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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: SL 55 with a 6 speed manual???

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Old 06-15-2002, 06:14 PM
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SL 55 with a 6 speed manual???

Guys, Do you ever see AMG coming out with a 6 speed manual for the new SL 55? I think a 6 speed would go good with that kind of power. Theres nothing like the feel of a manual right???
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Re: SL 55 with a 6 speed manual???

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Guys, Do you ever see AMG coming out with a 6 speed manual for the new SL 55?
Not in the near future.
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There has to be a clutch that can handle that kind of power look at Renntechs 6 speed manual in the CLK GTX. Look at the bottom of the CLK GTX page and look at what there 620hp engines hooked up to.

http://www.renntechmercedes.com/spla...st_cars_f.html

I say mercedes should try harder
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I actually looked into doing the renntech conversion from the clk-gtx, but the problem is this car is SO damn unwieldy that even if you *could* exercise your left foot, you still wouldn't have the dynamics of a "driver's" car.

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