Originally Posted by Deuuuce

I agree. An LS3 6A Vette would do that on an 85 degree day. Pretty similar performance to a CLS55.

Originally Posted by Improviz

I did do research. I did tons of it when I had my CLK55, in fact. That's how I know Car & Driver's 5-60 time for a 208 CLK55 like yours, which FYI was 5.2, not 4.6.

I also did research in terms of knowing that you're cherry picking a freakishly fast 209, of which no other tested example hit those numbers; for example, this 209 CLK55, which C&D tested, didn't come **CLOSE** to the numbers you're claiming for it as routine and normal (we'll do the 209 too, just to be thorough, but here's a teaser):
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test
Zero to 60 mph: 4.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 11.3 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 20.2 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 30.5 sec
Street start, 5-60 mph: 5.0 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 13.2 sec @ 107 mph

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 5.0 sec. a tad bit slower than 4.6?

But hey, you want to talk numbers for the 208 CLK55, which is what you've got, by golly, let's "do some research" and roll them ALL out:

Car & Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
0-60: 5.0
0-100: 12.2
5-60: 5.2 (a far cry from 4.6)
1/4 mi: 13.6 @ 106

Road & Track (2001 road test, their website is screwed up so I had to look it up hard copy):
0-60: 5.3
0-100: 12.4
1/4 mi: 13.7 @ 105.6

Motor Trend:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/.../features.html
0-60: 5.36
0-90: 10.77
0-100: n/a
1/4 mi: 13.60 @ 104.98

Cab:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...car_price.html
0-60: 5.23
0-100: n/a
1/4 mi: 13.74/104.44

Edmunds.com:
http://www.insideline.com/mercedes-b...clk55-amg.html
0-60: 5.0
0-100: n/a
1/4: 13.48 @ 106.3

Motorweek.com:
http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2025.shtml
0-60: 5.2
0-100: n/a
1/4: 13.4 @ 107

So by no means do these numbers, in aggrate, point to a 4.6 second 5-60 run, or anything close to it.

So how about the European press? How did they do in the 208 CLK55?

Well, let's look, shall we?

http://www.einszweidrei.de/mercedes/clk55amg1998-1.htm
Test in ams 25/1998
Gewicht 1591 kg
0 - 80 km/h 3,9 s
0 - 100 km/h 5,3 s
0 - 120 km/h 7,3 s
0 - 140 km/h 9,4 s
0 - 160 km/h 11,9 s
0 - 180 km/h 15,2 s
0 - 200 km/h 19,3 s

http://www.einszweidrei.de/mercedes/...mgst2000-1.htm
Supertest in sport auto 05/2000
Gewicht 1593 kg
0 - 80 km/h 3,9 s
0 - 100 km/h 5,3 s
0 - 120 km/h 7,6 s
0 - 130 km/h - s
0 - 140 km/h 9,9 s
0 - 160 km/h 12,4 s
0 - 180 km/h 15,6 s
0 - 200 km/h 19,8 s

http://www.einszweidrei.de/mercedes/clk55amg2002-1.htm
Test in sport auto 12/2002
Gewicht 1698 kg
0 - 80 km/h 3,9 s
0 - 100 km/h 5,3 s
0 - 120 km/h 7,2 s
0 - 140 km/h 9,3 s
0 - 160 km/h 11,6 s
0 - 180 km/h 14,6 s
0 - 200 km/h 18,7 s

Hmm, given that 100 km/h is 62 mph, and 160 is 100 mph, those numbers look pretty close to the American tests!! And THEY don't point to a 4.6 second 5-60 run either.

So, how about the 209 CLK55:
Car & Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test
Zero to 60 mph: 4.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 11.3 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 20.2 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 30.5 sec
Street start, 5-60 mph: 5.0 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 13.2 sec @ 107 mph

http://www.caranddriver.com/var/ezfl...4f58116c18.pdf
0-60: 4.5
0-100: 11.0
5-60: 4.6
1/4 mi: 13.1 @ 109

Motor Trend:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ecs_price.html
0-60: 4.9
1/4 mile: 13.24 @ 107.41

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ecs_price.html
0-60: 4.8
0-100: 11.5
1/4 mi: 13.14 @ 108.07

So there's the data. Most of the 208's ran in the 106-107 range, with a few in the 104-105 range. Same for the 209: most were in the 107-108 range, with the fastest one running the 109 and 4.6 5-60.

