SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: New SL55 Release Info
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New SL55 Release Info
Was given this data by a reliable source regarding the release of the SL55 AMG...
No, I think it will be a 2004.
The problem with fuel consumption has been in the back ground for a while. In Germany they got 35 liters to 100 km. That would be a hard sell in the US, but I doubt mileage would be that bad if you were not on it all the time. The problem is that to make 475 HP from the 5.5 and using a supercharger, it takes 80 to 90 HP to run the supercharger. The twin turbo is most probably the way to go, the extra power is just about free. The electronics will be a
little more difficult to do.
I would expect at the earliest it to be mid 2003 for the SL5.5 late spring early summer. But that is a maybe at the earliest.
No, I think it will be a 2004.
The problem with fuel consumption has been in the back ground for a while. In Germany they got 35 liters to 100 km. That would be a hard sell in the US, but I doubt mileage would be that bad if you were not on it all the time. The problem is that to make 475 HP from the 5.5 and using a supercharger, it takes 80 to 90 HP to run the supercharger. The twin turbo is most probably the way to go, the extra power is just about free. The electronics will be a
little more difficult to do.
I would expect at the earliest it to be mid 2003 for the SL5.5 late spring early summer. But that is a maybe at the earliest.
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we have heard told of customer cars being delivered in europe (pictures from a dealer lot in italy, specifically).
consensus seems to be that it's on schedule for summer to late summer in the US.
but nobody's saying for sure.
consensus seems to be that it's on schedule for summer to late summer in the US.
but nobody's saying for sure.
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That sounds like BS to me. Why would Americans care more about fuel economy than europeans? We got the guns and the cheap gas!
And then the aside about a twin turbo being the way to go...it ain't gonna be a twin turbo...they have already spec'd out the SC55. They have shown it. They have tested it against other super cars. Some people have to see God to know he exists, I guess. May the day of reckoning be upon us soon!!!!
And then the aside about a twin turbo being the way to go...it ain't gonna be a twin turbo...they have already spec'd out the SC55. They have shown it. They have tested it against other super cars. Some people have to see God to know he exists, I guess. May the day of reckoning be upon us soon!!!!
