Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 Coupe - Fast But Not Furious | Faisal Khan

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This is the Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 Coupé, naam bade, displacement chote because this is another
AMG model which has become the victim of downsizing, this being the GLC 43 is the go fast version
of the GLC, not the go fastest version because that is actually the GLC 63, both of them
have the same engine but we'll come to that later.
This is the top selling AMG model in India, the GLC 43 AMG and the GLC 43 AMG was the
very first AMG model to be assembled in India but this one is coming via this review route,
I don't understand why.
The price of this car is upwards of Rs. 1.3 crore, making it a lot more expensive than
its direct rival, the BMW X3 M40i.
Straight away, let's open the engine bay to get a bit disappointed here because this is
a smaller 2-litre engine, out goes the 3-litre V6, in comes the 2-litre electrified motor,
there's insulation there obviously, strut brace right in the centre, something which
I really don't see with a lot of Mercedes cars and washer fluid goes in right here.
Now, it says AMG here, it also says that it has been handcrafted because this follows
the one man, one engine philosophy of Mercedes AMG and the design gets sportier bits obviously
with the sportier grille, AMG specific bits with the AMG badging right here.
Behind this massive Mercedes logo is the radar for ADAS, there's a front camera here, the
Mercedes AMG logo here on the bonnet and it has these cuts and pieces which actually look
nice.
This car is available in 9 colours, 4 of which are actually chargeable and you get 6 parking
sensors at the front because it has got self-park obviously, this is very much functional, this
air curtain here and these lights are obviously digital lights, so it says digital light on
the inside, Mercedes Benz written right here, the indicator is on at the moment, it has
got 1 million pixels on the inside, I'm just going to show it to you on the other side
to show you how the DRL actually works, Mercedes logo here, Mercedes Benz written on the inside
as well.
Crazy attention to detail in this car which is amazing, in fact I think this opens and
closes depending on when it needs to breathe and it also gets a front splitter there, finished
in gloss black.
Obviously the car looks phenomenal, in fact the treatment here shows the attention to
detail because all of this is for better aero bits.
Now in terms of the length, this car is almost 4.8m, the wheelbase is almost 2.9m and it's
a sexy looking car because this is a coupe, the tyres are big, optional 21 inches on this
particular car, otherwise regulars are 20s and the design of the alloy wheels is actually
quite impressive, I definitely like it, red colour brake calipers with AMG written right
there, front tyre size 265-40-21, meanwhile the rear tyre size is definitely bigger because
it's a 295-35-21, they are massive rear tyre size, look at the, oh my god, the width is
like crazy, I love it, request sensors on all the doors obviously, I love the colour
scheme, it looks phenomenal, what a beautiful looking car, fuel goes in right here, if you
notice, chrome door handles which is a nice touch for sure, at the rear, I love the design,
I absolutely love the design of this car, it looks phenomenal because it's got quad
freaking exhaust to here and to here as well, that is the towing hook, you get 6 parking
sensors at the rear as well, is it 6, yes it is but what is this fake treatment, Mercedes,
why do you do such things, not needed at all, diffuser treatment which is again very cool,
shows the sporty intent of this car, there is no rear parking camera, there is actually
hidden right inside here, rear fog lamp, this is for the reversing light and the taillights
look nice but no dynamic swipe indicators, in fact, it says GLC 43 here and has a subtle
spoiler as well, AMG written right there, it feels a bit heavy from the rear, you don't
get rear wiper washer because it's a coupe, so obviously it pushes down all the water
effortlessly and let's just press this to open the boot, the boot has become smaller,
546-litre boot which is 74-litre smaller than the non-coupe version, so you pay extra money
to have less practicality, that's kind of crazy, there is this mat here, I don't know
why it is here and by just pulling this, you can recline the seat, okay, I need to push
it ahead and what is this, that is actually the first aid kit, so it's practical because
you have got storage space and straps and all those things, in fact, below here, you
also get a spare wheel which is small at 145-18-19, it's a steel wheel, not an alloy, warning
triangle, lot of toolkits placed all over and the battery is actually placed here, in
