My new beast finally arrived.
Hi all,
had my C63 for 4 days now. been busy driving this thing but here are my initial impression.
My previous car was a 987 2.7L manual.
firstly, I am still running-in the car so cannot exceed 4000 rpm and usually drive with "comfort" setting with the auto.
the most impressive thing was the torque!!! it pulls strongly in any gear and even in comfort setting on the auto (which means u r always 1 or 2 gears UP on your usual gear), it effortlessly overtakes almost any car on the road.
I have never driven a car with such torque (whole 600Nm of it!) its the best thing ever.
steering.... from my previous (and only) test drive, I was dissapointed about the light steering. well, compared with my boxster, there's still no match. but I am warming to it. it doesnt have BMW's weird variable steering where it is feather light at parking speed. its nicely weighted throughout and very precise.
It does seem isolated from the road and maybe cos of the wide tyres, feels slighlty numbed at the fronts.
gearbox. sensational!! Merc has definitely nailed it. its almost as fast a DSG boxes and the three shifting prgrammes (instead of like 6 wiht BM), its easy to settle on the right on.
Once running in is completed, i will sit on "sport" setting 100% of the time as the comfort setting is a bit too lazy for my liking. it shifts to 7th @ about 80km....
the paddles are of real aluminium and has a nice weighty feel to them. and Porsche should learn how to make a nice fat steering wheel..... BMW's ones are way too fat, Merc's is perfect.
Handling... well. cant comment on much as I;ve been driving like a grandma.... intial feelings are good. slight firm ride, I still think its softer than my boxster and it does crash over bumps. so it think its one area it can improve/fine tune later.
the back end is VERY easy to step out. controllably tho. but i did find I have to counter steer the wheel much more than my Boxster. my Boxster will "self counter steer" for me and I only have to do the minimum to correct an oversteer. this thing, maybe its a weight thing, if I am a tad slow on the steering, I will be facing the wrong way i reckon...
maybe its a skill thing.... or lack of 
other things..... the Command system is EXCELLENT. especailly with the voice-control. i love the pop up screen and it doesnt distract ur driving. Keyless-go is not worth 2k.
Sport seats fits me beautifully. and I am tiny. if u are over 6ft and large build, u will hv a problem. But the Porsche sport seats is much more comfy on long trips cos the C63's bolsters are far too hard. the the rear seats are not the most comfortable place to be in for long trips.
and fuel consumption.... well. 19L/100km highway+city. driving like a grandma.... so not looking good.
so.... overall.
One of the best all round sport sedans on the market and no regrets (so far) getting this over the Cayman S FL.
if anyone has say a GT3, this would be the perfect companion everyday car!
more later.
cheers.
