Never a truer statement!
There are three types of car my opinion that deliver fun in a different kind of way:
- Underdpowered petrol/diesel, my Mums VW Up could be the example, you have the thrash the living daylights out of it to make any kind of progress and even then your business rep in his 320D will smoke you.
- The super car chaser, something like a Golf R, S3, EVO, Focus RS, A45 AMG, cars with not ludicrous horsepower but just the right amount with amazing grip/traction and are of small/medium size, so even people who have no clue can drive them fast, point and squirt. (This is probably the sensible and safe choice)
- The RWD crazy crowd, huge horsepower, torque, big shouty V8's which on anything but a dry day try to kill you upteen times on your daily journey and even though they are trying to killer you or a Golf R with half the power just kept you honest on wet road, the smile on your face says it all.
The AMG is certainly the latter, it needs respect, driving it like a lunatic will result in jail sentence or one massive off. When I drove SL63 AMG, that had 525HP and though it was most definetely no BMW or Porsche in the precision handling department it was an absolute sledgehammer when you could find purchase on the road to propel it, though the traction system kicks in hard and often, but for good reason, its keep you on the black stuff.
Love the 6.3 AMG, its one of the few European cars that sounds as good as an American V8, actually I think they sound better!
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