The light camouflage on this test prototype hides styling changes made to the rear, especially to the tail - lights and boot lid, changes which reflect the styling cues present on its bigger brother, the S 63
AMG Cabrio.
Like the S 500 Cabrio, the S 63
AMG Cabrio uses the Airmatic suspension with adaptive damping system ADS Plus.In case of S 63
AMG Cabrio, the suspension can be raised with 30 mm on poor surfaces an the chassis is lowered again automatically in Sport mode and from a speed of 120 km / h in Controlled Efficiency mode.The S 63
AMG cabrio is equipped with 19 inch forged AMG light - alloy wheels as standard while the high - performance composite brakes, with 20 % lighter than the conventional system is in option.
With 2,185 kg, the new S 63
AMG Cabrio is 310 kg lighter than the Bentley Continental GT, its main rival.
While there's no word yet on pricing, Mercedes did say that the entire
AMG Cabrio lineup — C43, C63 and C63 S — will hit dealerships by fall.
Mercedes - Benz continued its pattern of AMG - ing everything, adding the 469 - hp C63
AMG Cabrio to its roster at the New York auto show.
Not exact matches
Within the C
Cabrio lineup, the C63 fits above the base 241 - hp C300 and the 362 - hp
AMG C43.
The optional Handling Speciale kit goes a step further, adding a little more edge for those conquest customers who have perhaps been seduced away from their Aston V8 Vantage Roadster,
AMG SL or Porsche 911 Turbo
Cabrio.
Sport Auto magazine, the Auto - motor und - sport group sport magazine, made a comparison test between the BMW M6
Cabrio with Competition Package (575 HP) against the Mercedes SL 63
AMG (585 HP).
In
AMG trim, the C - Class
Cabrio's twin - turbocharged 3.0 - liter engine, churning out 362 hp and 384 lb - ft of torque, can rocket the car from a dead stop to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds.
The most expensive Mercedes
cabrio will feature an electrically fabric soft top.The model range will only include the top engines from the S - Class: V8 and V12 plus
AMG versions.
Here Mercedes is displaying the five world premieres on show, the ground - breaking Concept IAA, the majestic S - Class
Cabrio, the diminutive smart cabrio plus the C - Class Coupe and its Mercedes - AMG C 63 Coupe alter
Cabrio, the diminutive smart
cabrio plus the C - Class Coupe and its Mercedes - AMG C 63 Coupe alter
cabrio plus the C - Class Coupe and its Mercedes -
AMG C 63 Coupe alter - ego.
Four new models expand Mercedes the line - up — the new C - Class Coupe and the new S - Class
Cabrio, both presented also in
AMG guise.
The BMW 420i
Cabrio was fitted with the Luxury line, while the Mercedes featured the
AMG package and additionally, 19 - inch wheels instead of the standard 18 - inch ones included in the
AMG package.
The Mercedes -
AMG S65
Cabrio features a massive array of standard kit, including the Warmth & Comfort package with heated seats and armrests, and a heated steering wheel, as well as the Premium Package that includes massage seat functionality, surround view camera system, and the
AMG heads up display.
To go faster than this in a C - Class
Cabrio, you'll have to upgrade to the twin - turbocharged 4.0 - litre V8 C63
AMG versions, which we've reviewed elsewhere.
You see, Mercedes is now splitting some of its -63
AMGs into the «standard» -63, and a hopped - up -63 S. That's happening with the C - Class
Cabrio, and there's a fair amount of difference between the two.
Some of the drop - tops on show, such as the
AMG S 63 Cabriolet Edition 130, made their global debut in Detroit, but for the new C - Class Cabriolet and a special Brabus - tuned Smart fortwo
cabrio, Geneva will be the first time they have ever been displayed publicly
The new S - Class
cabrio including the powerful
AMG version will go on sale in December 2015, and the market launch will begin in the spring of 2016.
The upgraded Mercedes -
AMG variants, the Mercedes -
AMG S 63 and S 65 Coupe and
Cabrio will not show up in Frankfurt, but later on, most probably at the Tokyo motor show (Oct. 27 - Nov.
The Formula 1 derived Mercedes -
AMG Project One hypercar, the Mercedes EQA — the smallest electric model in the Mercedes EQ newly founded eco sub-brand, the revamped S - Class Cabriolet and Coupe and the smart fortwo
cabrio are only some of the greatest highlights of this year's Mercedes IAA premiere line - up.
Set to become the cheapest drop - top adorned by the famous three pointed star, the new C - Class
Cabrio will premiere early next year, hot on the heels of the coupe's debut this September and its hotter Mercedes -
AMG C 63 variant.
The fun factor remains very high, especially on tight bends, the simple modulation of the gas pedal being enough to send the C - Class
Cabrio in controlled but uterly fun oversteer — the fast convertible has the same chassis as the
AMG coupe.
They may all be wear
AMG badgess, but only two of the
AMG C - Class
Cabrio range feature hand - made engines.
Known under the internal code name C 205, the new
Cabrio will feature four - and six - cylinder engines plus the sweet bi-turbo V8 of
AMG GT fame destined for the top - of - the - line Mercedes -
AMG C 63
Cabrio variant.
Even more, the Mercedes -
AMG C 63
Cabrio will be «even better to drive than it looks,» says design chief Gorden Wagener.
In Frankfurt, the Mercedes -
AMG S 63 4MATIC Cabriolet with its 4Matic system, will proudly stand next to the standard
Cabrio, to claim its title of king of the hill.
Mercedes -
AMG C 63
Cabrio will be the fourth of four initial models to launch in the new C - Class
AMG lineup, following the Coupe, the four - door sedan and five - door estate.
Like the other models in the range, the Mercedes -
AMG C 63
Cabrio is based on the versatile MRA platform.
Mercedes C - Class
Cabrio basically inherits the MRA platform of the current C - Class sedan, so four - and six - cylinder units lifted from the Coupe will be joined by the sweet bi-turbo V8 of
AMG GT fame destined for the top - of - the - line Mercedes -
AMG C 63
Cabrio variant.
Engine-wise the new
Cabrio will feature four - and six - cylinder units plus the sweet bi-turbo V8 of
AMG GT fame destined for the top - of - the - line Mercedes -
AMG C 63
Cabrio variant.
Now, during New York Auto Show, Mercedes -
AMG is introducing the all new C63
Cabrio model, the most powerful version in the C - Class range.
A C63
AMG version will be available right from the start, according to
AMG boss Tobias Moers, as the range - topping
AMG C - Class
Cabrio and Coupe siblings are slated to become the fiercest rivals of BMW's recently revamped M4.