Ferrari F360 vs SL65
01-21-2005, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by egutie6970
hey are you from the bay area? if you are, you can get it by almaden expressway and crap i forgot the other street name, but i can look it up if u really want me to..its at 76 gas station and it was $4.35/gallon two months ago - should be less though, now that gas prices have dropped.
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When I got back to my house, it'd eat 1/4 tank already And w/ $4.xx a gallon, it would be $20-$25 for 1/4 tank. Thanks anyway..... anyone knows where to get one near Fremont / Union City?
01-21-2005, 02:20 AM
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lol hey what part of fremont ? you probably see me all the time there lol hmm i checked all over, closes one to the bay is that one....i checked every gas station around the bay area and thats the closes...its really worth it tho!
01-21-2005, 03:35 AM
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500SEC, ML430, SLK230, S600
Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal
4 bucks for a gallon of gas.
You crazy fools.
You crazy fools.
Excellent kill!
01-22-2005, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by BLACK-MBCLK55
WOW! awesome read! I'd love to have been in that SL65 during that race. Any news of a CLK 65 in the future?
01-23-2005, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by treynor
It was pretty mean of me to do this, but I will plead irresistable urge. It has *finally* dried up out here in NorCal, so yesterday evening I took the UberSL out for a spin. I was cruising around on the freeway (101) and just enjoying being out on the road again with the SL, and I noticed a very low pair of headlights coming up fast behind me. Could it be... YES, it's a Ferrari... a 360 in fact, pulled right up alongside me and revving his engine.
An aside at this point -- those flat-crank V8s sound simply amazing, like a well-tuned motorcycle with a very large engine. He might have had an aftermarket exhaust on the car, although I am not sure. At any rate, it was just a thing of beauty.
Back to the story - either the Ferrari owner had seen the AMG badge and mistaken my SL for an SL55, or he had spotted the "BMWs for Lunch... Ferraris for Dinner" license plate frame. Regardless, it was ON. I pressed the left-side steering wheel button to select optimal gear (3rd), then turned on my interior light and pointed him forward. The Ferrari's engine note changed to a raspy snarl as he gave it full throttle at what must have been 6000-7000 RPM, and the italian exotic surged ahead. As soon as I heard the Ferrari engine note change I nailed the gas, and before he had pulled a full carlength the SL's turbos spooled up to their 25 PSI of RENNtech-specified boost. At this point things happened quickly: (1) 890 ft/lbs of TQ kicked the SL in its ***, (2) there was a moment of wheelspin (at 60 MPH in 3rd!!!) which the traction control dealt with, and then (3) the SL O W N E D the Ferrari. It was truly ugly - within 10 seconds I saw about 140MPH on the speedo, and the Ferrari's lights were at least 6-7 carlengths behind. The acceleration on the SL - with the RENNtech ECUs, half a tank of 100 octane, on a 40F night - is really incredible; I suspect it'd trap 128-129 MPH in the 1/4 if I could get it to hook up. It was certainly FAR faster than the F360, and as I braked back down to quasi-legal speeds the Ferrari was staying a good distance behind me and seemed to have no interest in a rematch.
One of these days I'm going to run into an Enzo. Now THAT would be a race...
An aside at this point -- those flat-crank V8s sound simply amazing, like a well-tuned motorcycle with a very large engine. He might have had an aftermarket exhaust on the car, although I am not sure. At any rate, it was just a thing of beauty.
Back to the story - either the Ferrari owner had seen the AMG badge and mistaken my SL for an SL55, or he had spotted the "BMWs for Lunch... Ferraris for Dinner" license plate frame. Regardless, it was ON. I pressed the left-side steering wheel button to select optimal gear (3rd), then turned on my interior light and pointed him forward. The Ferrari's engine note changed to a raspy snarl as he gave it full throttle at what must have been 6000-7000 RPM, and the italian exotic surged ahead. As soon as I heard the Ferrari engine note change I nailed the gas, and before he had pulled a full carlength the SL's turbos spooled up to their 25 PSI of RENNtech-specified boost. At this point things happened quickly: (1) 890 ft/lbs of TQ kicked the SL in its ***, (2) there was a moment of wheelspin (at 60 MPH in 3rd!!!) which the traction control dealt with, and then (3) the SL O W N E D the Ferrari. It was truly ugly - within 10 seconds I saw about 140MPH on the speedo, and the Ferrari's lights were at least 6-7 carlengths behind. The acceleration on the SL - with the RENNtech ECUs, half a tank of 100 octane, on a 40F night - is really incredible; I suspect it'd trap 128-129 MPH in the 1/4 if I could get it to hook up. It was certainly FAR faster than the F360, and as I braked back down to quasi-legal speeds the Ferrari was staying a good distance behind me and seemed to have no interest in a rematch.
