SLK55 ///AMG !!!!!!!! photo
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Re: SLK55 ///AMG !!!!!!!! photo
Originally posted by Pierre32///AMG
what are the specs...???
those brakes look DAMN BIG!!!!
congrats on being #1 on the list... when is it due?
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2005 SLK 55
Soon!
Not now ... but hopefully in about 1 year! For me, it's a tough choice between the 350 (272 HP) with the 6 speed manual or the SLK 55 (370 HP) with the 7 speed autobox ... but definately not silver!
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'99 SLK230 SP1
So who is going to be the first to do a conversion?
Looks like you need a front bumper, headlights, rear bumper, taillights, skirts, and a good body shop and Vola! '05 conversion
I would love to see the cost on these parts!
Looks like you need a front bumper, headlights, rear bumper, taillights, skirts, and a good body shop and Vola! '05 conversion
I would love to see the cost on these parts!
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Originally posted by WayneE
I like it. Is that a photo that MB released or an artist's rendering? Are the specs released from MB anywhere online?
I like it. Is that a photo that MB released or an artist's rendering? Are the specs released from MB anywhere online?
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Audi S4
I hope that Lorinser or Brabus or some company will offer a hood/fascia conversion to a traditional Mercedes look (just as they offered the F1, SLR-style conversion for the SL). That car could look exquisite with a classic M-B grille.
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you can view it right now on the AMG-homepage!!
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/omb/amg...lk55/index.htm
awsome car, if you ask me.
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/omb/amg...lk55/index.htm
awsome car, if you ask me.
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Porsche Turbo Stage 4, Cayenne S ... gone C43, C32, ML55 & Ducati 999.
Originally posted by waldis
those two pictures of the slk55 look nice!
what else do you guys think about the new slk?
i wonder how the 7 speed auto tranny will work.
those two pictures of the slk55 look nice!
what else do you guys think about the new slk?
i wonder how the 7 speed auto tranny will work.
AMG sport seats
AMG ergonomic sport steering-wheel with electronic switches
AMG combi-meters with an expanded scale ranging up to 320 km/h
AMG brushed stainless steel lateral trims
AMG SPEEDSHIFT-7-gear automatic transmission
with steering-wheel switches
Enhanced battery capacity
Interior lighting package
Air condition THERMATIC
Nappa leather fitting
Seat heating
Exterior highlights
AMG styling with AMG tear-off edge on deck lid
SLK 55 AMG specific front spoiler
AMG sport exhaust-system with two chromed double exhaust-pipe ends
AMG high-performance brake system with composite front brake disc
AMG sport undercarriage
18 inch AMG alumimium wheels with a multi-spokes design,
Tire equipment: front axle 225/40, rear axle 245/35
Dimmed rear lights and dimmed third brake light
Engine bonnet decorated with longitudinal fins
Air inlets equipped with black-coated horizontal fins
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Wow,
I don't really know how the 7 speed will work? I know with the current AMG speedshift you can't kick down more than 2 gears. What if you are on 7th and want to catch somebody I would think you would want to be at least at 4 or maybe even 3 to kick some butt.
Also I wonder if the tuners will get a hold of it and drastically reduce 0-60 times. I am sure it is possible with the amount of gears available.
Anybody have any ideas?
Prasith
I don't really know how the 7 speed will work? I know with the current AMG speedshift you can't kick down more than 2 gears. What if you are on 7th and want to catch somebody I would think you would want to be at least at 4 or maybe even 3 to kick some butt.
Also I wonder if the tuners will get a hold of it and drastically reduce 0-60 times. I am sure it is possible with the amount of gears available.
Anybody have any ideas?
