Mercedes GLC 43 AMG | Everything You Need To Know (4K)

[@C63Bez]

I have a w204 C63 so you might expect me to be a '6.2L or no AMG' guy but I genuinely like this car, I think it looks great

[@joshuamcdonnell7863]

You are really overthinking the AMG badging. 3 letters can’t take away from the fact that this car is a rocket compared to 90% of cars on the road. The engine is phenomenal and probably the best in class. I drove V8s for years and this engine totally does it for me. The 63 is obviously incredible as well but in no way blows the 43 out of the water. It’s slightly better performance wise. Forget the 3 letters and focus on how it feels which is amazing. Why judge a car on anything else?

[@Canadiancigarguy]

I just purchased a 2020 GLC 43 … 5 minutes in the test drive I was hooked, I had a smile the whole time.

[@kev7co]

I test drove both they felt similar. I couldn’t pay $20k more after feeling it

[@jayzworld31]

I also test drove both and ended up going with the 43. Yes the 63 sounded better, but other than all out hard acceleration they felt nearly the same. I am also in an AMG car club and have been on several cruises in which most people drive 63 cars, for the most part when we are driving in a "spirited" manner, I am able to keep up until we are well within illegal speeds. I just don't think the 63 is worth the extra money it commands. My previous car was an E63 with the M156 V8 and other than the sound, I don't miss it. I truly don't miss the extra maintenance and vavletrain issues of the M156...LOL

[@TheLumberJacked]

@@Canadiancigarguysame happened to me, just bought a 2021 GLC recently as well. Totally hooked, it’s a special feeling car for sure.

[@highlandersixtysix]

@@Canadiancigarguy As a 43 owner I found the narration of this review incredibly condescending, it's a great car for the 'sheep in wolf's clothing scenario' with it's understated and subtle styling compared to some of the 'in your face' faux styling of others and a great car to enjoy within the limits of the law on public roads.

[@johngalt9989]

The GLC 43 engine responds quite nicely to tuning, getting to 480 hp / 528 tq on a stage 1 without any further bolt-ons. I'd call that pretty respectable.

[@sharodbell]

DAMN!! 👀🔥🤝

[@tobycosford1]

I have a CLS63 and my brother has a C43, I find it to be just as much fun to drive.

[@TheLumberJacked]

Based comment here.

[@ppawlows2000]

This hand assembled engine marketing is for snobs, so they can feel better. In fact humans will make mistakes, while a robot will be perfect each time. In fact, the 43 engine is so good Mercedes has to dial back the boost to 12.8 psi only so it does not encroach on the C63. Buy a JB4 and and enjoy the car. C43 is 200 lbs lighter than C63 and a hoot to drive. Increase tire pressure on the back and it will drift like rwd. Lastly, the torque converted transmission is great. It is smooth around town and quick enough for spirited driving.

[@MarioXcore1]

very true, my wife has a SLC 43 and she loves it, super smooth power delivery

[@KC_Smooth]

Facts!

[@JxH]

3:05

[@TheLumberJacked]

I appreciate your comment. And all good points. Only “True AMG” snobs would beat on other “BABY” AMG owners by trumpeting “hand built” as far superior. Every time a Mercedes gets beaten by a BMW “M” car they are being beaten by a non-hand built engine, no one really cares, it’s a marketing gimmick IMHO because those engines like BMW engines have their issues just like all the rest. I do not believe there is anything special imparted to the engine due to hand building other than every nut and bolt is tightened to spec which is a good thing. I just find it funny that “hand built” becomes the main tool used to bludgeon peasants with baby AMG’s when basically every other desirable car brand in this price segment doesn’t hand build the engines either and somehow they do just fine. I’m not saying I wouldn’t take a hand built Merc engine, I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t, but I’m just saying that “baby AMG” owners should hold their heads high because they do have something special regardless of the snobbery. They are fun, they are sharp handling, they feeeeel special, and they are bloody fast. Maybe not AS fast but close enough that they present an enticing option. I myself am a peasant with a mere baby AMG (GLC AMG43) and every day I get to drive it, I love that car. It’s a privileged for sure and I’m thankful for it. But at no point when I shopped it against the competition did I think to myself, Geee…I wish the BMW X3 M had a hand built engine, or some vehicle like that…not once.

