2008 C63: 457HP 443lb-ft of torque (Edmunds Test pg. 2)
07-05-07, 06:01 PM
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Your initial statement about the MBZ transmission is incorrect. The statement about the Lexus one seems correct.
What I find odd about the Lexus statement is that there are also some really good reasons for a TC to be unlocked. We will all have to wait and see if Lexus and/or MBZ got it right.
What I find odd about the Lexus statement is that there are also some really good reasons for a TC to be unlocked. We will all have to wait and see if Lexus and/or MBZ got it right.
I'm trying to keep my expectations for the IS-F low and be pleasantly surprised. It would be nice if it came with ~450hp/400ft-lbs torque, handled as good as an M3, without being extremely harsh and the transmission performed as good as anything this side of Audi's DSG. The review would read "Its 1989 all over again....." but I'm a realist and I hate being dissapointed, so I'll keep in my mind the "not fast enough, doesnt corner hard enough, no magic feel and it doest have a propeller on the hood" review from C & D.
On the C63, the front view is ok, the rear too BMW 3 series and the side and I dislike it as much as the IS-F's side profile. The interior seems nothing special but none the less it looks good. Power numbers are great, it should be a rocket, Kudos to AMG for improving the handling so much.
I'm surprised though, that it seems to have so much in common with the IS-F. 3 stage traction control, more than 6 speed auto only tranny and the most surprising to me...the wheel/tyre combo. the optional 19s are the same width as the standard 19s on the IS-F.
The final power figures arent in yet, but a lot of ppl were saying that the IS-Fs tyres were too skinny for 400hp, and here is MB doing it with supposedly 50 more. I guess the engineers know a lot better than we do.
07-06-07, 09:51 AM
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Your initial statement about the MBZ transmission is incorrect. The statement about the Lexus one seems correct.
What I find odd about the Lexus statement is that there are also some really good reasons for a TC to be unlocked. We will all have to wait and see if Lexus and/or MBZ got it right.
What I find odd about the Lexus statement is that there are also some really good reasons for a TC to be unlocked. We will all have to wait and see if Lexus and/or MBZ got it right.
You are correct; there are good reasons for the TC to be unlocked. As MR_F1 mentioned, the IS-F's 8-speed stays unlocked in first gear, and locks from 2nd to 8th. It does indeed appear they are trying to combine the best features from an auto tranny and a sequential manual tranny.
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