Mercedes GLC 63 S E Performance REVIEW! | STILL AN AMG?

[@npoleary]

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[@GeoFavTech]

19:19 right there looks like soft closing doors. I’m going to look at specs but it’s not out in USA only the Glc 43.

[@OvEmw]

Holy moly, i need to go check this car out and do a test drive, dont know if my local dealer got it yet thou, but damn what a nice car. Awesome job as always Nick, love the reg plate, nice touch 😁👍

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤓 Haha thanks! 🙏

[@waynejohn8]

Nice plates, Nick!!

[@npoleary]

Haha thanks! 🙏

[@apolloxgod]

Merc needs to pay you LOADS, Nick you always do a fine job.

[@npoleary]

😊 Awh thank you! Glad you enjoy the video!

[@gregthompson3231]

WOW, that is some car. I do love the Coupe version better, but that amount of power... So far, my favorite review of yours.

[@npoleary]

Awh thanks! Yeah I really enjoyed making this one! 😊 It is a 2.0L but it delivers on almost every element! I know V8 lovers may miss the sound of the actual engine but for a 2.0L it’s incredible

[@gregthompson3231]

I didn’t know if you were kidding, but I forgot to mention the holes in the seat, or for a racing harness. Like the Crossbody seatbelt.

[@npoleary]

Ah that makes sense, honestly not been in a car that has racing harnesses. Thankfully it’s got the normal ones! 😅

[@StevenMurray-mt7om]

Hi Nick …. Another great review but the price £122 Grand 😮some tone off the AMG . I used to get the same pops and crackles when I had my AMG CLA 35

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Ooo yeah I’d love a CLA 35 😎

[@lakeelmpine5351]

This one makes more sense to me than the C version. Great review

[@npoleary]

Thank you! 🙏 glad you enjoyed it! 🤓

[@flyboyflash3184]

Great review, great car. I still think M-B should give you one! You do more to promote their brand than they do.👍

[@npoleary]

Awh thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! Haha that would be cool! 👌🏼 Not sure they’d just give out a car though! 😅

[@PhilbyFavourites]

@@npolearyI think you’ll find Petrol Ped gets a Hendy Group “six month freebie” It might have a more correct term, maybe long term benefactor… But the opportunities are there. If you’re comfortable in not being beholden then that’s a good thing. You’ve more than earned an excellent label of impartiality 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@flyboyflash3184]

I’ve owned 10+ new M-B’s over the years. As a long time loyal owner, I’ll ask them. I’ll let them know you do more to promote their brand than they do!

[@npoleary]

Haha yeah I caught up with him at Goodwood festival a couple of days ago. Suited and booted ready for a hill climb in racing gear 😜 he’s featured in couple of my videos 🤫 and I’ve been in his! Yeah I mean I would love that, it would be so easy to produce videos and tutorials! I have however got something arriving tomorrow Mercedes related which will be for a review and tutorials….only got it for the week though.

[@flyboyflash3184]

@@npoleary Nick, I emailed Willem Spelten, Director of Corporate Communications M-B HQ and Rob Halloway, Director Communications M-B Cars & Vans M-B HQ to advise them of your educational videos and brand advocacy for their products. I recommended they provide you with their latest vehicles and technologies directly, so you are always up to date on their latest offerings. Let's see what happens? Cheers!

[@anthonywhite9179]

Great Review thanks much appreciated. However any chance on the GLC43 4 pot need a review before purchasing

[@npoleary]

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll add it to the list! 🤓 just depends if I can get my hands on one Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@cee_xx]

Wooooo.. niiice ride & nice review, Nick

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙏

[@old_lion]

And I'm looking for the affiliate link in the video description again... 😉 - Great video about a great car. With an excellent license plate. - Maybe the right car for the next road tour through England!? - Thanks Nick and keep it up! 👍🏼 😃

[@npoleary]

Haha that would be awesome if car manufacturers had one of those! I’d be able to see how many people bought a car Haha thanks! Maybe! 😊

[@shauny5638]

Thank you for another excellent video and great review! Does this AMG still have the Emotion Start?

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Sadly I didn’t test that when I was there at my local dealer. However, when I tested the CLE 53 it didn’t have it. I believe some more modern AMG’s don’t have that anymore due to EU sound regulations…annoying I know!

[@andyking2cargarage]

Thanks Nick as always for a great review. So I’m still awaiting the CLE 53 😂. Mixed feelings on this engine. I don’t think they sound as deep throated and I’m guessing there is a lot more noise being piped through the speakers? Really like the design of the exterior and the interior. However my biggest pet hate is the shiny black piano black, used on the centre console on a premium vehicle. Surely an extension of the carbon fibre effect would have been a better solution and look less scratched.