One of these days I'm going to run into an Enzo. Now THAT would be a race...
01-24-2005, 02:09 AM
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Im curious to know if anything was done to the transmission Ben. Im sure that you are aware Mercedes detuned that car because of the transmissions capablitites so Im wondering if anything was actually done to it or if your just hoping it lasts awhile. And did they void your warranty over this?
01-24-2005, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexani
LOL. No chance-- they cant even fit the V12 in the E-Class, much less the CLK
you sure bout that. Didnt brabus make a V12 fit in there? I dont see how they couldnt fit it in there.
01-24-2005, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by DancingBenzos
you sure bout that. Didnt brabus make a V12 fit in there? I dont see how they couldnt fit it in there.
Im not saying anything official, just what I think.
01-24-2005, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexani
You mean, the EV12? I've heard but rumours about it- never seen any actual pictures. Im not saying anything official, just what I think.
Im not saying anything official, just what I think.6.3 liter so not the same size but still. they did it,
01-24-2005, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DancingBenzos
http://www.fast-autos.net/brabus/brabusev12concept.html
6.3 liter so not the same size but still. they did it,
6.3 liter so not the same size but still. they did it,
Why are the stats slower than a stock E55?
To 100- this EV12 pulls almost 11, I've seen stock E55s with nothing more than drag tires, pull of 8s... somethings... not right.
01-25-2005, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bilal
The current W211 EV12 did 0-150mph in 16.5 seconds, around 6 seconds faster than a stock W211 E55 AMG...
But with such stats, isn't that faster than the SL 65 (a lil faster) and it is SLR territory?
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01-25-2005, 05:43 PM
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Yes you are correct, its faster by 2.5-3 seconds than an SL65 and probably equals SLR.
But 230K GBP....on an E-class....nah nah nah nah no.
But 230K GBP....on an E-class....nah nah nah nah no.
01-25-2005, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Bilal
Yes you are correct, its faster by 2.5-3 seconds than an SL65 and probably equals SLR.
But 230K GBP....on an E-class....nah nah nah nah no.
But 230K GBP....on an E-class....nah nah nah nah no.
Its not an E-Class....Its a Brabus
just messing with ya.
01-25-2005, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bilal
The current W211 EV12 did 0-150mph in 16.5 seconds, around 6 seconds faster than a stock W211 E55 AMG...
Murcielago...
0-150: 21.?
E55...
0-150: 19.?
I remember clearly, mostly because everyone was making fun of the Lamborghini. Rude, in my opinion. So your facts are mixed up, or testers for my time f-ed up.
01-26-2005, 01:17 PM
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http://www.autobild.de/test/neuwagen...rtikel_seite=1
"EV12 an trockenen Tagen in 4,5 Sekunden auf 100 km/h. Nur 16 Sekunden länger und Tempo 250 ist erreicht"
250km/hr = 155mph... so its 16 seconds to 155mph....
"EV12 an trockenen Tagen in 4,5 Sekunden auf 100 km/h. Nur 16 Sekunden länger und Tempo 250 ist erreicht"
250km/hr = 155mph... so its 16 seconds to 155mph....
01-26-2005, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bilal
http://www.autobild.de/test/neuwagen...rtikel_seite=1
"EV12 an trockenen Tagen in 4,5 Sekunden auf 100 km/h. Nur 16 Sekunden länger und Tempo 250 ist erreicht"
250km/hr = 155mph... so its 16 seconds to 155mph....
"EV12 an trockenen Tagen in 4,5 Sekunden auf 100 km/h. Nur 16 Sekunden länger und Tempo 250 ist erreicht"
250km/hr = 155mph... so its 16 seconds to 155mph....
Cuz 16 seconds for 0-250 km/h sprint is just UNREAL!!!!!!!!
I guess it is possible that the EV12 is a 10 second car?
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01-26-2005, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Iron Sheik
You sure its not another 16 seconds from 100-250 km/h?
Cuz 16 seconds for 0-250 km/h sprint is just UNREAL!!!!!!!!
I guess it is possible that the EV12 is a 10 second car?
Iron Sheik
Cuz 16 seconds for 0-250 km/h sprint is just UNREAL!!!!!!!!
I guess it is possible that the EV12 is a 10 second car?
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01-26-2005, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexani
I think he's sure. Isn't 16 seconds fomr 100-250 Km/h kind of, slow? Just a little.
