able to be ordered. And with it the confident six-cylinder engines that one expects in this segment. In addition, the current gap between the C300 and C63 Coupé will be filled.
Who orders now orders 7 gears
The C300 Coupé comes in series with an 7-speed automatic transmission for delivery. One would like to say Mercedes-Benz Standard. And that's how it goes. Kommod pushes the turbo petrol engine. In comfort mode, the Benz machine switches off and almost imperceptibly. Theoretically, one could intervene with the plastic shift paddles behind the steering wheel. What seems completely pointless given the maturity of the machine control. The right gear is always available. Who drifts now, like me on this first ride, learns a sovereign with 370 Nm going to work turbo engine. Freed of allure, he pushes the coupe across Spanish streets. Optionally, you also get the C-Coupé as the sedan with an air suspension. An absolute unique feature in this vehicle class and a "must have" in the absurdly long list of options.
44.803,50 € the base price
I see the C300 Coupés in the fashionable places of life on this side of Swabia. Florida, California, Sylt. Such a hyacinthous 300er coupe goes perfectly with bleached perm and a driver's license that only allows automatic transmission. Delightful gliding even on short distances. Present. Always in connection with the luxury and prosperity, which one likes to present and may, without too much to apply. The C300 demonstrates the complex balancing act between prosperity and social acceptance. Just a nice car.
Theoretically, the comfortable seats with the optional air conditioning can also be used for hours of long-distance travel. The seating position is without anything to complain about and the head-up display brings the most important information (optional!), Perfectly prepared, exactly in the driver's field of vision. That one does not have to worry about safety in the whole elegance, anyway. The full package of assistance systems can be optionally booked from the price list. It would be nice, however, if the Daimler would not be so princely rewarded the large assistance package.
Until you have the whole package including an 360 ° Camera, 5.000 € are due again. For the coupe then has the same technology package with which Tesla wants to drive its cars autonomously. At Mercedes-Benz, however, you play it safe and sell the radar solutions and sensor unit only for what it's really safe to use. As a traffic jam assistant and emergency brake assistant. The 360 ° camera is also just the icing on the cake - but actually a basic equipment. Because - what the copywriters in the press release actually wanted to say with "crouching Greenhouse" and "powerful rear end" is: The all-round visibility is just as sumptuous as out of a bunker system.
Let slip
245 PS sound sporty. However, the sound of the C300 is not. Although the Mercedes technicians have put a lot of effort into it. An elaborate flap exhaust system should provide the right mix of emotions and rest periods. The "Drive select" button determines the baton. But the sport mode and the sport + mode do not want to convince on the first drive towards Ascari. Spanish highways with Tempo 120 are perfect for comfort in the C300. The four-cylinder dozes down, the automatic bounces the 7 gear pure and cruise control and distance radar relieve the driver. So one understands himself with the coupe. Do not rush.
The rocking of the dynamic button in Sport-Plus can put the load in a hectic rush. Suddenly, the four-end hums, it trumpeted artificially from different corners and the automatic sees itself forced to turn the turbo gasoline engine to the speed limit. 245 PS yes. 370 Nm already at 1.300 revolutions. Good as well. On the other hand, there are also just under 1.6 tons of curb weight. Sporting is different. Dynamics can be measured. Choking the turbo petrol engine to the point of unconsciousness, then he balances the elegant coupe within 6.0 seconds at 100 km / h and stops only at 250 km / h. But emotions, you can not measure.
Emotionally in the state
The new C coupe does not need a sprint to reach the emotional level. There is enough parking space. A park bench. A bus stop and a quiet view of the forms. There is so much right in the design. Emotions brings the coupe, without starting the engine. If you like it really dynamic, still far away from the pay grade of an AMG, you should wait for the AMG line or at least wait for the C400 with 4matic. Such a creamy six-cylinder may break the 50 kilo limit in the price, but the character of the coupe, he deserves more than a waiver under the hood.