[@olliebastide3180]

Thank you AMGmeister for another really nice and informative video!

[@rodney12314]

Spot on. keep it coming

[@barriestevens9923]

It is a great vehicle but I will keep my M113 C55 thanks. Great video, thanks.

[@Lex24HD]

I hope it lasts forever, that's a piece of engineering. I wish I had a W203 like my dad used to have, favorite C Class ever.

[@leftianleka5275]

Nothing better than c55 , a beast

[@barriestevens9923]

Mine has 10k Kim’s on the clock from new! So lucky to own and care for it. Thanks for the appreciation.

[@Leo555ZZZ]

@@barriestevens9923 10,000 km is amazing...don't you drive it ? I have a 2005 CLK55 with 102,000 km.. C55 and CLK55 ,,,the most reliable ,,easiest to maintain AMG's ever made ..

[@cool2zip]

Excellent review bro. Keep bringing it.

[@darvelllarickpowell]

my lady has the GLE43 & trust me when I say, stock it's a great vehicle! So, when I got a Weistec tune, it made the car just fly! 😁The GLC43 would be even more of a blast to drive if tuned as well!

[@KC_Smooth]

The mid level performance crossover market with the Audi SQ5, BMW X3 M440i, Porsche Macan S, and the GLC 43 hit a nice sweet spot imo. So I could care less if it's a "real AMG" or not. The guys at AMG purposely tuned this car so I’m gonna take their word for it.

[@TheLumberJacked]

I agree and most of the cars in the segment don’t have hand built engines either and no one bludgeons SQ5 owners over not having one. It’s almost like it’s a marketing thing…it kinda is, but since they only do it to engines that really are highly desirable to begin with no one is burying it because it’s hand built, they buy it because it’s a special vehicle with special levels of performance. No one calls out BMW M car owners for not having hand built engines…no one really cares…TRULY, it’s just a nice bonus. I’d take one in a heart beat but I was one of the peasants that could “only” buy a GLC AMG43…Love that car. My wife just hated the X3 M40i…could not believe BMW wouldn’t have adjustable height seatbelts 😂😂😂

[@edwardwang4029]

20K USD more for the GLC63 and most most people who buys this car will never even tap into that extra power.

[@armaan3843]

Great video bro👍

[@peytonwalker8050]

There is a definite place in the market for these vehicles. Not everyone can afford 100k+ vehicles.

[@ahemgee9542]

This is not exactly the same as the engine in the E450. It is closer to the E43 version of the M276 Dela 30, both of them have larger turbos with higher boost, and a lower compression ratio.

[@AMGmeister]

From my understanding, the compression is 10.5:1 in all three.

[@ahemgee9542]

@@AMGmeister sorry I am mistaken with the C400 version. However the turbos are definately different between the C450 / E450 M276 with 362 bhp vs the 43 facelift models with 385 bhp.

[@KC_Smooth]

You are right they are two different engines. The 450 series has inline 6 engines compared to the V format of the 43 series.

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Great Review, Are you going to be doing a video on the GLA45 AMG? As I see you have one on the CLA45... Thank you...

[@nhddd]

Normal people wont see the difference between a C63 and a C43 sadly, and like you said its diluted and takes away the special feel of a C63

[@ouimongate5961]

Only on the c43 and c63 sedan, because the coupe THERE's a HUGE difference of body and styling trust me

[@nhddd]

@@ouimongate5961 I know but to the average person they wont see much of a difference because of the AMG badge

[@sharodbell]

You are right and that kinda sucks

[@Hmmmmmmnm]

can you pleases do a vid on the AMG 43, 53, and 63 engines?

[@lapchoine6600]

A GLC63 AMG would be another great review. Hope you get a chance to review one soon. I heard that’s the only SUV that drives like a car.

[@litespeed65]

Watch current video on the AMG engine production plant where the one man-one engine builds take place. There are a lot of machines and robots involved torquing bolts/performing tests, etc that are completely automated, surprising to see how much of that engine is built by robots. Auto plant videos for MB, BMW, Porsche, Audi, showcase the use of robots extensively in all areas of their builds. AMG snobs are ignorant of modern production technology.

