German Car Zone

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG C63 AMG Perfomance Pack full road test car review - BBC Top Gear - BBC Top Gear

The following is not something that would normally cross your mind when you drive an ‘ordinary’ C63 AMG... “I know what this car could do with – a Performance Pack. The handling’s far too wallowy, and I can’t stand the fact it doesn’t get a limited-slip diff.”

But if you were in the 0.1 percentile of Mercedes C63 owners who thought like that, Merc has created the answer for you. The performance pack gives you a setof ceramic front brakes, an AMG Performance steering wheel with leather and Alcantara, a limited-slip diff and Performance suspension. There aren’t any power upgrades, but – let’s be honest here – it didn’t really need any of those.

And neither does it really need the other alterations. If you’re going to use your C63 regularly on track days, then yes, the LSD makes sense. It’ll give you more control. But, on the road, you’ll almost certainly never notice the difference. You’re just not pushing the boundaries enough, or you shouldn’t be, anyway.

And the AMG Performance suspension has killed the ride quality. The normal C63 is hardly the last word in comfort, but this new suspension has even less give. Driving hard over our B-roads actually becomes quite tricky, because the car is moving around so much underneath you.

Not that this turns the AMG into a bad car. It’s just I’d rather spend my £3,210 elsewhere.

I'd pay that extra just to get that delicious steering wheel

...get an M3!

^Lol,u want to start it?

Haha, anytime.

OK,the C63 will drift like hell and will smoke M3's slow sorry ass

I've been drifting with my babybimmer in the wet this week which I regret now because now I need to buy a new rear tire. What a waste of time and money. Drifting and burning rubber is not what I want to continue with. When I play I want to go fast in straight and bends, not impress drifting guys from Japan.
I want to drive with confidence, control, traction, joy and with speed.

Ok ok, this isnt another M3 vs C63 thread, keep it cool please.

^I was j/k BTW

From October 15, 2008
in Europe, at least, Option 471 is available, with the limited slip differential only for slightly less than half the cost of the complete P30 performance package.

Why do people always get confused by those optional AMG composite brakes, they are just steel disc with an aluminum hub, not ceramic brakes.