A bad world. A crude world. 245 PS turbo gasoline engine and the Habby writes here something of a disclaimer.
That is not meant to be mean. But the rest of the level of the C-Coupe is so fantastic, because a four-cylinder petrol engine as a "top gasoline engine" (if it is only temporary) only lose. Or you switch to the diesel warehouse, but then everything is different anyway!
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From the heart. For the mind.
Driving Report of the Mercedes-Benz C250d Coupe
My fortune-teller orb tells me there will be three varieties of C-coupe buyers. The AMG buyers with the sports car fetish. Since the C63s Coupe is just right. The one who wants to see a beautiful coupe in front of the house and the hairdressing saloon, like blondes, beyond the menopause and the vehicle is a gift from the spouse. Since the C300 goes. And the diesel fraction. User-Chooser company car authorized and constantly on the move. There is only one choice, you do not want to refuel daily. The diesel. And with the new C250d Coupé this is a double decision.
The 204 PS strong 2.2 liter four-cylinder turbo diesel with two turbochargers connected in series is the all-purpose weapon of the Stuttgart. His name: OM651. His task: to deliver torque and power at a budget rate. With a NEDC consumption of 4.2 liters of the elegant two-door is a case for the company car group of the "Greens". 500 Nm and the state-of-the-art 9 automatic transmission are ideal for playing the cards. There are 6.7 seconds 100 km / h on the clock and with 247 km / h V / max no questions remain unanswered.
Fleet is also economical and sovereign
The Stuttgart have slightly stretched the C-Class Coupe. With now 4.69 meters you play in the middle class, the chassis with optional Airmatic (air suspension) is also unrivaled. When driving, the C250d Coupé combines the claim of maximum efficiency with a basic allocation dynamics. The 2.2 liter turbodiesel and the nine-speed automatic transmission make revs a minor matter. Less speed, less noise. The comfort impression of the coupe wins despite "taxi engine". The more relaxed you can handle the engine, the looser your everyday life becomes.
An everyday life with the sophisticated elegance of abandonment. To do without two doors, tension the sideline, the roof and the tail end. The 250d rolled on 17 wheels in series, for the optics it may become 19 Zöller. However, how many of the beautiful ideas in the coupe only at extra cost. Of course, the coupe shares the base with the sedan (W205) - but also with the upcoming convertible on the same base. The convertible is in the end also the reason for the slight increase in weight of about 70 kilograms compared to the sedan.
The interior of the coupé spoils with a sense of space at the level of a class above.
The look of the coupe wins with the optionally available AMG line. The fact that the air vents are supplied on top of that in a "Nurburg silver", one may understand it as a "love of detail" marginal. The AMG-Line is included in the price list for the C250d with 2.558,50 €, 18-Zoll alloy wheels are also included in the delivery. The front apron then looks even sportier with a larger cooling air intake and two tailpipe trims mounted in the bumper at the rear.
Resistance-free connected
With a drag coefficient of 0.26, the coupé is once again one of the best in its class. The massively improved aerodynamics help to meet the ambitious consumption targets. Mercedes connect.me wants to offer help of a completely different kind. With the smartphone app, you can not only read the current mileage, lock the car and check the fuel level. The function of an optional auxiliary heater and the breakdown service for your own car are always at hand.
Nice, sporty, economical
That one can order the coupe in series still with halogen light, well, it makes one wistful. Luckily there is the option LED-Intelli-Light in the options list. The surcharge list is now once the Mercedes driver's most faithful friend. As beautiful as the shape of the coupe has become, so important is the handle in the options list. Sound? Of course the Burmester facility. Head-Up Display? Logo - must be with. At the optics help AMG line and large rims and a new car without LED headlights? Unthinkable.
But even those who listen to reason, let their hearts recommend the coupé, but resist the temptation when it comes to the engine – the “V8 hummer” is always there in their thoughts!