But given that there are 9 tests of the 208 CLK55 and none of them ran anywhere close to the fastest 209. So frankly, the data you urged me to "research" IN NO WAY points to a 4.6 sec 5-60 run as being "the norm", even for a 209, and DEFINITELY not for a 208. And taking the one that's the fastest by a large margin and trying to hold this up as the norm is also pretty dumb, as the data show that the norm is not even in this ballpark for a 208.

Keep dreaming, jon...from what I've read, you're a pretty good dreamer. Posting dyno results that a tuner told you were basically suspect, wild kill stories about pulling an E90 M3 up past 130 mph, supercharged Mustangs, etc. etc. etc...

Originally Posted by BLKCLK550

so clk 550 does 13.5 stock per your previous posts and g37x does 13.7 and i beat it by 8 cars..... 370z nismo runs 13.6 and i beat it by 3-4 cars with a 280 lbs passenger. both when i was stock... so how in the world does my car run 13.5?

Originally Posted by Improviz

I invite anyone who is interested to watch the following two videos and try to discern margins of victory like he's claiming.

Your G37xvideo doesn't show your pulling a g37x by anything close to that, nor does the Nismo video. In both vids, as soon as you get a length or so out, the camera guy turns the thing around and starts filming the road in front.

There is simply NO WAY to verify this claim watching those videos, and given your penchant for making stuff up (the bull***** 12.8 run you keep trotting out without a timeslip/video/post in the forum discussing it), I'm not going to accept that claim as factual. When the cameraman panned down, he was nowhere near 8 lengths back, not by a longshot.


As to what a CLK550 will run: I'd say mid-low 13's in stock form, based on the stuff I've found, but I've yet to see a 1/4 mile timeslip or a video for one--particularly yours.

Originally Posted by BLKCLK550

you are a moron i ran g37x alone and he was alone i had no camera we called each other and decided to run he lost by 8 cars.

Originally Posted by BLKCLK550

hahaha HAHAHAH you ****ing kidding me right? all of the drivers can confirm how many cars they lost by.

Originally Posted by BLKCLK550

Just for you i will mount rear and front HD cameras with out a passenger who can't record for ****. will you then shut your trap ?

Originally Posted by E55AMGGG04

GUYS IM IN NEW YORK............I WILL RUN ANYONE FOR FUN. I'm stock.

Originally Posted by TrueracerMB

I Will Race you. (for fun) and lets videos tape it so everybody outside of ny can see how we do. LET me KNow

Originally Posted by Cylinder Head

He'd better tape it, not you, because your last video somehow got lost....

Originally Posted by BLKCLK550

Hey i will run you with slicks when it gets a bit warmer so ican stick.

Originally Posted by TrueracerMB

LETS meet up already. we can meet up anywhere in ny jus say the word.

Originally Posted by E55AMGGG04

We got hit with a huge snow storm so we can do this I would hope by thursday? If you want we can do thursday night. PM me for my #.

Originally Posted by TrueracerMB

yea i know. by wed, thrus the roads should be cleared up. set up a spot where we can meet. mall?

Originally Posted by Jons95c36amg

Actually there is someone on the board forgot his screen name who has a Clk55 with just boltons ran a 12.3@113.

Originally Posted by TrueracerMB

didnt get lost. just dont have it. the person who has it i havnt heard from him since

Originally Posted by Improviz

I see...so then I have a question: was this person riding with you then when he supposedly filmed the video of you beating a 211 E55 in your CLK550?

Originally Posted by TrueracerMB

No he wasnt.

Originally Posted by Improviz

So he was riding in the E55 then, yes?

Originally Posted by Improviz

So he was riding in the E55 then, yes?

Originally Posted by Improviz

Even better. So then this means that you know the guy (otherwise how could you be expecting to hear from him?), and he was riding in the E55, so then he must know the guy who has the E55.

So there you go. Why not get in touch with the E55 guy to come here and verify the story?

Originally Posted by TrueracerMB

yea right away for you improviz/. relax dont worry. you will have your evidence