BOR bro you are always welcome to pilot my ride down the 1320...your SL is impeccable, will be sad to see it go but hope it finds a good home.
SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Benz-O-Rama's 2005 SL600 is for sale!
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As a newbie, can you describe the differences between the SL600 and SL55 besides the obvious different engines. Are there different suspensions, brakes, amenities?
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The 600s that have come though us have had a simpler trimmed interior, with no alcantara.
If you looking for straight line speed and tunability, the 600 is a great car. If you want more of a sporting package, the 55 is a better car. I have had my 55 since '03, so you know where I stand.
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The 600's chassis settings are much softer, befitting the less sporting nature of the car. The brakes are smaller as well.
The 600s that have come though us have had a simpler trimmed interior, with no alcantara.
If you looking for straight line speed and tunability, the 600 is a great car. If you want more of a sporting package, the 55 is a better car. I have had my 55 since '03, so you know where I stand.
The 600s that have come though us have had a simpler trimmed interior, with no alcantara.
If you looking for straight line speed and tunability, the 600 is a great car. If you want more of a sporting package, the 55 is a better car. I have had my 55 since '03, so you know where I stand.
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The size of the rotors may be the same, but the calipers are different. The 55 has 8 piston calipers up front, and the 600s that have come through our shop have had 6 pistons up front. Both cars have 4 piston rears.
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Arresting the V-12 rush are colossal disc brakes clamped by eight-piston calipers in the front and four-piston calipers in the rear governed by Sensotronic Brake Control, an electrohydraulic setup that modulates brake pressure at each wheel.
http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...600/index.html
**EDIT**
Just talked to my tech, who has my car in front of him. He just confirmed that they both share the same braking components.
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From mbusa cpo website for a 2005 SL600:
http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/cpo/mo...L&model=SL600R
Electrohydraulic 4-circuit brakes. 14.2" perforated and internally ventilated front discs with 8-piston fixed type calipers. 13.0" internally ventilated rear discs with 4-piston fixed type calipers.
From mbusa cpo website for a 2005 SL55:
http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/cpo/mo...=SL&model=SL55
AMG-enhanced 4-circuit electrohydraulic brakes. 14.17" perforated and internally ventilated front discs with AMG 8-piston fixed type calipers. 13.0" internally ventilated rear discs with AMG 4-piston fixed type calipers.
I think the only "difference" is that the AMG brakes calipers have the "AMG" written on them as opposed to "Mercedes-Benz".
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A picture is worth a thousand words. My tech just pulled a wheel and snapped a pic of the brakes on my SL600. 8 pistons, two sets of pads.
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LOL....nice.
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The 600's chassis settings are much softer, befitting the less sporting nature of the car. The brakes are smaller as well.
The 600s that have come though us have had a simpler trimmed interior, with no alcantara.
If you looking for straight line speed and tunability, the 600 is a great car. If you want more of a sporting package, the 55 is a better car. I have had my 55 since '03, so you know where I stand.
The 600s that have come though us have had a simpler trimmed interior, with no alcantara.
If you looking for straight line speed and tunability, the 600 is a great car. If you want more of a sporting package, the 55 is a better car. I have had my 55 since '03, so you know where I stand.
Yeah but the "AMG" stamp makes the calipers feel better about themselves, so they try harder, and stop in a shorter distance.
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