Voice over Cars Video for the new C63s Coupé
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Exit.tv video for the new C63s Coupe
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Sebastian and Griese to the C63s Coupé
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Comments on the new C-Class Coupé:
For the Mercedes-Benz C250d Coupé: A well-rounded package, the engine with its maximum torque of 500 Nm definitely has the necessary power to take the corners with this coupé in a more sporty way. I would probably use the C250d rather than the C300, because I didn't like the strongly synthetic sound of that one. Dream vehicle? Of course the V8! The C63S - the S stands for Stratmann, right? - Jens Stratmann of rad-ab.com
To the Mercedes-AMG C63s Coupé: Sharp handling, playful drifting ability and acoustics to kneel down on. The C63 S Coupé easily gets the Hoonigan rating: “Heavy device” and it almost handily wins the driving pleasure rating against the M4. If only it weren't for the weight. But hey, Mercedes! How about a C 4 SL, analogous to the M63 GTS? You know, “sports lightweight construction”… Sebastian Bauer of passion: driving
To the Mercedes-AMG C63s coupe: You hardly notice the C63 S's 70kg extra weight compared to the sedan. But for that, the Affalterbach engineers had to do some magic. In addition to the slightly spiced up steering and front axle, which both shine with high precision, the rear axle in the truest sense of the word catches the eye. Only with difficulty does it fit under the elegant sheet metal cladding and, with its widened track, mutate the AMG Coupé into the visual winner in this class. Rigid axle bearings, 285 tires and an electronic limited-slip differential make the 1,8 tonne truck a wonderfully controllable weapon on winding roads. Now a little diet and a clubsport package and the C63 S Coupé might finally be accepted in the track tool scene as an M4 fighter. Axel Griesinger, my-auto-blog, and bigblogg.com
[divider] [/divider] [wpanchor id=”motor”]To the Mercedes-Benz C300 Coupé: Four cylinders have to work, at the push of a button you can electronically increase it - only young people like it. Want to have the S-Class and be able to pay for the C-Class, finally the coupé from the luxury class is more affordable for many, uh, a few, few. A Question Mercedes: why is the 9G-Tronic only available with the diesel? Fabian Meßner from autophorie.de
Technology special: The V8 “Hot-V” of the AMG C63s Coupé
Hot power plant
The 4,0-liter eight-cylinder with twin turbocharging comes already at the C 63 sedan and the C 63 T model. With dry sump lubrication it is also installed in the sports car GT. Characteristic feature: The two loaders are not arranged on the outside of the cylinder banks, but between them in the cylinder V - experts speak of the "hot inside V". The main advantages of this design are the compact engine design, the optimal response and the low exhaust emissions.
Numerous measures combine the highest performance with low consumption values. The spray-guided gasoline direct injection ensures clean and efficient combustion with high thermodynamic efficiency. Fast-switching piezo injectors allow demand-controlled multiple injections for particularly precise fuel allocation. (Source: Mercedes-Benz)
Technology special: chassis of the AMG C63s Coupé
Dynamics Partner
The basis of the agile handling of the C 63 Coupé is the independent chassis with a high aluminum content, a dynamic-oriented kinematics, electronically controlled shock absorbers and AMG-specific elastokinematics. On the front axle, a four-link construction with racing-oriented radial brake connection is used. Independent stub axles and the wider track allow higher lateral acceleration.
The rear axle was completely redeveloped. The space steering concept convinces with high-precision wheel guidance and more rigidity. In total, twelve joints are used on the rear axle to optimize the wheel guidance. The AMG-specific rear axle carrier enables the wider track, whereby the contact surfaces of the wheels have been moved further outward by 25 millimeters compared to the saloon. Other measures include the independent wheel carrier, a stiffer elastokinematic tuning and the higher negative camber. Additional reinforcing measures in the bodyshell improve the noise, vibration and harshness behavior. (Source: Mercedes-Benz)
All technical data at a glance:
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Large gallery - the most beautiful photos of the new C-Class Coupé