fact, the 63 has an even smaller boot because the 63 has a battery because it's a plug-in
hybrid, I press this, power tailgate, there it shuts, smooth, nice, beautiful looking
car, I'm in love with the design, I absolutely love the design of this car, I love the alloy
wheels as well, side footstep which is of no use at all, you actually get a sun blind
here which is manual, door pockets are actually decent size, love the metal treatment, BAMESTER
sound system, it's a 3D surround sound system with 15 speakers and 710 watt output, let's
just drop this, yeah, 40-20-40, so that you can increase the boot carrying capacity by
actually opting for a coupe and then deciding to use the rear seat for better storage, which
doesn't make sense, let's shut this, it says airbag here, it says airbag in a lot of places
because this car has got 9 freaking airbags, red seat belts which add to the sporty intent
of this car, ISOFIX child seat mounts and everybody gets a head, meanwhile there is
good amount of space at the rear, under thigh support is not that great though, you get
2 USB-C charging sockets here, some storage space here, a hump here which doesn't make
it practical for the centre passenger, 2 AC vents here, no AC vents on the side, a hook
says airbag everywhere and height adjustable seatbelts at the front, the dashboard looks
absolutely lovely, what a design, what a design and what a freaking design, let's open the
centre armrest because this is a pen holder and there are twin cup holders as well, this
does not open, let's just shut this, how do I recline this independently, like this, if
I want to carry long items, I can do that too, which is nice, headroom has been sacrificed
because of the sloping roofline, but it's fine for someone as tall as me, light in the
centre, airbag, airbag everywhere, airbag, airbag, airbag, okay, good amount of space
but under thigh support should have been better, I love the red stitching, it's so premium,
this finish on the seats, sort of Alcantara, amazing, well done Mercedes-Benz, proper seatbelts
for everybody in this car, which is again nice, let's get out, oh I love this treatment,
it's so beautiful, this piano black finishing, gloss black obviously and you get ambient
lighting almost everywhere, that's cool as well, let's shut this door, there it shuts,
let me take you to the front and show you that there's a camera here, meanwhile, there's
a camera here for the lane keep assist, a sensor for rain sensing wipers and there's
another camera here, I don't know for what, in fact, it has the Mercedes logo here, it
says turbo electrified only on this side, on the other side, it does not say, it actually
says it but it doesn't say, what am I even talking, let me show you, before that, let
me show you, it says Mercedes here, the signature has been added, too much attention to detail
but the T has dropped from here, so it's an Erbo electrified vehicle.
Let's straightaway get inside because the seats are adjustable in multiple ways, you
can adjust the lumbar from here and right now, press a button, if you notice, the seat
is going behind, the headrest is going up and the under-thigh support is extending as
well, so yeah, the seats are extremely comfortable, no matter what your size is, here it says
airbag, you get sportier pedals as well, this AMG logo has been planted right here for which
I shall remove this plastic sheet right now, I think it also glows at night, anyways, door
pockets are massive, premium treatment, you can adjust the seat into multiple ways, you
get seat heating for the front seats, 3 memory settings as well and speaker placement here,
is it a speaker or a tweeter, you let me know in the comment section below, seats are nice,
it says AMG here, like amazing seats, amazing bolstering, the dashboard design looks very
premium, that is the control for the headlights, this is for the electric parking brake and
the steering wheel is new here because this is an AMG specific steering wheel which has
this flat bottom treatment, some carbon fibre has been splashed all over as well here, as
well as here and the good part is, you get these knobs, so you can change the drive modes
on the go which is amazing, in fact, here you can change a lot of stuff, so obviously
you can browse through like this but the good bit is, that now it lets you get into a menu,
if I press this button, it gets me into the engine menu which is nice, in fact, I'm going
to change this and come to another menu here because this one is for track pace, I press
this and track pace activates, so this is actually a new thing which was not there before,
glove box is decent size and you have got some storage below the front centre armrest
as well with a tray which moves to USB-C charging socket, there's a light inside, there's another