[@jesseturner9865]

Piano black is one of three options. I have it in my GLB and have a dust cloth in the glove box. Through near daily dusting, it remains clean.

[@andyking2cargarage]

@@jesseturner9865 sounds like you would be the perfect person to purchase from when you sell. I had a C Class for three years and despite attempting to avoid scratches, I still had a few which really hurt. I went for Ash on my replacement C43.

[@npoleary]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! I may…have a video coming soon on that! Just got piles of videos to edit currently! I need an editor 😂 Yeah shiny piano black isn’t the best, but as long as nothing hard touches it, then it should remain shiny and clean. I have a microfibre cloth too to keep it clean.

[@jesseturner9865]

@@npoleary microfibre all the way. We replace ours once a month.

[@garygrimmett7945]

Wow ..nice review nick..now thats one hell of an SUV..😊fabulous car..gazz

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏

[@JackBeckman]

I just worry about stress on a tiny engine like that. A V8 or even a V6 could make that amount of power with a lot less stress on the components I would think.

[@npoleary]

Have you seen the Mercedes-AMG A45 S? 421hp from that one! 😜 They’ve been going strong for years!

[@matthewshairline4651]

@@npolearyyes but it’s not pulling the weight of a GLC

[@PhilbyFavourites]

@@npolearyAMG GLA45 ownership for coming up to five years - faultless. Thank you Peter Schindler (that’s the builder’s name!) for the perfect engine. The blunt truth is in real world usage you might hit the redline in one gear maybe once a month or so. I’ve never tracked the car, but I have made pace across country and it needs nowhere near redline to be well beyond my abilities or my lack of enthusiasm for being locked up for speeding. So the lack of stress is inherent in the planned usage. Remember that £130k will be bought by a wealthy individual (most likely a parent) whose life will be more about show than go. That GLC can do it all. Even if your track dayed it once a month then with regular servicing it’s going to reward you with reassuringly expensive tyre changes and possible brake pad changes. Other than that it will pootle on into obscurity until it gets to 10 years old where it will be bought and ragged by the now elderly Max Power masses….. Great review Nick 👍🏻👍🏻

[@npoleary]

Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙏 Oh wow GLA 45 for 5 years, I’d still love to get an AMG one day

[@TheJoStephan]

This is interesting. I also wondered about stress on the engine, but it makes 100% sense that - as with any engine - it depends on HOW you drive (and look after) it. Would love to own a GLC 43 AMG - which is the sweet spot for daily use - but it’s just too pricey :(

[@khumbulanizungu6563]

Wooooow this stunning machine

[@christis1975a]

Holly s....in Cyprus starting price is €115.00 for glc63s (and only by order 😮 glc43 starting at €87k .

[@alphaway3]

Perfect One Nick :)

[@npoleary]

Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@williamlim8866]

Nice video. Consumption wise, is there a significant difference between Sports mode, Comfort mode and Econ mode?

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Yes there would a little 🤏 The throttle response is very responsive in Sport+ so naturally it’ll want to drive faster. But if you drove at similar speeds the consumption would be similar, the only difference is that the Revs would be higher so you naturally would use more fuel that way anyway.

[@williamlim8866]

Thanks!

[@npoleary]

@williamlim8866 no worries! 🤓

[@LooLooRacer]

Hi Nick. Having just bought my first Mercedes. (C300 estate Premium plus AMG line). I’ve found your videos extremely helpful. I was wondering if you could do a video covering the “Covid cars”. These are a batch of cars that apparently left the factory with various specification anomalies due to the global chip shortage. I’m starting to think my car may be affected.

[@npoleary]

Ah very nice! Haha “Covid cars” I’ve not heard that term before although I understand what you mean. Sadly it’s not just cars that were affected it was virtually everything on the planet. The reason why cars had a larger impact is because modern cars have a lot of semiconductors (a modern car typically has over 3k of these and microcontrollers. I believe they’re referred to as a 200mm wafer or something similar). Basically TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) lost a lot of orders during the pandemic for car semiconductors so they slowed down production. Where as home computing was on the rise with social distancing and working from home. And then suddenly as auto makers ramped up their sales, they put in an order for semiconductors but it takes months to ramp back up and they couldn’t keep up with demand. To get cars out of the door, car manufacturers had to adjust their specification to still “sell a car” but without affecting the consumer in any “major” way. In the UK, Audi for example didn’t have sunroofs for a while, Mercedes dropped Augmented Reality and the electronic tailgate for some models and I’m sure there were other elements too such as wireless charging for phones. Sadly I don’t know the ins and outs of it as I think it probably varied round the world but the best thing to do is chat to someone who works at Mercedes and they’ll be able to advise from their experience what cars may have been affected. They can bring up the specification of cars and handily if it helps I do have archived brochures of Mercedes models from around the time so if you need it, reply below and I’ll send you the link 😎

