SL/R231: 2013 SL550 vs 2012 BMW 65i0i Video & Article
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2013 SL550 vs 2012 BMW 65i0i Video & Article
Strictly performance testing...guess who wins???
Video
http://www.insideline.com/mercedes-b...ot_509121.html
Article
http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...nvertible.html
Video
http://www.insideline.com/mercedes-b...ot_509121.html
Article
http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...nvertible.html
Last edited by RJC; May 15, 2012 at 12:52 AM.
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2013 SL550, 2011 E550 4-matic, 2010 S550, 2010 ML350, 2010 BMW X3, 2010 BMW 328i
I agree on tuning and wonder how much more that will add to the car's performance.
One thing I would also like to see in the after market software adjustment is to turn off the auto engine stop and let me decide if I want that feature enabled. It's now designed to automatically go into ECO mode each time you start the car.
You can manually disable it, but it's like having to press 1 to speak English. Minor, I know, but rubs me the wrong way a little. After all, it's not a pedal car and you can definitely feel the big engine start and shut down.
It may sound a bit arrogant, but if I were all that conscious about saving a mile a gallon during those very rare times I'm stuck in heavy downtown stop and go traffic, I'll either buy a hybrid or moped and save $100k.
....just saying... LOL
One thing I would also like to see in the after market software adjustment is to turn off the auto engine stop and let me decide if I want that feature enabled. It's now designed to automatically go into ECO mode each time you start the car.
You can manually disable it, but it's like having to press 1 to speak English. Minor, I know, but rubs me the wrong way a little. After all, it's not a pedal car and you can definitely feel the big engine start and shut down.It may sound a bit arrogant, but if I were all that conscious about saving a mile a gallon during those very rare times I'm stuck in heavy downtown stop and go traffic, I'll either buy a hybrid or moped and save $100k.
....just saying... LOL
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I agree on tuning and wonder how much more that will add to the car's performance.
One thing I would also like to see in the after market software adjustment is to turn off the auto engine stop and let me decide if I want that feature enabled. It's now designed to automatically go into ECO mode each time you start the car. You can manually disable it, but it's like having to press 1 to speak English. Minor, I know, but rubs me the wrong way a little. After all, it's not a pedal car and you can definitely feel the big engine start and shut down.
It may sound a bit arrogant, but if I were all that conscious about saving a mile a gallon during those very rare times I'm stuck in heavy downtown stop and go traffic, I'll either buy a hybrid or moped and save $100k.
....just saying... LOL
One thing I would also like to see in the after market software adjustment is to turn off the auto engine stop and let me decide if I want that feature enabled. It's now designed to automatically go into ECO mode each time you start the car.
You can manually disable it, but it's like having to press 1 to speak English. Minor, I know, but rubs me the wrong way a little. After all, it's not a pedal car and you can definitely feel the big engine start and shut down.It may sound a bit arrogant, but if I were all that conscious about saving a mile a gallon during those very rare times I'm stuck in heavy downtown stop and go traffic, I'll either buy a hybrid or moped and save $100k.
....just saying... LOL
Don't like the auto s/s and I truly dislike the press 1 stuff for English; what country is this again?...Grrrrrr!
With most forced induction engines a conservative tune essentially equating to an increase in boost pressure, richened mixture etc should yield a healthy bump in power, in our case about 50 more HP and even more torque, an aggressive tune could top 100 HP but could cause some serious internal drivetrain stresses. I don't know what internal drivetrain parts if any the new TT V8 shares with its AMG cousin but it would be nice to know.
Last edited by RJC; May 15, 2012 at 10:41 AM.
