Change the final drive, as some clients demand, and the engineers whisper that it's closer to 190 mph. Toss out the computer chip that restricts its top speed (something AMG does quietly for customers who insist on running with 911s on the autobahns), and the C32 tops out at 175 mph. Yet the C32 is a truly comfortable four-door sedan (or wagon, although only the sedan will be exported to the U.S.), with an automatic transmission and room for four adults. This is, by all but supercar standards, blistering performance. Powering its way to the electronically limited top speed of 155 mph, the C32 slips swiftly from fourth to fifth at 149 mph and charges forward without any tangible let up in the way the driver is pushed back into the seat. This on midgrade fuel, not the more expensive premium gas BMW recommends. You'll also want to know that its time to 62 mph exactly matches BMW's claim for the new M3. Times to 125 mph are important marketing tools in Germany, and AMG says its C32 will do it in 18.6 seconds, 1.5 seconds ahead of the C43, despite weighing about 140 pounds heavier at 3450 pounds. Superior aerodynamics and top-end power mean the difference just increases as speeds rise. On grippy tarmac, AMG claims the C32 can accelerate to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 5.2 seconds, 1.3 seconds quicker than the C43 and 0.5 second faster than the mighty E55 AMG sedan. In acceleration, driver appeal, and refinement, the decathlete C32 blows away the C43-and not just by 10ths of a second, but in a quantum leap in performance. Much about AMG's new C-class muscle car is outstanding, nothing more so than its effortless ability to close in on the horizon. Both the C32 and the SLK32 should arrive in the U.S. The SLK gets the same supercharged 349-hp engine, which amounts to 99 more horsepower than is found in the Porsche. ![]() ![]() This is AMG's rival to Porsche's Boxster S and BMW's M roadster. The SLK32 AMG, meanwhile, suffers no such integrity problems, despite wearing identical model tags.
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