Take it easy and the C36 is a mild-mannered Mercedes. Drop the hammer and the AMG comes out.
from a hotel in Stuttgart to the Frankfurt airport. The morning commuter traffic was heavy and surprisingly like an American freeway in the way drivers hung in the left lane. But occasionally the road would clear and Hodel's S500 would streak ahead.
Trying not to let the big S-class escape from view, I'd floor the pedal and listen to the breathed-on straight-six wind up through its range, changing from a bass growl to a tenor whoop and back as the transmission found new gears to explore. On several occasions, the pedal flattened the mat long enough for the speedo needle to stroke the 155-mph mark, the point at which the car's electronics inhibit further adventure.
When you examine the pedigree, you see classic thoroughbred inbreeding: parts from various Mercedes models combine to broaden the standard C280's performance envelope. For the C36, the AMG guys found another 74 horsepower to add to the C280's 194-strong stable. First they increased the bore of a stock C280 engine from 89.9 to 91 mm. Next, they slid forged aluminum pistons into the bigger sleeves, bumping the compression ratio from 10 to 10.5:1.
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