USB-C charging socket, there's a wireless charging pad, twin cup holders, lot of storage
space here which is crazy and amazing and there it shuts, gets wireless Apple CarPlay
and Android Auto connectivity which is something you would expect, treatment has been changed
on the dashboard, sort of a carbon fibre treatment here which is nice, three AC vents in the
centre, it gets a heads up display as well which is just amazing, I love the steering,
I love the interior, the interior looks phenomenal, just super duper amazing, there's a handle
to hold on to for the driver because there is so much capability in terms of handling,
there's a microphone right here, you get a light as well as a mirror on both the sides
obviously and you get ambient lighting here too, this is for Mercedes meaning for the
connected car bit, let me just swipe it like this and there opens the sunroof, so yeah,
the sun blind opens first, it gets a panoramic sunroof, bigger sunroof but because the roof
is sloping, they can't really give it massive sunroof which goes all the way behind, so
that's a bit of a hindrance and there it opens, brings in a lot of airy feeling to this black
cabin but okay, let me push it further behind, I don't like the way this is to operate, it's
just not the best to operate, it could have been better, yeah, just have physical switches
yeah, Mercedes' obsession of removing physical switches is just worrisome to me, so some
physical buttons here along with a fingerprint sensor biometric right here, let's get into
the camera, it gets a 360 degree parking camera, the view is just amazing, yeah, you've
got multiple views here which is just super duper awesome and you can also save a position
where you want the camera to activate next time, I can do self park as well, yeah, it
will detect and park, engine start button, stop start system is there in this car although
it has a 48 volt mild hybrid system, I don't know why it's there then and this is the control
for the indicators as well as the wipers, this is for the gas selector, obviously Mercedes
has up and down paddles which it clearly states there, there's a lot of buttons here, so from
this button you can operate this particular screen, the maps and navigation quality of
the screen is just next freaking level, yeah, it is just super duper amazing because this
is an 11.9 inch portrait screen, phenomenal to operate, there's so many things you can
do inside here, as I get into comfort, there I can turn on the massage which is wonderful
massage and I can do ambient lighting, there are 64 colours for the ambient lighting and
I can get into multi colours as well, I was worried who is on the side, look like animals
are enjoying themselves, meanwhile let's get out from here, there's a new menu which
is AMG performance, engine data, vehicle data, there's a geforce meter here, there's a IWC
clock, the whole graphics here is just next level and then you can see the fuel consumption
that will be stupid for you to see if you're buying such a car, why would you care about
it, car wash mode, heads up display, active lane keep assist, it has all the ADAS functions
obviously, it's got dual zone climate control, air conditioning, air conditioning is an absolute
chiller, as soon as I increase the temperature, it becomes red, as soon as I decrease the
temperature, it turns blue, so similar stuff as other Mercedes cars, obviously nothing
new here, you have an AMG button here, you can configure so many things now, like the
drive suspension, dynamic traction control and gearbox exhaust, too loaded, too loaded
and too freaking loaded, like this is absolutely crazy, this is an information overload and
when you turn on the vehicle now, it has this AMG logo splasher but this is a fingerprint
magnet, every time you touch now, you are leaving fingerprints for Daya to come and
check you, off-road mode is there which shows you lot of off-road data and has got the transparent
bonnet as well for which I obviously need to drive a bit ahead, okay, I need to deactivate
the speed limit, I don't know why that happened, there transparent bonnet which is phenomenal,
I love it, then there is this 12.3 inch screen which has got a lot more information now,
so you have to use this to operate it and now you have got new modes right here, so
there is track pace, there is obviously super sport and there is the usual classic sport
and all those things which I will change while driving this car, there is also an off-road
one which is quite cool, if you notice now, the heads-up display also has multiple options
on the top which is quite nice, so there are so many features in this car which try the
level best to actually compensate for the lack of cylinders but is it enough, well,
let's start driving right away.
