There is irrefutably something about the updated C43 Sedan that makes it so desirable. While its coupe brethren proves to be the firmer and finer car to pilot on the back roads of Moselle, Germany, it's the sedan variant you see here that manages to capture our hearts.


Oh, another C43 model?

Just like the coupe variant that we've driven, the snappy 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 underneathe the sedan's bonnet is an exceptionally wonderful powerplant. But despite its capability of pumping out a thunderous 390bhp and knee-wrecking 520Nm of twisting force from the calling of your right foot, the C43 Sedan feels a tad more controlled and wee bit more calm.

That's not to say it displays any forms of slack, though. Along and around Moselle's switchbacks, the car demonstrates high levels of agility and road-crushing stability that characterise the way it drives.

For starters, directional changes are done so in a manner that's astute and confident. This has largely to do with its talkative steering that never fails to let you know what's happening on the road and the fact that the car never fails to bite hard on the bitumen.

Secondly, you don't feel its heavy nose like how you would in a car with a V8 engine. Thus, it has a grounded and graceful character that will carry and maintain speed across borders without any falters.

You can affect its behaviour, too. Toggle the driving mode to Sport+ and the ride firms up while the engine and and transmission do their part to sharpen their knives. In this said mode, exhaust flaps also open up to transform the beauty into a beast.

And when the time calls for it, the brakes will deliver enough stopping power to match its hard-hitting 4.7-second century sprint timing.