[MikeCStig]

I like the C63, always have since the first time I saw it on Top Gear in 2008. Even the 4 door version Clarkson was driving with all of that godawful chrome trim all over everything. Don't get me wrong, the M3 (which still had that fantastic V8 at the time) and the Audi RS4 featured in that film were great too, but up against the C63, they never had a chance. More power, more torque, more noise and a personality that the other two couldn't quite compete with. I believe the term used was "an ax murderer with headlights" and call me crazy, but my mind was made up when I heard that description and saw what the car was capable of.
The next restyling of the car saw removal of most of that ridiculous chrome, so to me it became even better.
There was however, something that I found a bit odd in a dishonest way. The 5.5 liter biturbo V8 eventually made it's way under the hood. Which is fine, that's a fantastic engine, but logically, shouldn't it now be called the C55? They did the same with the AMG E-class. But no, still the C63.
Now the engine size is going down to 4 liters. Again, nothing against the engine itself, it's a brilliant piece of engineering from the AMG division, but it really begs the question how can they still call it a C63? It just isn't anymore. It's a whole different car at this point, so what's wrong with calling it what it is; the C40 Biturbo? I can practically see the badge for that name In close proximity of an AMG badge. It's not like a customer in the market for the AMG model of anything won't have already heard or read about the new engine.
In conclusion, I still love the car, but change the name already!