Alright, it's time to drive, let me open the door and show you this very cool animation,
let's turn on the vehicle, there it rose to life straight away, I'm going to come into
race mode, you notice the animation here, auto system turns on, tyre pressure warning
into first gear already, race start and off we go!
That is 0-100 kmph in 4.8 seconds, blisteringly fast and in order to make sure that you feel
the speed, the performance can be felt by the driver, the pre-tensioning with the seat
belts is just too aggressive here, I've never seen it pre-tensioned so aggressively, every
time you accelerate, the seat belt holds you very tightly to tell you that you are
accelerating very fast but it doesn't have the drama because it has been downsized.
So out goes the 3.0-litre V6 engine which produced 390 horsepower and 520 Newton meters
of torque, yeah, 6 cylinders, gone, instead 2 cylinders, lesser in this car, this is a
4-cylinder engine which is a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder engine known as the M139 which is famous because
it also powers the A45 AMG, 421 horsepower, 31 horsepower more than the older model and
500 Newton meters of torque, 20 Newton meters less than the older model but doesn't matter
because it has got a 48V mild hybrid system for electric assist and that boost is approximately
20 horsepower and 200 Newton meters under heavy acceleration, in fact, the boost is
so addictive and aggressive that at times you leave the throttle, the car is still going
ahead, that is the level of performance it has to offer thanks to the electric assist,
it's just a 48V mild hybrid system, it's not a big plug-in hybrid battery which is actually
there in the 63 model because the plug-in actually has a 204 horsepower electric motor
resulting in lot better performance when compared to the older C63 or the GLC 63 AMG but again,
2.0-litre engine, half the downsizing happening for the 63 models because the older model,
the 63 GLC that had a 4.0-litre bi-turbo V8 engine and now we are getting a 2.0-litre
4-cylinder engine even in the 63 which is just criminal if you ask me because you can't
downsize that aggressively but still, there's not much to complain about because performance
is very impressive, firstly, bad roads are really bad but this car deals with them quite
nicely because even though it is on the stiffer side, it's quite manageable, we'll just turn
off the air conditioning right now, I don't know why the air conditioning is on and that
obviously will help me listen more to the engine because the engine is very silent,
you can't hear it much, it is extremely muted here but they have actually put a mic on the
exhaust so that they can pipe in the exhaust sound from the speakers, not artificial sound
but they are artificial because they are coming from the speakers, you can't hear it from
the outside, that's because the cars are getting so good in terms of insulation, around the
corners, it is so impressive, it's just lovely the way it goes, it stays glued to the road,
it is very very stable and oh my goodness, the performance really is actually mind-blowing,
0 to 100 kmph in 4.8 seconds which is 0.6 seconds faster than the older model which
took 5.4 seconds so yes, it has become quicker in spite of the downsizing and because of
downsizing, fuel efficiency will improve as well but someone who is buying an AMG really
doesn't care about fuel efficiency, now do you?
Over bad roads, you can feel a lot, yeah, especially if you are in sport mode, we are
in race mode actually, it's not the best mode for our roads because our roads are really
screwed up when the rains hit and ground clearance is not an issue, it doesn't have
air suspension, it has steel springs but it has got adaptive dampers with three settings,
comfort, sport and sport plus, when you are in sport plus, the movement is little less
but it is obviously on the stiffer side.
