2019 Mercedes-Benz C63 S AMG Specs, Photos, Price & Review

2019 Mercedes-Benz C63 S AMG Specs, Photos, Price & Review

Power shared among the coupe, sedan and convertible ranges from 469 horsepower and 479 lb-ft of torque in standard trim, to 503 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque in the C63 S trim. Performance numbers are equally as exciting, as they are anything but a slouch. The standard Mercedes-Benz C63 S AMG specs rocket the car from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, while the S shaves off one-tenth of a second for its 0-60 sprint. Top speeds for the standard and S-trim are 155 mph and 180 mph, respectively. It arrives with active exhaust and a seven-speed dual clutch, sending power to the rear electronic differential. AMG Ride Control has three-stage suspension damping. Massive 15.4-in front brakes are drilled and slotted with aluminum hats. The Race Start feature provides optimal ignition and transmission settings for a blistering launch. AMG Dynamic Select allows you to personalize the settings for throttle response, shifting and suspension and exhaust. Deep bucket seats and ambient lighting are complemented by a cabin fragrance system and Burmester surround sound. Thirteen speakers include two subs in the kick panels and a five-channel amplifier. Dual USB inputs, SD card, Sirius XM and HD Radio will keep you entertained. Nine airbags and a Pre-Safe Plus are standard equipment. AWD is not an option, which is how it weighs in at only 3,800 lbs. Light, powerful and safe, the C63 S specs make this a bargain in the super sedan world.

According to Automotive News and Bloomberg, the campaign is 鈥渁 robust digital advertising campaign鈥?that will include red 鈥淯rgent Airbag Recall Notice鈥?banner ads on websites such as CNN and Facebook. Only high-humidity locales will be targeted with the ads: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Also, a direct-mail campaign will target 85 percent of the U.S. UPDATE 8/18/2015, 10:00 a.m.: Volkswagen is now part of NHTSA鈥檚 probe on Takata-supplied airbags, following the rupture of a side airbag in a 2015 Tiguan during a crash involving a deer in June, Automotive News reports. No one in the vehicle was hurt. Automotive News points out that Volkswagen and Tesla are the only carmakers currently using Takata inflators that so far haven鈥檛 been subject to the recall actions detailed here. UPDATE 8/20/2015, 2:45 p.m.: Following news earlier this week about the rupture of a side airbag in a 2015 VW Tiguan, two U.S.

UPDATE 8/21/2015, 3:45 p.m.:Toyota said it would consider using replacement airbag inflators from other suppliers, including Autoliv, Daicel, and Nippon Kayaku, as Takata faces a production backlog and scrutiny over whether its replacement parts are just as defective. From the beginning, Takata had agreed to let its competitors produce replacement parts alongside its own. Toyota has about 12 million cars affected worldwide. UPDATE 9/2/2015, 12:15 p.m.: NHTSA has announced that its previous totals for how many U.S.-market vehicles are affected by this Takata airbag recall were vastly overestimated. The most recent figure that the government agency is reporting is 19.2 million vehicles affected, containing 23.4 million defective inflators (since the late 1990s, cars sold in the U.S. NHTSA had been saying that 34 million defective inflators were in some 30 million cars and trucks here in America. NHTSA鈥檚 updated figure is much closer to the total number of vehicles represented on our list below, which currently stands at 18.6 million. UPDATE 9/28/2015, 12:30 p.m.: These recalls could soon grow to include additional carmakers.

Via letter, NHTSA recently contacted seven automakers that aren鈥檛 currently included in the Takata recalls but which have used Takata-supplied airbags containing the suspect ammonium-nitrate propellant. The companies are Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Suzuki, Tesla, Volkswagen, Volvo (trucks), as well as specialty manufacturer Spartan Motors. UPDATE 10/22/2015, 12:50 p.m.: In a public hearing today, NHTSA administrator Mark Rosekind revealed more information about this massive recall situation. Nationwide, only 22.5 percent of recalled vehicles have actually been fixed. It鈥檚 only slightly better in the humid Gulf of Mexico region, where recalls have been completed in 29.5 percent of affected vehicles even though airbag inflators in those locales are more likely to explode upon deployment. Some inflators have been replaced with newer, but still at-risk, identical components. Of the 115,000 removed inflators that Takata has tested, 450 have ruptured. UPDATE 10/26/2015, 11:30 a.m.: The Volkswagen Group is gathering and testing Takata-supplied airbags, Automotive News reports. The company expressed to NHTSA a concern about the supply of replacement parts, if the Takata recalls are expanded to VW鈥檚 brands, which seems likely at this point.