Hoovey689

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Fifth Gear lines up Audi RS5 vs. Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe

The menacing Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG coupe is slowly making its way into dealerships, ready to eat the souls of any driver willing to tame the 451-horsepower super coupe. It's a hardcore two-door with a naturally aspirated V8 powerplant under the hood, and in our recent stint behind the wheel, we fell head-over-heels in love.

But the C63 isn't the only hot super coupe on the block. The Audi RS5 – a model that will soon be available Stateside – offers 444 horsepower but puts that grunt to the ground via all-wheel drive. It's not as outright vicious as the Merc, but it's certainly capable of standing toe-to-toe, particularly on wet tarmac.

That in mind, the folks at Fifth Gear took these two coupes to the Cadwell Park circuit in Lincolnshire, Great Britain to see which German could pull off the quickest lap time.

Vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=TD45_02ih54

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/08/f...nz-c63-amg-co/

rominl

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great video

edgeucated

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I wonder if this audi is nose heavy. Either way I would pick it over the c63 anyday

RXSF

Im not really a fan of the C coupe. I dont think I would buy any of these.

TripleL

Excellent video.

For these two cars based on the interior, exterior, motor and my hard earned $$$s I'd pick the RS5 any day.

TwiBlueG35

Among these two I probably would go for C63 AMG due to its RWD layout. But I would still pick the 5 year old M3 over these two.

rominl

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i wonder what kind of price difference we will see between c63 coupe and rs5 here in the US

J.P.

RS5 is pure sex, would take it over the C any day.

blacksc400

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RS5 is whole lot sexier.

92 SC400

I wonder how they compare on a dry track. I really like the styling of the RS5 but the C coupe isn't bad either.

crazybuggy

both monstrous cars. BEAST!

edgeucated

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Im pretty certain the rs5 will be a good $10k more than the c63; seeing as how the rs4 was priced compared to the c63 sedan

rdgdawg

RS5 rules... even at $10K more but not sure price had been confirmed... isn't it supposed to be here Spring 2012?

rominl

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that wouldn't be too bad already, was expecting more

Blackraven

Both cars are simply gorgeous

With that said:
I wonder what the result would have been though if the MB C coupe used was the BLACK SERIES one?