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Okay.. summer is here and time to take the top down. Your options lie between a 500-hp beast with a 3.9s 0-60 time or a super lux 5.0 v-8 refined convertible. Gentlemen (and women), start your engines!

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Either...

2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10
- 8.3 liter V-10
- 500 hp
- 0 to 60 in 3.9s
- base $83,795.

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Or...

2003 Mercedes Benz SL500
- 5.0 liter SOHL 24 valve V-8
- 302 hp
- 0 to 60 in 6.1s
- base $87,665.

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Okay.. personally, I'd pick the CL500. Why? The sleek, refined, luxorious craftmanship of this fine vehicle leaves one (well, atleast for me) speachless.

Hope you all stay tuned to this thread as I will post new competitions in the upcoming days....

500AMG

If performance isn't all that important...then the SL is a no-brainer. But the Viper blows the doors off the SL in almost every if not all performance figures...so it boils down to what you want I guess. If wood & leather isn't important, then go for the Viper.

lesterm

No contest, I'd go for the SL. I've always been a fan of the SL's, and the R230 just blows me away. Although, I'd pick an SL55 over the 500

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i agree, sl55 trumps the sl500, but the 500 is similar in base price to the viper.

yes there is a gap in performance, i'm just wondering for the price which would you choose.

lesterm

Ahh, yes, still, for the price, I'd go with the SL500. For me, luxury weighs more than performance. Also, since I live in Manhattan, I think the SL500 would provide a better ride on harsh city roads.

Guest0001

i like the old vipers the RT10, hence my handle

SL all the way, there is no comparison!

davis449

SL 55, no question to me.

Fedex690

SL500 is much more practical and i mean shure it hasn't got 500bhp, but the luxury and fancy stuff in it is alot more usefull. Plus the convertible hardtop!

jpb5151

Benz: not that often that the overkill power would be useful to begin with.