E320 CDI vs CLS500
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'05 E320 CDI, '08 BMW X5 4.8i, '11 Duramax 2500HD
E320 CDI vs CLS500
I posted this in the W211 forum, but I was made aware of this place, which seems to be the more appropriate spot for it!
So I am driving around Scottsdale today between meetings and I pull up to the light right next a new CLS500 with a young guy at the wheel. He gives me this "I've got a better benz that you" look, and looks away at the light. So I don't think anything of it..
The light turns green, and he pulls out at a moderate speed, as I do.. then he looks over at me and appears to gun it.. so I did the same.. and even though he got an edge on me, by the time we broke it off (doing about 65+ in a 40mph zone) I was at least two car lengths ahead of him. Needless to say, he didn't have the guts to make eye to eye with me after than, knowing that his 5.0 V8 was just smoked by a 3.2 I-6 (diesel to boot!)..
After today, I finally got the meaning of the old saying that "Horsepower sells cars, and Torque wins races"..
To be fair, I have the Renntech tuning which adds about 10% to the HP and torque, and we never got to open them up all the way, where I would have probably fallen on the back side of the power curve at above 110mph while he still had more room on the RPM gauge.. but it was nice to embarrass that ***!
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So I am driving around Scottsdale today between meetings and I pull up to the light right next a new CLS500 with a young guy at the wheel. He gives me this "I've got a better benz that you" look, and looks away at the light. So I don't think anything of it..
The light turns green, and he pulls out at a moderate speed, as I do.. then he looks over at me and appears to gun it.. so I did the same.. and even though he got an edge on me, by the time we broke it off (doing about 65+ in a 40mph zone) I was at least two car lengths ahead of him. Needless to say, he didn't have the guts to make eye to eye with me after than, knowing that his 5.0 V8 was just smoked by a 3.2 I-6 (diesel to boot!)..
After today, I finally got the meaning of the old saying that "Horsepower sells cars, and Torque wins races"..
To be fair, I have the Renntech tuning which adds about 10% to the HP and torque, and we never got to open them up all the way, where I would have probably fallen on the back side of the power curve at above 110mph while he still had more room on the RPM gauge.. but it was nice to embarrass that ***!
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'05 E320 CDI, '08 BMW X5 4.8i, '11 Duramax 2500HD
Something else that worked in my favor (now that I think about it)... we were doing about 30mph when we began the race... and that gave me the edge with the extra torque... had this been a race off the line his car would have edged me out... specs are 0-60 of 5.5 on his an probably closer to 6.5 on mine with the added Renntech power..
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yeah, first actually seems quite brief in normal driving.. but I agree, especially with it being diesel (heavy on torque, light on RPM or HP) gearing is key to getting it moving fast.
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2005 Carlsson CD32 E320 CDI Inline-6
Crush most cars off the line: how to
In "S" mode, in drive, hold your left foot on the brake, and run the RPM's up to about 2200 where you can really feel the chassis tense up with the torque.
Watch the light, and when it greens, POW, all the torque all at once, let traction control manage the wheelspin.
This will beat the E500 or CLS 500 off the line. The 500 will have the higher eventual speed, but you can shame 'em a little bit.
KB
Watch the light, and when it greens, POW, all the torque all at once, let traction control manage the wheelspin.
This will beat the E500 or CLS 500 off the line. The 500 will have the higher eventual speed, but you can shame 'em a little bit.
KB
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'05 E320 CDI, '08 BMW X5 4.8i, '11 Duramax 2500HD
I turned ESP off, and stepped on it from a standstill... one or both tires spun massively before I got the fear of God in me and let off the gas (diesel) pedal.
I hate to see how much power the up coming 4.2 V8 is going to put to the rear end!
I hate to see how much power the up coming 4.2 V8 is going to put to the rear end!
