Anyone ever drive or own a Mercedes C55? 55k for 362 hp and 375 ft/lbs of torque ain't bad. It would make a nice stablemate for the S. Thoughts? Any other cars out there that would be better than the C55 for the money? Perhaps a BMW 545i?

 

Please move to car talk

 

I like CL600's way better

 

AMG'd cars have gone the way of the Landau top. Just another expensive option which is worth strunes at trade in.

As far as the car, runs like a 1970 Hemi Cuda-all straight line- no razor sharp handling like the S. Very harsh over the bumps too.

When you're out of warranty-look out. Even little things like a radio become major $$ to fix because they are tied into major components.

Chrysler got the best part of the deal-their cars came up in quality, MB have gone down.

Regards
BD

 

I saw one on the road yesterday. I thought i was trippin. I was suprised to see the 55 on the end of the C. C55 should be a very fast car.

 

i drove one at work rite when it came off the trailer. the car rips. turn off the traction control then you be squeeling all over the place.

 

I've driven the C55 (as well as its predecessor, the C32). IMO it would definitely be a great car to keep the S2000 company. It has quite a bit of power and is pretty fast. Handling seems okay - pretty good for a sedan, but not quite as good as a true sports car.

For what it's worth, I think the numbers show that the C55 is faster, but I personally thought the C32 was a little more exciting to drive due to the supercharger.

If it were me, I'd also consider the M3, mostly because it comes with manual tranny.