SLK55_AMG

Hi everyone!

where can i get movie clips of the SLK55 going around the racing track?

99ML430

There was a lot of great footage from todays' Belgium grand prix, you could actually hear the V8 of the SLK55 as it passed by the TV mics. They also commented on the car several times. They said is had been prepped by McClaren and had a 500hp motor.

SLK55_AMG

thats cooool! how loud do you think the slk55 is?

99ML430

I've driven the C55 which has the same motor though the exhaust is arguably going to be a bit different and its pretty muted until you hammer it. It sounds hot though, like a pumped up small block. Keep in mind that you'll be able to drop the top and get an earful. The Saf T Car was pretty loud but with 500HP you would expect some noise. Everything I hear about the SLK is pretty promising. Sounds to me like they are trying hard to ditch the girly car image of the SLK and maybe even a little in your face to BMW. and Porsche.

dinko

The Safety Car has the same amount of horsepower; the major differences: 19" wheels and tons of weight deduction.

SLK55_AMG

how powerful is the E55 against C55? i mean you sort out can feel that both are powerful....

anyone know HP vs weight ratio? light weight is always better than a heavy car with much more weight

99ML430

I am only repeating what the F1 announcers said about the car. I am inclined to believe it as the saf T car has to bust *** in front of the F1 cars so that they can stay cool during caution laps. It is driven by a DTM champion and if you watch him he is definetly pushing the car pretty hard.

dinko

I guess my sources are wrong. That is pretty amazing that the Saftey Car is pushing 500 hp. What changes were made to the engine?

SLK55_AMG

i wish if i can see him pushing that baaaad **** slk55

Walter.fr

Hello

I made some mpegs when I was driven with the CLK saftey car at "Le Castellet" (France) during the SLR test days in spring this year. Unfortunately these files are quite huge (+70 MB) but soon there will be a webpage, dedicated to my SL65, and some streams of these event.

kind regards from France

Walter

steve-p

Well, they were wrong. According to the DC press release, it has a standard 360bhp engine, see

http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cf...ercedes/1.html

for some details about the differences from the standard car.

04E500

Thanks for digging that out, I had actually read it before, my bad. I should e-mail the broadcasters at F1 and point out the oversight. The FIA should fine them or make some new rules about improper dissemination of information regarding safety car specifications.

steve-p

I expect they were getting confused with last season's safety car, which if memory serves me correct, was an SL55 AMG, which does have about 500bhp of course.

SLK55_AMG

yeah it has the 360 hp engine...

I tried to find a clip of the slk 55 while leading the formula 1 cars and havent find any....