335 rapes C55 oh brother
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Last I heard, Mario was picking up another doctoral degree from LL..... don't know though.... he hasn't been on for a LONG time. I think he got bored with MBWORLD after he finally was able to put the C55 exhaust on his C32.
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Speaking of MIA posters..whatever happen to BenzoAMGPower?
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C32 AMG
That's what AMG needs to do if they want to steal M3 / S4 customers. The AMG automatics are as good as a traditional automatic gets, but they are zero involvement and no fun. I find the "manual mode" on the C32 to be way to sluggish, and it gets overruled by the computer on upshifts and downshifts.
I almost never use it on the street. On the track, I use it to force downshifts prior to a turn; but then I let it automatically upshift at the redline. (As a comparison, I had the Audi "tiptronic" on my last car, and I used it all the time.)
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I dunno...I def. prefer the Speedshift compared to my friend's tiptronic on his A4. Maybe I didn't use it enough, but that behaved like my old ML's auto-shifter...
But I think clutches are fun.
Screw DSG, get AMG to do some custom orders with a true manual! Actually, just read that Chrysler is comming out with a double clutch tranny...and with all the part sharing that might translate over to the Benzes.
But I think clutches are fun.
Screw DSG, get AMG to do some custom orders with a true manual! Actually, just read that Chrysler is comming out with a double clutch tranny...and with all the part sharing that might translate over to the Benzes.
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Vader you're part of the teckademics crew? Your movies have a permanent place in my DVD player, top notch stuff. Let me know if you're ever filming in the NY/NJ area, I have access to some pretty sick autos.
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I dunno...I def. prefer the Speedshift compared to my friend's tiptronic on his A4. Maybe I didn't use it enough, but that behaved like my old ML's auto-shifter...
But I think clutches are fun.
Screw DSG, get AMG to do some custom orders with a true manual! Actually, just read that Chrysler is comming out with a double clutch tranny...and with all the part sharing that might translate over to the Benzes.
But I think clutches are fun.
Screw DSG, get AMG to do some custom orders with a true manual! Actually, just read that Chrysler is comming out with a double clutch tranny...and with all the part sharing that might translate over to the Benzes.
I was tempted to pick up a A3 3.2 S-line, but they cut too many corners.... the motor isn't as light as they lead you to believe for one and it's not quattro. But I will say the DSG is flipping awesome in terms of performance...... go test drive a new GTI with DSG and see for yourselves.
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You do know that DSG is a dual clutch gear box... right?
I was tempted to pick up a A3 3.2 S-line, but they cut too many corners.... the motor isn't as light as they lead you to believe for one and it's not quattro. But I will say the DSG is flipping awesome in terms of performance...... go test drive a new GTI with DSG and see for yourselves.
I was tempted to pick up a A3 3.2 S-line, but they cut too many corners.... the motor isn't as light as they lead you to believe for one and it's not quattro. But I will say the DSG is flipping awesome in terms of performance...... go test drive a new GTI with DSG and see for yourselves.
I still drive a stick once a week (Audi TT), and while it's much more fun than an auto, it's still a chore in traffic.
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Cool man, we were just there at the Formula D..
I would post here more but this site lags..whats up with the server..
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DSG has TWO clutches instead of one, its an entirely new form of transmission that is pretty much going to replace everything. CVT's haven't really taken off because people object to the fact that they don't "rev", so DSG seems to be the way to go.
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Has there been talk of MB getting a DSG? I'm getting really tired of the grandpa sport shift crap...
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You do know that DSG is a dual clutch gear box... right?
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I'm not quite sure about that. BMW has had the SMG tranny around for years! (first in the M3). In fact them and Ferrari were one of the first to have such an tranny. Mercedes never put that kind of tranny in any car, they are very loyal to their autos, they think they shift fast enough for autos and like the luxury of them. BMW has the SMG tranny in quite a few cars now. The DSG is the same system only with 2 clutches and the only advantage of that is smoother shifting. I would LOVE Mercedes to come out with either of those trannys. Preferably in the AMG cars would be awesome.