The steering is such a joy, it's unbelievably joyous to drive this car because the steering
is very direct, very quick and extremely responsive, gives good amount of feel and feedback, Mercedes
is doing a great job with steering wheels, I have been saying this all along because
they managed to tune the steering absolutely phenomenally well, I am like really very impressed
by the steering wheel, I am just going to change this to the vehicle data here and I
can just do it using the buttons on the steering wheel itself, so this is a very useful bit,
especially these new menus which have come, I really like it, yeah, I just want to get
into track pace, there I press a button, we are in track pace, okay, fine, whatever, let's
get into drag race, we shall launch this car later to time it to see how fast it is, so
the ride is okay, very much livable on a day-to-day basis, the handling is actually
very impressive and the engine is very punchy as well in spite of the downsizing but doesn't
have the drama, yeah, that is the problem, the drama is missing, the sound from the exhaust
is not audible inside and with 4 cylinders, how much can you hear and how much sound can
you make, it has some cracks and pops but it's not very aggressive as such, so that's
a bit of a bummer that you do miss more cylinders here, so I don't understand why they are downsizing
specifically when your direct rival is actually having 6 cylinders because the BMW X3 M40i
comes with a 6 cylinder engine, the B58 which is phenomenal, what an engine and that car,
the BMW is actually 30 lakhs cheaper than this one, yes, this car is more than 1.3 crores
on road Mumbai making it extremely expensive of what it has to offer but then you have
to remember one thing that the X3 is actually the older generation with the new generation
prices will increase but yes, Mercedes is increasing its prices quite a lot these days
making it extremely out of reach for a lot of us, now I come into sport mode for the
cluster which also looks quite nice, in fact, there are so many dramatic elements in this
car, okay, ADAS warning always kicks in, very aggressive ADAS, it's telling me in the mirror
also that there is someone in my blind spot, when you unlock the car at night, it will
obviously do a light show, yeah, the headlights will do a show when you turn on the car, when
you unlock the car, the headlight will have a show and then when you lock it again, the
headlight will have a show, in fact, it projects the Mercedes logo from the outside rear view
mirrors and it also has a nice light show for the rear as well, so the tail lamps also
have a nice way of coming on and going off that which is also fantastic, by the way,
this car has got F1 tech which is basically the electric exhaust gas turbocharger, there
is an electric motor which is placed before the turbocharger basically to spool up the
turbocharger very quickly even before the exhaust gases come and spool up the turbocharger
thereby preventing turbo lag, very nice tech to have in this car, bad roads are something
you should avoid because of the low profile tyres and that's the reason why this car
feels punchy throughout, it doesn't anytime let go of performance, low end is good, mid
range is very good and top end is phenomenal, it redlines all the way to 7000 RPM, so yeah,
it is punchy in that regard, I'm just browsing through a lot of information here, map view,
oh my god, every time I go through this, it blows my mind, the kind of information it
has, G-force meter is cool as well and off we go, come on!
Brakes are phenomenal, very aggressive brakes, we will do the brake test ahead but this is
a car which is very nimble to drive thanks to the fact that it has got rear wheel steering
which turns by up to 2.5 degrees, the direction obviously depends on the speed, so at lower
speed it will turn in the opposite direction, at higher speeds it will turn in the same
direction as the front wheels thereby improving manoeuvrability and high speed stability of
this car, yeah, because it virtually increases the wheelbase at half speed, so that's again
a fantastic thing, it has this artificial sound which doesn't feel that fun, yeah, because
you know that it's not the real deal but still, it's actually a very impressive car, so we
are going to do the brake test, hazard lights on, oh my god, excellent brakes, absolutely
stellar brakes.
So quickly I'm going to be changing this to the track pace one and I'm going to press
the track pace button right here, okay, fine, drag race, yes and we are going to be doing
the drag race to see how fast this car is able to do the 0 to 100 kmph sprint, left
foot on the brake, right foot on the accelerator, hazard lights off, revving the motor, race
start.
Oh my goodness, that was quick, in fact, you know what, this car went from 0 to 100 kmph
in 5 seconds because it's a bit damp right now, not far away from the 4.8 seconds claimed
time, with normal acceleration, the car actually lifts from the front and it just goes and
because of the electric assist, because of the 48V mild hybrid system, trust me on this,
this car is sometimes just moving ahead and you are like, what is happening, I have left
off the throttle, why is it still just like galloping ahead, that is the kind of performance
it has to offer, the only thing is the downsizing is something which is not acceptable to a
lot of us because we are like, you are paying more than a crore and still you are getting
a 4-cylinder, that's not done at all, so I am going to change the cluster mode to show
you the understated one and automatically it shows me the audio system, so we are just
going to listen to some audio.
