SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: The Top Speed of the SL 65 For Real
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The Top Speed of the SL 65 For Real
Like I had wrote before I had just purchased a new SL 65 AMG. Well today I went out to the local drag strip (Las Vegas Motorspeedway) and i put in a VBOX so i could easily measure 0-60 times and 70-0 braking footage. So guys this thing does 0-60 in 3.9 secondes, 4.2 is when you dont try and control the car you just let it shread rubber, and it did the quarter mile in 11. 34 secondes. the 70-0 braking footage was 107 feet. It pulled .96 g's on the skidpag. But really the hightlight was when we were running aroud the road course and I truned off the ESC, this car's tires around the corner would turn in to ***** of smoke. The top speed on the car was 180, but I called the guy at the dealer in the service department and he said for a little bit of money he can easily take the governer off of it to make the car easily reach speed of 200mph. So I was happy about that. So guys if you own or get to drive a Sl 65, take it out to a place where you can open up that V12 Bi-Turbo
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Why would you use a Vbox or whatever if you were at the drag strip where they have the capability to give you accurate times? The AMG CL/SL65 engines can run 0-60 in 3.7 sec all day long. Also, you need alot of room like an airstrip to reach 180, not a drag strip.
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Originally Posted by mercedesman10
The top speed on the car was 180, but I called the guy at the dealer in the service department and he said for a little bit of money he can easily take the governer off of it to make the car easily reach speed of 200mph.
So, just tell you something - I received my SL65 three weeks ago - see my posting regarding the SL65 ...... (including pictures). Maybe I am not a technical expert, but I got told at AMG Affalterbach, that to delimit the speed of 250 km/h I have to drive to Germany, and they will do this; otherwise you will loose the warranty! As well they only "open" the car up to 300 km/h. AND it is not only a "software-switch" which you have to remove !
kind regards from France
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Well , I think we all are pretty sure about the stories we hear from this extra rich , have it all member. Please answer one question. Where on earth did you learn how to spell?
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Originally Posted by mercedesman10
Like I had wrote before I had just purchased a new SL 65 AMG. Well today I went out to the local drag strip (Las Vegas Motorspeedway) and i put in a VBOX so i could easily measure 0-60 times and 70-0 braking footage. So guys this thing does 0-60 in 3.9 secondes, 4.2 is when you dont try and control the car you just let it shread rubber, and it did the quarter mile in 11. 34 secondes. the 70-0 braking footage was 107 feet. It pulled .96 g's on the skidpag. But really the hightlight was when we were running aroud the road course and I truned off the ESC, this car's tires around the corner would turn in to ***** of smoke. The top speed on the car was 180, but I called the guy at the dealer in the service department and he said for a little bit of money he can easily take the governer off of it to make the car easily reach speed of 200mph. So I was happy about that. So guys if you own or get to drive a Sl 65, take it out to a place where you can open up that V12 Bi-Turbo
I've noticed once this guy starts a thread with a new lie, he never will respond to anything anybody says...
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Originally Posted by Walter.fr
Hello Mercedesman10 (or mercedesboy - 12 years age?)
So, just tell you something - I received my SL65 three weeks ago - see my posting regarding the SL65 ...... (including pictures). Maybe I am not a technical expert, but I got told at AMG Affalterbach, that to delimit the speed of 250 km/h I have to drive to Germany, and they will do this; otherwise you will loose the warranty! As well they only "open" the car up to 300 km/h. AND it is not only a "software-switch" which you have to remove !
kind regards from France
Walter
So, just tell you something - I received my SL65 three weeks ago - see my posting regarding the SL65 ...... (including pictures). Maybe I am not a technical expert, but I got told at AMG Affalterbach, that to delimit the speed of 250 km/h I have to drive to Germany, and they will do this; otherwise you will loose the warranty! As well they only "open" the car up to 300 km/h. AND it is not only a "software-switch" which you have to remove !
kind regards from France
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Hey, the guy could be telling the truth. I mean, I got abducted by aliens on Saturday and spent Sunday with a couple of the Victoria Secret's models!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by beesfan
Hey, the guy could be telling the truth. I mean, I got abducted by aliens on Saturday and spent Sunday with a couple of the Victoria Secret's models!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Really???
Only that instead "abducted by aliens" he meant to say "really drunk" and instead of "a couple of the Victoria Secret's models" he meant to say Courtney Love and a bobcat with a saddle on its back.
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Originally Posted by viguera
Absolutely...
Only that instead "abducted by aliens" he meant to say "really drunk" and instead of "a couple of the Victoria Secret's models" he meant to say Courtney Love and a bobcat with a saddle on its back.
Only that instead "abducted by aliens" he meant to say "really drunk" and instead of "a couple of the Victoria Secret's models" he meant to say Courtney Love and a bobcat with a saddle on its back.
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We should test this theory.
Like I had wrote before I had just purchased a new SL 65 AMG. Well today I went out to the local drag strip (Las Vegas Motorspeedway) and i put in a VBOX so i could easily measure 0-60 times and 70-0 braking footage. So guys this thing does 0-60 in 3.9 secondes, 4.2 is when you dont try and control the car you just let it shread rubber, and it did the quarter mile in 11. 34 secondes. the 70-0 braking footage was 107 feet. It pulled .96 g's on the skidpag. But really the hightlight was when we were running aroud the road course and I truned off the ESC, this car's tires around the corner would turn in to ***** of smoke. The top speed on the car was 180, but I called the guy at the dealer in the service department and he said for a little bit of money he can easily take the governer off of it to make the car easily reach speed of 200mph. So I was happy about that. So guys if you own or get to drive a Sl 65, take it out to a place where you can open up that V12 Bi-Turbo
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Well I don't know how fast he might have ultimately gone if he had more shuttle landing runway available, but 212+mph in 2.3 miles ain't bad in my book! Note: he needed a half mile to come to a stop!!
