Jeffy

Car and Driver just drove the C350 (6-spd manual) 0-60MPH in 5.5 seconds. Niiiiiiice. I'll be ordering mine later this month.

-Jeffy

mick1

it sure is quicker than the c320 but you have only had the C320 for less than a year. you're going to change car already ?

trust203

Thats faster time than MBUSA post data(0-60 in 6.1 ) !!
Kleemann is going to have Kompressor kit for the new V6 24 valve engine(2.5L,3.0L,3.5L in 2006 C Class) in the near future ( spring,2006) .Time to save money now !!

Humbucker87

Ya does anyone ever think that MB understates both their 0-60 times and their hp numbers?

By understating hp numbers, I mean the drivetrain loss (rwhp) has a lot lower percentage than most car manufacturers. Is this right?

Jeffy

Yep. The sport chassis is just BEGGING for more horsepower its so competent and yeah, I want more hp. Plus, the sooner I sell the 320 the less money I lose.

-Jeffy

Outland

Thanks. No one believed me when I said the MB time was too slow, given that the SLK350 is just as heavy. I figured high 5's...but 5.5 is damn fast. Too bad you have order extra doors to get one.

Hey, pukes at MBUSA that supposedly lurk here....where's our C350 Coupes you *******s?

Tishers

I have a 06' C350 4MATIC... Now I need to save my pennies up for the Kleeman!

Darn you all! <smile> Those Kleeman people are evil, evil, evil.. or as Mike Meyers would say "eeveil"

I am still babying it with less than 1000 miles.

mick1

it gets better after 12,000 miles

neilsam

What month is the car and driver magazine?

Thx.

CE750

I'm sure of it.

advans

yeah I need to go test drive the C350s, might get attracted to it, and buy one! but if so, i'd wait for the w204s?

Outland

Previews of W204 have not been flattering. Distinctly asian looking, with an ugly interior.

New S Class and new CL are also not that good looking...not hoping for much from the new styling team at MB.

r3v1ls

If you've ever taken a look at the MB usa website you might of noticed that all the 65 AMG's have the same 0-60 times. The Cl, the Sl, and the S. Now we all know it's impossible to obtain the same times on cars that weigh differently. But i think my friend and I came up with an explanation for that. First off, i'm pretty sure MB tests their cars with ESP on. They pretty much floor the car from a stop and calculate the 0-60. They don't break torque. Now for a 6 speed manual I believe it's the same story, ESP on, and i doubt they drop the clutch from 3500 rpm! So yes, MB usa numbers are ALWAYS slower than the actual just cause of the way they test them.

vyruz

i love how my cls looks

Outland

Indeed. I did say CL...not CLS. The CLS and the new SLK were largely inked before the "new design language" was issued. I like everything on the CLS except the headlights. Dollars to donuts, the lights were a last minute fuddle from the original design.

Outland

MB tests the cars with a full tank of gas and two passengers. And they aren't always slower. The C240 and M271 versions of the C230 were never able to meet the MB times.

r3v1ls

That's true too, but what do you think of my theory? This is just an assumption but it makes good sense when you think about it...

mikefl52

I don't quite understand this. Maximum depreciation in the first year for your current car (C320) plus maximum depreciation for your new car (C350) in its first year (made even worse by the new C body the following year) means that you loose much more than hanging on to your current car.

That having been said if you have enough disposable income go for it!!

Paul Le Corre

Or you can get NOW 332 HP and 420 NM from a 4,0L NA kit from Brabus for your C350.

l4wr3nc3

does anyone know how much the brabus kit will be. Im planning to buy a c350 soon and i emailed brabus about the price for the kit but they never responded. anyone?

Capt Nemo o2

I was at the AMG meet at MBUSA yesterday...

MB tests 0-100kmh (and uses that as our 0-60 #) with a 75 kilo driver, 10 kilo's of luggage and a full tank of gas under not so ideal conditions, I'm pretty sure they leave ESP on and do not break torque. Now if only I weighed 75 kilos, damn physically fit Europeans!!!