[@sharodbell]

Yup! And you can’t beat automation these days. Those robots get the jobs done very efficiently.

[@JohnUSA7]

This weekend I almost bought the 2021 AMG GLC 43 ..... till I learned that MB is going to improve most of the inside cabin and specially the instrumentation of this model, it is going to be mostly copied from the new S class which is superior to this current version. I thought that waiting few months is worth it and getting the much nicer and better instrumentation.

[@Encourageable]

And it’s going to have 4 cylinders vs 6

[@urelite]

2021 model will age alot better.

[@chocolatier9597]

@@ureliteyes

[@shamil808]

Couldn't agree more. Sadly, "pedigree" is not what today's buyers consider when choosing a new vehicle. I did drive the W205 C43, and it's a happy medium between the regular C-classes and the C63. I assume it's the same with this GLC. Great content as always. 👍

[@TheApana]

I had a 2019 C43 for just shy of a year. After about 2 months it started to get boring and I had to get the w204 C63. So glad I got the C63 spec I wanted, After a year it's still addicting to drive.

[@andersekstrand2028]

Great review. Thanks!

[@nguyenang3198]

was the amg wagon sold at Us?

[@Leo555ZZZ]

Thanks Meister,,,top video and information as usual,,,one request ,,please give us power and torque in Kw and Nm as well..that's all we know in some countries.

[@Lex24HD]

AMG isn't what it used to be, marketing and money is what companies want these days...

[@Encourageable]

I’m in the market for an SUV in this price range. I’ve never really been a fan of Mercedes but I like the GLC 43 AMG. I personally don’t care if the engine is hand built - in 2022 machine built engines are probably consistently better than human built - everything assembled exactly to spec. When I was growing up anti-reversion headers were popular because they ensured better exhaust flow - so I don’t like hearing the cracks and pops because that’s exactly what you don’t want in terms of performance - reminds me of a ricer LOL. Maybe later this year for me - still researching.

[@KORCORP]

C63 not even a real 6.3L... 43s are awd and are still fun, amg started as a tuning company they tuned 190E for racing why is everyone so butt hurt

[@Leo555ZZZ]

A true AMG should be different in all areas,,, engine ,transmission , brakes ,suspension , wheels ,,interior and exterior..

[@iansoulja83]

and SOUND‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@victorburshteyn8091]

Can you do an engine guide for the 43’s please as I am looking into buying one and dont really know much about them! Thank you!

[@high5compliments45]

My E50 amg from 1996 has only 38 hp less...

[@popuptoaster]

I have a 2000 E55 estate, lovely cars. :)

[@ahemgee9542]

M119 E50 very rare engine combo and better than the M113 IMO.

[@deweberis2709]

AMGs were handbuilt bcs they were stroked. Nowadays an engine can be "stroked" by electronic tuning. Handbuild is a bottleneck in the production line as humans can't keep up with the demand. Humans make mistakes and are more costly than robots... so inferior... sadly.

[@popuptoaster]

Hand assembled by one guy per engine (mostly) not hand built, there is a difference that most people don't care about and the marketing teams are happy to ignore.

[@carlgeorgtsigakis498]

I'm sorry but all those fake pops and cracks are just annoying..

[@TheLumberJacked]

The marketing strategy is making people care about the hand built engine thing to the point people tank them in reviews over the issue…yet no one does that to any other brand. What Merc did is what every manufacturer does. Yet reviewers don’t bemoan the lack of a hand built engine when comparing X5M’s to GLS 63s’s why? Because everyone knows it doesn’t actually matter. Not really…the only people that get beaten up for non-hand built engines are other Mercedes owners and that’s pretty shitty. I find it hilarious. There are improvements to this engine BTW, the HP was upped as well from 2019 models it’s a superb performer and has the best sounding exhaust of all of the brands of a similar year because these engines are al pre OPF. That alone makes them worth the price of admission as well as the performance exhaust option. The engine has been tuned by AMG, the AMG variant is the only one that has 385/384 hp/tq, the variants of this engine used in other higher end luxury models (i might add) have 335hp approx. so it’s unfair to say this is strictly and off the shelf engine slapped into it from another vehicle. Because it’s not true. Larger turbos, larger inter-cooler, different head bolts and valve bits. Hell, this engine has a 3 stage centrifugal PCV valve separator that prevents the back of the valves from getting coked up with carbon. But reviewers don’t actually do the work necessary to figure this out before a review, instead we get the equivalent to a brochure read to us and comments about the poor peasants who OnLy get a twin turbo V6…poor people. Maybe one day they can afford a real car 🙄🙄🙄. Stop buying into the marketing and I would sure hope when or if you review a BMW X3 M40i you point out how “GaSp”, they use an engine also used in other vehicles (deduct point because reasons)…but we don’t see pearl clutching happening in those reviews do we? No. It’s mind blowing that a car can’t just be reviewed on its own merits and instead a tale of woah and brand dilution is really what this is about 😂😂😂. Exhausting.

