absent:
I'm glad you came to your senses and did not get the GLC instead.
It didn't make sense for us. We didn't really need a SUV anymore (especially after I learned that the air suspension of the E63 S AMG allows the car to set higher when needed, not as high as a SUV but high enough to get through a decent amount of snow). Also, I loved the interior of the E63 S, the GLC interior looks outdated. Last but not least, I read in various Mercedes AMG car forums about so many complaints of GLC63 S owners regarding the sound of the car and after my first longer test-drive last week, I can confirm it. The car sounds nice at idle but when driving it, it isn't as loud as the E63 S. The V8 sound is deeper though but this is only nice at idle because when you accelerate hard, you can barely hear it. Not sure what happened here.
I already put over 1500 km on my E63 S, so I was able to accelerate a little bit more and the sound is epic. Very loud (incl. the outside) but it needs higher revs for that. Under 3000-4000 rpm, there isn't much sound (at these rev figures, my R8 would have already awaken half the neighborhood ). Very good sound for a V8 Biturbo though but to be honest here, my 991.2 Carrera GTS Cab sounds louder. OK, the E63 is still in the break-in period and the exhaust gets louder after 10000 km or so (according to my Mercedes mechanic) but I can live with it, it is definitely a good sound car, even if it isn't sensational at lower rev figures. It sounds better at lower rev figures when shifted manually but I will get into details in my (updated) driving report.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mini JCW (2015)