So, who was it that was claiming the C55 couldn't hit 4.9 0-60?
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So, who was it that was claiming the C55 couldn't hit 4.9 0-60?
It not only hit it, it smashed through it. From this month's Car & Driver:
0-60: 4.7 sec
1/4: 13.3@108
For a certain doubter's reading pleasure:
0-60: 4.7 sec
1/4: 13.3@108
For a certain doubter's reading pleasure:
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Tires are listed in the article.
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There are also magazine articles that show the C32 doing 4.5 sec 0-60, and 12.9 1/4 mile. Does not mean that it can be done by anyone else. They are probably going down hill and with perfect conditions. If we throw out the lowest time by a magazine and then average the other magazines we will probably have a better representation of what the car will do.
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I'm sorry, but that's just ludicrous....
Originally Posted by Zeppelin
They are probably going down hill and with perfect conditions.
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All of the magazines also use weather correction formulae to account for differences in temperaure, wind, humidity, elevation, etc. So the numbers printed in the magazines aren't the raw numbers they actually recorded at the test track. I don't know the accuracy of these formulae, but the purpose is to make comparisons across different tests valid.
It's probably easier for a person to match the 0-60 time on the C55 than it would be for the CTS V or M3 or manual equipped S4, as it's more or less floor it and hold on. Anyone can do that.
If it's possible to do so on the C55, C&D probably brake-torqued the car(I know some cars won't accept a throttle input if the brake is held down, don't know if that applies to Mercedes'). Even if there's brake-torquing involved, it's not very difficult for the average person to manage on an empty road, so those numbers probably wouldn't be too difficult to match (or at the very least, the raw numbers they attained, which aren't published)
It's probably easier for a person to match the 0-60 time on the C55 than it would be for the CTS V or M3 or manual equipped S4, as it's more or less floor it and hold on. Anyone can do that.
If it's possible to do so on the C55, C&D probably brake-torqued the car(I know some cars won't accept a throttle input if the brake is held down, don't know if that applies to Mercedes'). Even if there's brake-torquing involved, it's not very difficult for the average person to manage on an empty road, so those numbers probably wouldn't be too difficult to match (or at the very least, the raw numbers they attained, which aren't published)
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well yesterday i was at the track and my buddies C55 was pulling 13.4 or 13.3 I beleive at 106mph... Moroso speedway....sea level and 75-79 degree far. weather!!
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Originally Posted by RohithT
All of the magazines also use weather correction formulae to account for differences in temperaure, wind, humidity, elevation, etc. So the numbers printed in the magazines aren't the raw numbers they actually recorded at the test track. I don't know the accuracy of these formulae, but the purpose is to make comparisons across different tests valid.
It's probably easier for a person to match the 0-60 time on the C55 than it would be for the CTS V or M3 or manual equipped S4, as it's more or less floor it and hold on. Anyone can do that.
If it's possible to do so on the C55, C&D probably brake-torqued the car(I know some cars won't accept a throttle input if the brake is held down, don't know if that applies to Mercedes'). Even if there's brake-torquing involved, it's not very difficult for the average person to manage on an empty road, so those numbers probably wouldn't be too difficult to match (or at the very least, the raw numbers they attained, which aren't published)
It's probably easier for a person to match the 0-60 time on the C55 than it would be for the CTS V or M3 or manual equipped S4, as it's more or less floor it and hold on. Anyone can do that.
If it's possible to do so on the C55, C&D probably brake-torqued the car(I know some cars won't accept a throttle input if the brake is held down, don't know if that applies to Mercedes'). Even if there's brake-torquing involved, it's not very difficult for the average person to manage on an empty road, so those numbers probably wouldn't be too difficult to match (or at the very least, the raw numbers they attained, which aren't published)
Not only that. They also go both directions and average the numbers.
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Don't forget the fact that the test C55 had the absolutely worst launch tires ever to "grace" an AMG vehicle. . . the Pirelli "Greassos."
My C32 cut nearly 1/2 second off the 1/4 mile by switching to Toyos. The Rossos were a joke (on the rear. . . they are fine on the front). The Neros are just as bad (ask Dink).
My C32 cut nearly 1/2 second off the 1/4 mile by switching to Toyos. The Rossos were a joke (on the rear. . . they are fine on the front). The Neros are just as bad (ask Dink).
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Originally Posted by BenzoAMGpower
well yesterday i was at the track and my buddies C55 was pulling 13.4 or 13.3 I beleive at 106mph... Moroso speedway....sea level and 75-79 degree far. weather!!
I know i could have done better then that, i just cant lauch!
Originally Posted by Vomit
Don't forget the fact that the test C55 had the absolutely worst launch tires ever to "grace" an AMG vehicle. . . the Pirelli "Greassos."