[@LooLooRacer]

Hi Nick. Thanks for your reply. That all makes sense Regards Louise

[@mitchbandalan9450]

Nice touch with the personalize license plates.... 😃

[@npoleary]

Haha thanks! 🙏 I might feature them a bit more 😜

[@xXWillyxWonkaXx]

Okay random. but if you were to compare this to the GLE 63 (not sure if it will get a E Performance edition or not), Which one would you choose and why?

[@npoleary]

Well if I was picking based on my circumstances out of these two, I would pick GLC. I don’t need a big GLE. I certainly wouldn’t say no though! Depends how big of a car you’d need! 🤓

[@MrTaoZh]

love this car and love the review you had! will you able to have the glc43 to do a comparison of them? as a glc300 2024 version owner feel the power still not enough sometimes. thinking to have a 43 after 3 years lease of my 300, and do you have any idea of the ground clearance, how much lower compare to the 300? if could have you answer would be awesome ;) Thanks!

[@npoleary]

Ah I love comparison videos! They require a lot of planning though! I’ll have to ask my local dealer somewhen in the future, it depends if they have one in to do a comparison. I don’t think it’s majorly different, they have a load of dimensions etc on page 91: tools.mercedes-benz.co.uk/current/passenger-cars/e-brochures/glc-suv-and-coupe-0423.pdf?_gl=1*vgvkis*_ga*NzI5NDAxNjUwLjE3MjA2MTIwMTQ.*_ga_38LJSJTYP4*MTcyMDg1MjI2My4zLjAuMTcyMDg1MjI3My4wLjAuNDAwMzA4NjI0*_fplc*dWc3aXJncUZDM0hPbkcyaVZwN3Z4ZThPbUw4V3pkMmtGTEl3amRLVWlxWjBvbE0ydUFvWkRWZGd4eTNFJTJGT1pOJTJGTzYyeVdITEliWkF1emlPMHZJRW9rR211WSUyQnE1bXoyd2VqU0xSdlhRaWlCWG0wdFUxSU5oZCUyRnpCVlZaZEElM0QlM0Q.

[@MrTaoZh]

@@npoleary Thanks Nick ;) this is great info. really wish you could find the chance to make the comparison review, i believe it would be really helpful and interesting. in the California, my glc300 window sticker price with options already $63000, and the MB us just start delivering the glc43, I checked the inventory, seems adding another $6000, i could have a 43 with almost similar options add on. but i could have more than 100hp power and all real AMG design and engineer, i think the 2.0 engine is m139 which is different from the 300. and also i could have the rear wheel steering on the 43 which 300 does not offer at all. so that is why i really wish to see how much difference the driving dynamic and feeling difference between the 300 VS 43 VS 63. it is hard for me to ask the dealer to test driving and feeling the 43 for myself, they wish to keep the car with no milage put on ;) i feel it would be a very interesting video topic to see the 43 value, only seeing the number on paper, i feel the 43 would be a very nice deal for a real AMG, of course, people will say, 43 never could call as real AMG, but compare my current 300 with amg style package, i would say it is a real daily drive AMG. the weight is much lighter than the 63 without the heavy battery, but similar m139 motor under the hood. that is all my guessing, really wish to see some review could tell some actual feeling when driving them side by side.

[@npoleary]

That’s alright, ah just bear in mind specs vary so you might need to find the equivalent in the USA 🇺🇸 But yeah I’ll add it to the list, can’t guarantee I can do it but I’ll keep an eye out!

[@jansimonteambondi143]

I believe the "63" is well overstated. Isn't the engine the same as in the A45? I guess MB are using the electric engine to boost it to 63 standards but if the battery isn't charged then you have a "45" Just my thoughts but I think the current petrol MB SUVs look fairly ugly and the panel gaps are too large for the asking price.

[@ranjitdhiraj9974]

Thankyou 👍👍👍👍❤️

[@davinlaroche3029]

The real question is "Is it a 63S." Performance-wise, yes, it is. Sound-wise, no it's not. Now, those who would argue that it's not a 63S need to realize that the latest 63S models were 4.0L engines, so if displacement makes the model, than the answer would be no for all those 63S models. While I will absolutely miss the sound of the V8s, I'm not a kid, so it's more about the performance. And this one has it!

