Mercedes-AMG C 63 Estate
The era of fast cars is, surely, over. Traffic jams, speed cameras, environmental concerns, enhanced policing ? all are good reasons to be passengers in a Prius, rather than at the wheel of a ripsnorting, overpowered machine.
And yet: human indulgence is about wants rather than needs, and sales of performance cars, from Ferraris and Porsches to Mercedes AMGs, have never been higher. Here are six reasons why you should turn your back on the politically correct, gender-neutral advocates of no-car ownership and buy LUX?s current wheels, the Mercedes-AMG C 63 Estate.
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1.  It?s safe.
High performance means the best technology goes into brakes, tyres, wheels and suspension to keep the car on the road in the event of an upset. If a car has the capability to travel 186mph (as ours does), you can bet you feel safer driving around a corner at 40mph than you would in a Prius that maxes out at 90mph. Spacious interiors of the Mercedes-AMG C 63
2.  It?s comfortable.
AMG is a former independent race tuner that Mercedes liked so much, it bought it, Remington-style, at the turn of the century. The division still operates quasi-independently, from its own factory, and is completely unlike the racily-badged marketing pieces that crop up from other car companies. AMG rips out the suspension of standard Mercs and replaces it with its own technology, which manages to be both supple and sporting.
3.  It?s fun.
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