It's interesting as Chris Harris said that he has ran that generation against each other all the time and the BMW won by a hairs length. He said at the end of one of the tests that he did that if the Merc he tested had an LSD in it- they were a 3k option that alot of people didn't spec for some reason then he would have given it to C63.Pondrew wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:02 pmIf it was 1993 I'd agree. Not anymore, my friend. Mercs are not built to the high standard they used to be.mr.tourette wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:45 pm Just because Mercedes
I've no real world experience of M cars but what I do know is every Merc I've ever sat in just feels more premium than any equivalent bmw model.. I know that M car fan's will probably say that's bollocks but it is just my opinion that Merc make better cars than BMW.. I'd take the c63 over an m3 every day of the week and twice on a Sunday
As a driver's car, a Mercedes salesman summed it up for me a few years ago. He said a BMW will say to you "come on come on hurry up where we going come on", whereas a Mercedes will say "just one moment sir, I will be with you presently".
He had a point. Mercedes have never challenged BM's marketing as "the ultimate driving machine" have they?
I just love cars me. I am not badge dependant. I wish I could drive them both back to back but my experience of the e92 is of a passenger and it was a fun car but as a passenger in the Merc I just knew I had to have one.
I think the BMW perhaps you have to drive it like you stole it and the Merc will entertain you at half throttle threading tires with minimal effort.
I think standard the M might be a faster point to point car? No idea on that but add a cheap and easy 50-70bhp onto the Merc then I am sue with a LSD and the breaks it would give the BMW a run for its money.