Prasith
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From: Viña del Mar, Chile
Porsche Turbo Stage 4, Cayenne S ... gone C43, C32, ML55 & Ducati 999.
well...I did a simulation with my PC using AMG information shifting at the red line 6,700 rpms:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/omb/amg...ch_data_02.htm
this is the result :
1st gear 37 mph
2nd gear 57 mph
3rd gear 85 mph
4th gear 120 mph
5th gear 166 mph
6th gear 204 mph
7th gear...?...but I believe is a relaxed rpms "6th"
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/omb/amg...ch_data_02.htm
this is the result :
1st gear 37 mph
2nd gear 57 mph
3rd gear 85 mph
4th gear 120 mph
5th gear 166 mph
6th gear 204 mph
7th gear...?...but I believe is a relaxed rpms "6th"
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996 Turbo
I'm betting 2nd gear will carry a bit further *at least* till 60 mph but probably till 62 mph. Slight power increase for t 2004 N/A series engines 
Prasith32 do a search on the forums/germancarfans there is a fully detailed article on the new 7 G tranny. I believe it does let you skip gears but to what extent I am unsure about.
Prasith32 do a search on the forums/germancarfans there is a fully detailed article on the new 7 G tranny. I believe it does let you skip gears but to what extent I am unsure about.
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Pierre,
Quite a nice AMG stable you got going on there
I am currently in a very difficult dilemna between the slk55 or the lotus elise.
Anyways I wanted to ask you about the speeds for the gears. Don't you think with the amount of torque available that you could hit 60mph in 2nd gear?
I read everything I can about the 7G in various places and I am still confused about how it will work.
Is it going to be like the Audi DSG system?
Because there's seven gears do they just add it on to the final drive? In that case I am sure that all 7G cars should be able to hit near 200 easy?
I don't think that will be the case though.
However if they shorten it out too much then you will have to shift to third just to hit 60 and no matter how fast the shifts they will detract from the 0-60 time.
I don't see the sense of the 7G transmission unless it basically takes the same ratios and just adds more top speed to it. The torque and hp is increasing so why not?
What did you use to get those numbers.
Good work btw.
Prasith
Quite a nice AMG stable you got going on there
I am currently in a very difficult dilemna between the slk55 or the lotus elise.
Anyways I wanted to ask you about the speeds for the gears. Don't you think with the amount of torque available that you could hit 60mph in 2nd gear?
I read everything I can about the 7G in various places and I am still confused about how it will work.
Is it going to be like the Audi DSG system?
Because there's seven gears do they just add it on to the final drive? In that case I am sure that all 7G cars should be able to hit near 200 easy?
I don't think that will be the case though.
However if they shorten it out too much then you will have to shift to third just to hit 60 and no matter how fast the shifts they will detract from the 0-60 time.
I don't see the sense of the 7G transmission unless it basically takes the same ratios and just adds more top speed to it. The torque and hp is increasing so why not?
What did you use to get those numbers.
Good work btw.
Prasith
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Thanks!
I am agree that 2th is too short fot the huge torque...but I just plag the ratios and the red line...and those are the speed that the simulation showed me. I have done with several cars...and is quiet accurate.
The 7G is quiet simmilar to the AMG speedshif, goes from 5th to 3th or 7th to 5th, where OEM MB 5 speed auto used to go 5th to 4th. Also, the ratio between speeds is shoter, and mainly of acceleration of mid speeds like 30-70 mph or "roling"....may be reson of a shoter 2th...
I am agree that 2th is too short fot the huge torque...but I just plag the ratios and the red line...and those are the speed that the simulation showed me. I have done with several cars...and is quiet accurate.
The 7G is quiet simmilar to the AMG speedshif, goes from 5th to 3th or 7th to 5th, where OEM MB 5 speed auto used to go 5th to 4th. Also, the ratio between speeds is shoter, and mainly of acceleration of mid speeds like 30-70 mph or "roling"....may be reson of a shoter 2th...
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W211 E55AMG
Pierre, that is awesome car, Congratulations! But remember, DOOONT buy white SLK...almost every other color looks good for that kind of vehicle...somekind of blue/dark blue is my choice 
white is for taxis (here in finland especially) and mob-caddies , not for sport cars
white is for taxis (here in finland especially) and mob-caddies , not for sport cars
