Had a run with an M Coupe!
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Had a run with an M Coupe!
So I was coming onto the freeway when I saw a smoke gray M Coupe fly by at about 90 mph. I decided to go get it and dropped the hammer, the rev needle jumped up and the speedo needle climbed fast 110 came very fast and I left it there and caught up with the coupe in little time. I slowed to his side at about 80 mph when he looked at me and nailed the gas! I did the same and we were off once again triple digit speeds came very fast and as soon as I knew it I was at 120. A small amount of traffic came up fast, and we both picked through it and found ourselves side by side. I had to slow down to about 80 to pick through the traffic but once I was out of it I nailed the gas again triple digit speeds had already came and I watched the needle climb past 120 to 130 and I was slowely pulling away from the Coupe. About 2 car lengths ahead and at 145 mph I decided to keep my foot in it and go for the limiter which kicked in at 158-159 mph! I ran it at that speed for a while but my car was too much for the Coupe. About a quarter mile later he exited the freeway, probably frustrated that his car had no chance up against mine!!
Thought I would share this one with you guys. I bet it was cool for the other drivers seeing two sweet cars coming by at ridiculous speeds at night!!
AmGbOy (You gotta love the power of an AMG!!)
Thought I would share this one with you guys. I bet it was cool for the other drivers seeing two sweet cars coming by at ridiculous speeds at night!!
AmGbOy (You gotta love the power of an AMG!!)
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My E55 is actually a 2002. The thing is the guy I bought it from said the limiter was messed up and sometimes fails to stop at 155 so depending on conditions you might be able to push it a little past that. Also for the time that I hit 158-159 I was on a downward slope on the freeway.
As for the M Coupe I am not sure what year it was it but I think it was the 315 hp version. After looking at the performance abilitys of the M Coupe I realized I got lucky. I dont think that the young guy in the BMW was comftorable reaching the speeds I was at. I think with a good driver I would have got my *** handed to me. But I didn't and it was a very fun race!
AmGbOy
As for the M Coupe I am not sure what year it was it but I think it was the 315 hp version. After looking at the performance abilitys of the M Coupe I realized I got lucky. I dont think that the young guy in the BMW was comftorable reaching the speeds I was at. I think with a good driver I would have got my *** handed to me. But I didn't and it was a very fun race!
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sweet...
btw how do you tell if it is a 315 hps version from the 240 hps version?...if there were two park together i couldn't tell the difference. is there a noticeble change betweeen the two?
i only know that the 315 hps model have more color to choose from.
btw how do you tell if it is a 315 hps version from the 240 hps version?...if there were two park together i couldn't tell the difference. is there a noticeble change betweeen the two?
i only know that the 315 hps model have more color to choose from.
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Cool race man
You can tell the difference with the rims. Also if you look inside the car the speedo will be different. It will say M power in the M-coupe and will have some color
Here are some pixs
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M COOUPE
You can tell the difference with the rims. Also if you look inside the car the speedo will be different. It will say M power in the M-coupe and will have some color
Here are some pixs
-Musfather
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Originally posted by MusFather
Cool race man
You can tell the difference with the rims. Also if you look inside the car the speedo will be different. It will say M power in the M-coupe and will have some color
Here are some pixs
-Musfather
M COOUPE
Cool race man
You can tell the difference with the rims. Also if you look inside the car the speedo will be different. It will say M power in the M-coupe and will have some color
Here are some pixs
-Musfather
M COOUPE
thanks man...but i was talking about id a 240 hp version M-roadster from the 315 hp version M-roadster
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Re: How hard does the amg pull?
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Does it pull hard all the way to the limiter kicks in?
Does it pull hard all the way to the limiter kicks in?
If slammed from a stop light it will go all the way up to 6000-6100 rpm. Amazingly acceleration is very linear so the pulling efect doesn't feel as hard, but watch the speedometer needle go up very fast, that is a cool feeling!
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Originally posted by MusFather
Cool race man
You can tell the difference with the rims. Also if you look inside the car the speedo will be different. It will say M power in the M-coupe and will have some color
Here are some pixs
-Musfather
M COOUPE
Cool race man
You can tell the difference with the rims. Also if you look inside the car the speedo will be different. It will say M power in the M-coupe and will have some color
Here are some pixs
-Musfather
M COOUPE
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You probably raced a newer, 315 hp, one.
240 hp version was a 140 mph car or something? If it was the older version then it would have been further behind than you say.
Also due to its' bad aerodynamics M Coupe/Roadster accelerates worse at high speeds and 240 hp version probably would have lost to you long before reaching those speeds.
What's the top speed of an unlimited stock E55?
240 hp version was a 140 mph car or something? If it was the older version then it would have been further behind than you say.
Also due to its' bad aerodynamics M Coupe/Roadster accelerates worse at high speeds and 240 hp version probably would have lost to you long before reaching those speeds.
What's the top speed of an unlimited stock E55?
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A friend just pointed out this thread to me and just wanted to throw in some corrections:
- The new and old M Coupes are very hard to distinguish from each other from the outside. The only changes that are noticable are unlikely to be detected unless you really know these cars! The first change is that the new wheels are a shade darker than the old ones -- both silver in appearance, but it's slightly darker and more metallic in the newer cars: "chrome shadow." It's the same shade as the M3 and the M5 wheels. The more obvious change is that the badges are now curved, as opposed to the flat ///M badge found on the previous cars. Other changes are gray faced gauges, slightly different badging on the inside, colors available exclusively to the new motor (Smurf Blue and Urinary Tract Infection Yellow come to mind), and, of course, the phat motor under the hood.
- Both the old and the new M Coupe have 155 mph speed limiters.
- At those speeds, it's very possible that the generally slower E55 would out accelerate the M Coupe. The reason is that the M Coupe isn't exactly the slickest car in on the street. Its aerodynamic drag coefficient is fairly high, so while it can out run the M3 and the M5, the other two cars catch up at over ~ 120 mph. Also, the slushbox of the E55 actually greatly benefits the car as it shifts at higher speeds, as there is constantly a force opposing the drag. This is apparently one of the reasons why the SL55 is very fast between 100-180 mph.
- There are only about 650 new M Coupes in the country as compared to about 2,000 older M Coupes. Odds are that you ran into an older one, but you never know.
- The new and old M Coupes are very hard to distinguish from each other from the outside. The only changes that are noticable are unlikely to be detected unless you really know these cars! The first change is that the new wheels are a shade darker than the old ones -- both silver in appearance, but it's slightly darker and more metallic in the newer cars: "chrome shadow." It's the same shade as the M3 and the M5 wheels. The more obvious change is that the badges are now curved, as opposed to the flat ///M badge found on the previous cars. Other changes are gray faced gauges, slightly different badging on the inside, colors available exclusively to the new motor (Smurf Blue and Urinary Tract Infection Yellow come to mind), and, of course, the phat motor under the hood.
- Both the old and the new M Coupe have 155 mph speed limiters.
- At those speeds, it's very possible that the generally slower E55 would out accelerate the M Coupe. The reason is that the M Coupe isn't exactly the slickest car in on the street. Its aerodynamic drag coefficient is fairly high, so while it can out run the M3 and the M5, the other two cars catch up at over ~ 120 mph. Also, the slushbox of the E55 actually greatly benefits the car as it shifts at higher speeds, as there is constantly a force opposing the drag. This is apparently one of the reasons why the SL55 is very fast between 100-180 mph.
- There are only about 650 new M Coupes in the country as compared to about 2,000 older M Coupes. Odds are that you ran into an older one, but you never know.