I don't know what weird song that is but audio quality is absolutely phenomenal, navigation
menu is also quite cool, we just get into this vehicle data which is also very nice,
so very likeable car this GLC, the only thing is downsizing bro, downsizing and the pricing,
two things which are just not going for this car, in fact if I have to put it mildly, this
car is nothing but the C43 AMG in the GLC format, that's it because the engine is the
same, everything is almost identical here, so you do expect Mercedes to offer more cylinders
and they are thinking that you know, we are giving you more performance but it's fine
with the 43, with the 63, no one is going to buy, nobody bought the C63 AMG and no one
is going to buy the GLC 63 AMG either because with the 2 litre engine, you just cannot charge
that much money, I understand the electric motor is expensive and the 204 horsepower
electric motor which is there in the GLC 63 AMG which makes it more powerful than its
predecessor and quicker as well, it's simply, I mean it goes from 0 to 100 kmph in 3.5 seconds
which is extremely quick but it simply does not have the drama.
Now this car has got 6 drive modes, yeah, there are a lot of drive modes here, in fact
there is comfort for comfortable driving which is actually very good when you are driving
it on bad roads like these, I don't know why the roads are like this but they are the way
they are and then there is a slippery mode if you are driving on snow, then there is
the individual mode which lets you alter a lot of things, there are so many settings,
it's absolutely crazy, 3 settings for the suspension, comfort, sport and sport plus,
AMG dynamics can be altered as well and the drive can either be moderate, reduced, there
is obviously sport, sport plus, race and all that, yeah, it is absolutely crazy, the
amount of settings which are available in this car which will really blow your mind
and then you encounter such roads and you question your decision of buying a car with
such low profile tyres, if you ever buy this car, do not opt for the bigger 21 inch wheels,
absolutely not, I'm just going to put the assistance menu here, let's see whether it
identifies that truck, it does identify that truck but somehow that truck looks like the
Tata Curve, I don't know why, anyways, this car also has got ADAS, naturally all Mercedes
cars have ADAS and ADAS actually works fantastically well here, something you would expect and
there is a massive traffic jam right ahead of me, so what's the use of all that power,
well, that's the reason why Mercedes has given it all the features in the world, heating
for the front seats but why not ventilation or massage because that's something you really
need when you are stuck in such traffic, I don't know why all trucks look like the Tata
Curve only, anyways, I'm just going to change this to the off-road menu which is quite nice,
can we turn on the transparent bonnet, I don't know if it's going to work at this speed but
we shall try for sure, off-road mode activated here, come on and this is the transparent
bonnet, no, it's not actually activating the transparent bonnet because of the speed probably,
it needs to do it at a lower speed, I love this car, I think it's a fantastic car but
I will sum up little bit later, first I need to tell you that this car obviously has a
4MATIC system which is a 4 wheel drive system which Mercedes likes to call as 4MATIC, 69%
of power can be channeled to the rear wheels, so 31% to the front axle and it feels more
rear biased, so it doesn't understeer, it has this little bit oversteering nature but
there's so much grip because of the wide tyres, so you never ever have issue and I love the
way the camera keeps turning, yeah, this is so nice, beautiful, yeah, what a beautiful,
oh my god, that is super duper aggressive, I wish it had a bird's eye view as well, that
would be quite cool, so we are just going to come out of this into the service menu
which is saying that the front left tyre is actually having less pressure, everything
else seems to be fine but the front left is losing pressure because I think I took
it on some really bad roads where the low profile tyres are more susceptible to punctures,
so air is being lost right now, what a beautiful heads up display, so in terms of the whole
technology, the features, the interior, the comfort, the quality and all, it's absolutely
phenomenal as expected from a Mercedes car but then there are certain issues which crop
up when you realise the price of this vehicle and that is when you start to complain and
I'm just going to see if I can change the cluster mode to the race one, I don't know
if you guys can see it but if you can, then let me know how does it look because I think
it looks absolutely fantastic, we are going to make a quick U-turn here which is effortless
thanks to the fact that the rear wheel steering is just very good here, it's not very aggressive,
just 2.5 degrees of turn which is not too much and, oh my god, it lunges ahead with
