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CLS 63 AMG vs 2002 Dodge Viper GTS

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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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Nice car...he saw me stopped behind him at a light...unfortunately he a car in front of him and we both had cars to our left (we're in the right lane of a four lane road). As the light turned green, the car in front of him left quickly which allowed him and I to get into the left lane. He hit it as he moved into the left lane and I gladly followed him right on his tail (We hit it around 20mph). I stayed dangerously close on his tail and just as I shifted into third I had to pass him moving into the right lane. As I slowly started to move past him (my front end was at his passenger-side door, he let off. Good fun, we exchanged greetings as we came to a light...He had 460HP 500LB ft of Torque. I thought I would beat him more convincingly...Oh well...
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Great kill!

What do you think would be the result if you had more room? How many car lengths could you have pulled on him?
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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Not many...I don't think...hard to tell...
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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Oh crap wait. I was rushing and actually didn't read that fully properly.

Did you kill him or was he ahead by a little bit?
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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He was ahead of me only because we started because I was behind him...I started to pass him and he let off.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by CLS63AMGGUY
Nice car...he saw me stopped behind him at a light...unfortunately he a car in front of him and we both had cars to our left (we're in the right lane of a four lane road). As the light turned green, the car in front of him left quickly which allowed him and I to get into the left lane. He hit it as he moved into the left lane and I gladly followed him right on his tail (We hit it around 20mph). I stayed dangerously close on his tail and just as I shifted into third I had to pass him moving into the right lane. As I slowly started to move past him (my front end was at his passenger-side door, he let off. Good fun, we exchanged greetings as we came to a light...He had 460HP 500LB ft of Torque. I thought I would beat him more convincingly...Oh well...
Viper has less weight to get into orbit than the CLS.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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He was ahead of me only because we started because I was behind him...I started to pass him and he let off.
Ah! Thanks for clearing that up. You would've killed him then.
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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Ah! Thanks for clearing that up. You would've killed him then.
I don't think he would have Killed the Viper.... its a pretty quick car!! Lets be realistic now.
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Not many...I don't think...hard to tell...
NICE CRIB TOO!!!!!!!!
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I don't think he would have Killed the Viper.... its a pretty quick car!! Lets be realistic now.
Yeah. I am.

It's the older Viper GTS stock right? Then the CLS63 should be able to pull it by at least 1 or 2 car lengths.
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NICE CRIB TOO!!!!!!!!
Thanks!
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