Anyone see Car&Driver TV show today 8/8/04?
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Anyone see Car&Driver TV show today 8/8/04?
I know this is the W220 Forum but, they test drove a 2004' SL600
I know Mercedes underates their vehicles perf. data but a full second off 0-60!!!!! They tested a completly stock SL600 and got 3.6 SECONDS 0-60!!!!!!!!
The QUARTER mile in 11.9 SECONDS!!!!!!! My god that's
awesome 
I know Mercedes underates their vehicles perf. data but a full second off 0-60!!!!! They tested a completly stock SL600 and got 3.6 SECONDS 0-60!!!!!!!!
The QUARTER mile in 11.9 SECONDS!!!!!!! My god that's
awesome
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Of all the automotive magazines, Car & Driver seems to be the most aggressive when it comes to getting the best performance data out of the cars. Other magazines have mocked them for thrashing the cars but the numbers suggest that Car & Driver editors are really trying to answer the question "What'll it do?"
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Agreed......
I haven't seen an episode where they've tested a 04' S500, 04' S55, or S600.
Has anybody? I'd really like to know what they came up with for those models? 0-60mph times .......
Has anybody? I'd really like to know what they came up with for those models? 0-60mph times
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A few selected numbers from Road&Tracks 2004 Sports and GT Special Edition:
Year, Model, 0-60, 1/4 mile
2004, Corvette Z06, 4.4, 12.7 @ 115.2 mph
2004, Porsche, Carrera GT (612hp V10 Supercar) factory specs, 3.9 sec 0-60
2005 Ford GT (500hp GT40 Supercar) 3.8, 12.2 @ 121.6 mph
2003 Ferrari Enzo, 3.3, 11.1 @ 133 mph, $652,830, 3230 pounds
2003 Saleen S7, 3.3, 11.8 @ 119.9 mph, $400,900, 3050 pounds
Year, Model, 0-60, 1/4 mile
2004, Corvette Z06, 4.4, 12.7 @ 115.2 mph
2004, Porsche, Carrera GT (612hp V10 Supercar) factory specs, 3.9 sec 0-60
2005 Ford GT (500hp GT40 Supercar) 3.8, 12.2 @ 121.6 mph
2003 Ferrari Enzo, 3.3, 11.1 @ 133 mph, $652,830, 3230 pounds
2003 Saleen S7, 3.3, 11.8 @ 119.9 mph, $400,900, 3050 pounds
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Thanks Jbrady, interesting stuff....
It's really kind of funny though, how the Mercedes SL600 has similar performance to those supercars and yet out weighs them all ?????
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I believe your probably right, I just wonder why Car&Driver
Originally Posted by shoes
We discussed in the SL forum and decided that the car they tested must have been modified, probably with the Renntech stage three chip.
What have you forum members that own stock 04' SL600's clocked 0-60,1/4 mile times at?
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