so much aggression, it's quite unbelievable, the gearbox is also very fast shifting, it's
a 9-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox which is quick with shift, the only thing is that
at lower speeds, it stumbles a bit, it's not the quickest there, it feels a bit out of
place at lower speeds, so that's something which could be better, we are just going to
come into this engine data, I'm just going to change this, I'm going to turn off traction
control, let me get into the sport mode, the other modes are sport, sport plus, I'm actually
getting into race mode, race mode in a half AMG something nobody expected but it does
have that, sport handling mode activated and what cluster mode should I put, I honestly
like this classic one only, I think the classic one looks the best and thankfully they are
still offering us the classic one because BMW is really faltered here, BMW's clusters
I do not like at all, parking sensors becoming super aggressive, how this small like picture
in picture pops in to show you the parking sensors both front and rear is just amazing
and the road conditions are really bad even for a GLC, so just imagine if you were driving
a C43 AMG, you would be crying right now, so definitely a better option compared to
the C43 AMG which is priced at Rs. 1.17 crores on road Mumbai, this is like 15 lakhs more
expensive, worth it completely if you want to save the underside of your car, yeah it
is very very important to have high ground clearance on Indian road, anyways you can
still drive a bit fast here and thanks to the mild hybrid system, it is very quick in
terms of response, doesn't hesitate to really push you hard and fast, so that's something
which is amazing, maintains its line beautifully well, holds on to a like body roll is non-existent
sort of, that is how beautifully tuned and dialed in this car is, super duper impressive,
I am in love with the handling of this car, so as I see it, it's fantastic in terms of
appearance, looks, design, interiors, features, tech, even ride and handling balance is just
amazing, the steering is lovely, everything other than the engine is amazing, the engine
is a problem here because 4 cylinders is just too less for a car of this price, I know I
am behaving very old school because this car's engine gets the job done but at the
end of the day, an AMG needs to be furious, not just fast, this is fast but not furious
and on that bombshell, it's time to end, thank you so much for watching, if you like this
video, whatever, I am going to launch it one last time with the traction control off to
show you the level of grip it has to offer, I have to be super careful because there are
big fat potholes on the road, even an SUV is not immune to such bad roads because once
you go inside, you can damage the rims and these are very expensive rims because you
are having the optional bigger 21 inch tyres which are even lower profile still, that's
something you have to be really very careful about, so let's come to the left side and
we are going to launch right away but I can't launch it only because look at the road conditions
yaar, what is the point of an AMG if the roads are so bad, Mercedes is becoming more
aggressive with AMGs because this one has a race mode but then they have also like reduced
the cylinders, gone up in terms of the number of horses this car is able to put out, it's
faster, it is actually the top selling AMG in India, the GLC but I am not sure if it's
going to continue to be the top selling AMG or the problem is that the other AMGs like
the GLE and the GLS is not available though, the GLE AMG version which is the 53, they
are a lot more expensive na, so at the end of the day, this is the most affordable one
as well, though I don't understand why they are not locally making it in India anymore
because that's something they were doing before which obviously gave it a nice price advantage
and all of a sudden, it is pouring right now, let's use the horn, I am giving the Creta
driver, the Creta treatment itself, instead of moving on the left, he is giving indicator
to come right, that's funny but I just wanted to make you hear the horn of this car, come
on, beautiful, beautiful grip levels, obviously even on the wettest of roads, this car has
got ample traction because it is at the end of the day an AMG, so we are going to launch
it here, left foot on the brake, right foot on the accelerator, revving the motor, race
start, not possible it says, why race start not possible, that's kind of baffling hazard
lights on, maybe it can cool something and now race start, not possible, there it is
race start, using the paddles, can I increase the revs, no, again race start got cancelled,
did not seem to be increasing the revs somehow, usually that is not the case because you can
increase the revs, so again we are going to do a race start and off we go.
So guys, this is my video of the Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 Coupe 4Matic Turbo Electrified, a very
long name, fast car but not furious, bye-bye.