[@hugolafhugolaf]

I want one, and I’d buy one even if it was called a GLC450. So to me, the badge means nothing.

[@anthonypallen7919]

It has as much growl as a 63 from 10 years ago at half the price

[@Mugwump7]

I have one and it’s got more power than I should even have on tap. So snotty.

[@fchow8652]

Loud enough but without juice. AMG badge Good for M Benz pocket. Sad

[@KC_Smooth]

Lmao almost 400 HP is “without juice” to you? I guess the M40i, and the Macan S are juiceless vehicles. They may not be the big dogs of their class, but they are all very capable vehicles.

[@MehmetArslan-cc3zo]

Probably a great beginner car

[@bulmear2531]

any benz that has less than 400hp or a 0-60 more than 4.5 sec should not be called an AMG

[@popuptoaster]

So that's almost anything from before about 2004 then and almost nothing built by AMG themselves before it was bought out by Mercedes can be an AMG? I dunno what you are smoking but I'd lay off it if I were you.

[@bulmear2531]

@@popuptoaster in talking new production. In other words in this day and time not 16years ago

[@popuptoaster]

@@bulmear2531 AMGs heritage is the main topic of conversation here so best not ignore it, also by your standards the GLC 43 COULD be an AMG if they just turned the boost up a bit. I don't think you truly "get" what makes an AMG special.

[@bulmear2531]

@@popuptoaster no hand made is important in my aspect, that being said also amg carries the idea of being a "stronger" car, it should be more competitive and the amg logo should not be a branding, meaning the logo should not be used as a way of getting people buying the car

[@urelite]

so that's your decision? lol

[@MarioXcore1]

I feel like you're gonna have to get with the times my man. the W11 is a v6 too 😏😏

[@lancebangwell]

By adding these models it weakens the AMG brand, Mercedes please stop and stop with the fake exhaust tips.

[@thegreat0220]

The only things that matter nowadays is money my friend

[@rogerboucher1913]

But at the end of the day, all that matter is are you having fun driving it?

[@James-sp2iw]

Air suspension I'm outta here no thanks

[@zali9657]

These 43 cars should not even be considered an AMG

[@ffpsffps6766]

whys that lmao

[@zali9657]

@@ffpsffps6766 it ain’t a V8 or a hand build engine. When u buy an AMG you pay for quality and performance.

[@ffpsffps6766]

@@zali9657 clearly u don't know anything about AMG, if you did you would know the new C63's are going to be inline 4's, along with most the other V8 variants of the 63. So these also aren't 'real' AMG's? lol. Also, quality in the 433's are exactly the same as 63's in terms of design. they are still highly priced, and 43 models deliver great performance so you have no idea what you are on about

[@MarioXcore1]

the very first AMG had a 6 cyl, the 300 SE. idiot

[@zali9657]

@@MarioXcore1 you dumb asl. That AMG had a hand build engine and I clearly said above any AMG that got a V8 or a handbuild engine that has the quality and performance is considered one. Plus the HAMMER was an predecessor to the C36 which had a V8

[@stevemccrea3043]

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[@vnaidoo3127]

Hater made video

[@singlesandmarriedtherapy3671]

This guy just hate Mercedes Benz. Your review is the worse have seen about this car. You probably work for bmw or Audi or one of them other car brands

[@Jesus_Follower_]

Absolute bullshit engine with 0% emotions!