[@letsgojoe3927]

Oh please, will you idiots stop cheerleading for this bs. It's a "soul-less" four-banger that has has quite literally destroyed what it means to have an AMG. No wonder Mercedes is bringing back the V8 in the CLE 63. They know how much damage they have done to their own brand. That so-called C63 recorded almost zero sales in its first year in Germany. That tells you everything you need to know about stuffing that four-banger in a car with the C63 moniker. It doesn't matter how many simps and cheerleaders are out there simping for this bullshit.

[@markreynolds8449]

Nick, how,long does the battery actually last in maximum attack mode?

[@npoleary]

No sadly not, the reason why is because it’ll recuperate a lot of power very quickly not when braking (even more then EV’s and plug-in hybrids). You can actually watch the battery go up in a hot lap in certain sections of braking.

[@Diamond_Hands_007]

When and what model they discontinued the AMG 65?

[@npoleary]

I driven an S 65 before, it was very fast! Sounded very unique when turning it on! I’ve only seen or heard of Mercedes making a couple of 65 engines for the UK. Not sure they offer anymore here now

[@SKBSKBSKBSKBSK]

Final edition s65 L w222 (70 plate)

[@codmn1824]

I just can't imagine an AMG without the real AMG sound i know, i just can't. Am sorry.

[@swagger7]

I'm not sure you've convinced me to relinquish my BiTurbo V8, but ... interesting.

[@npoleary]

Thanks for watching! 🤓

[@GeoFavTech]

Does it have soft closing doors

[@npoleary]

I don’t recall it having soft close doors, I’m not sure they would on this type of model for weight saving. Normally it’ll be on E-Class and above or GLE (possibly) and above in Mercedes models.

[@GeoFavTech]

@@npoleary look at your very last shot the door look like it closed itself very strange.

[@npoleary]

I try not to slam the doors at all when recording as it can cause the microphone to clip 😅 normally that’s for the inside but I guess that’s just habit now 😅 Could have been the wind for the door closing 💨 But double check with Mercedes for exact specifications as it can vary round the world, depends where you live / where you’re based etc. But I’m fairly sure it didn’t have them although it was a little ago.

[@GeoFavTech]

@@npoleary 🤣I’ve lived in England wind ain’t that strong. Dover have some strong winds though. I have Gen 1 22K miles. I’m sitting it out for a Baby G wagon gas hopefully.

[@npoleary]

Ooo nice! 👌🏼

[@Diamond_Hands_007]

AMG 43 AMG 53 AMG 63 LOVE ALL AMG 63!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@npoleary]

Haha yeah defo! They’re all awesome!

[@raven325i]

Outright power or v8 sonorous sound. 6 take power/ torque over sound every day. People's ability to deal with change even if it's for the better always supprises me.

[@MonstaMunch101]

"There is a tiny bit of underfloor storage space, I'm not sure what you'd put in there" - Drugs, obviously.

[@npoleary]

Wow… 😅

[@martinsv9183]

Not only did they go with a 4 cyl.. but they had to make it sound fake on top of that lol.... First thing I would have to do is to turn that off... sounds like a bad computer game.

[@jamdias8449]

Over £100k? That’s ridiculous.

[@Ghostldnx]

GLC AMG or X3 M50? 🤔

[@npoleary]

Sadly not driven the X3 but I hope to in the future! Then I’ll be able to make that comparison!

[@4기통_AMG오너]

It's too bad it's not v8 But, it is still fun car.

[@Wofl01]

As Long as people wants to be fooled, the will buy that. C63 is a C20! How long do you think will the Engine last? When the electronics gimics are not will do the duty its over!

[@jpsnail]

i honestly think the interior layout is very underwhelming

[@Marc-it]

It´s not an AMG 63! Its an AMG 20 with a Toaster.... V8 rules....

[@angelsx82]

It's nice, it's fast but it's not AMG. People who own the old one are never going to get this one. Bring back v8

[@npoleary]

It’s a tricky thing that manufacturers need to do, they are required to sell a certain percentage of electric cars each year and also lower the cars with the highest engine displacements. So naturally with rules and regulations, engines will get smaller and smaller over time and hybridised and eventually electric. I was very lucky to be on a round table chat with someone high up from AMG two days ago. They are working hard to prioritise AMG & emotion and feeling over anything else. So the only thing I can suggest, yes I try and capture what it’s like on here with video and audio with mics placed in places to capture the sound but it may not translate to what it would be like completely. Try it out and see how you get on 😎

[@veliksami]

Sounds like 💩