What exactly are the differences between amg e55 and e500 sport ?
Thread Starter
Super Member
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 512
Likes: 0
What exactly are the differences between amg e55 and e500 sport ?
in terms of wheels/springs/suspension components affecting performance and handling characteristics...
Last edited by sklasse; Mar 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM.
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 422
Likes: 1
From: Florida
07 ML63; 05 E55 (sold)
You need to go to an MB dealer and drive an E55......I'm having a hard time trying to put into words how substantial the difference is.
E500..........average mid-size luxury sedan
E55.........exotic like power/off-the-line performance.
E500..........average mid-size luxury sedan
E55.........exotic like power/off-the-line performance.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,143
Likes: 3
From: Sydney, Australia
2017 S63 Coupe Iridium Silver
Originally Posted by sklasse
in terms of wheels/springs/suspension components affecting performance and handling characteristics...
Power was nothing like E55.
Airmatic DC Suspension did not cope well with 18" wheels and was neither sporty in S1 and S2 nor really comfortable in Comf setting. I suspect it was tuned with the stock 17" wheel/tire package. The same Airmatic DC suspension is tuned much better by AMG, and it works just as well with 19" wheels!
In the end I sold it and bought the genuine article. It was all show, "a poor man's E55"
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 13,394
Likes: 6
From: San Diego
2015 S212
I've had both. An '04E500 and an '05E55. The difference is $35K spent with never a single regret!!
Let me see where to start. Here are just a few teasers that can't be had on an E500:
Steering feel (steering and airmatic) tuned by AMG. May sound subtle, but isn't
The Tranny: If you like performance cars, good luck finding a better system, including ANY manual. In sport mode, it thinks and reacts better than a ***** aiming to please!! Always at the RPMs you wanna be!! The manual mode is a TRUE manual mode. You put it in 3rd, and it stays in 3rd. Very nice for road cources when you know you don't want to shift around.
Supercharged 5.4 liter V8. Well, let's just say not much can hang this car from light to light. Displacement + Induction.
Brakes: Make a Fat assed sedan feel like a P-Car
All in all if you really need to ask, then get the E500 because you will never be able to justify the price delta to yourself. If you already have one, then get some AMG rims and pretend it is the same. No harm done.
Let me see where to start. Here are just a few teasers that can't be had on an E500:
Steering feel (steering and airmatic) tuned by AMG. May sound subtle, but isn't
The Tranny: If you like performance cars, good luck finding a better system, including ANY manual. In sport mode, it thinks and reacts better than a ***** aiming to please!! Always at the RPMs you wanna be!! The manual mode is a TRUE manual mode. You put it in 3rd, and it stays in 3rd. Very nice for road cources when you know you don't want to shift around.
Supercharged 5.4 liter V8. Well, let's just say not much can hang this car from light to light. Displacement + Induction.
Brakes: Make a Fat assed sedan feel like a P-Car
All in all if you really need to ask, then get the E500 because you will never be able to justify the price delta to yourself. If you already have one, then get some AMG rims and pretend it is the same. No harm done.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,583
Likes: 210
From: Washington D.C.
2024 GLE63s / 2016 GLE63s (traded) / 2016 E63s / 2002 E55
Originally Posted by Eddie Knopp
To sum up
One is a car the other a toy
;-)
One is a car the other a toy
;-)
Trending Topics
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
10 Most Reliable Mercedes-Benz Models You Can Buy Used
Verdad Gallardo
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,583
Likes: 210
From: Washington D.C.
2024 GLE63s / 2016 GLE63s (traded) / 2016 E63s / 2002 E55
Originally Posted by jangy
Huh??
Knopp, refered to one as a car and the other a toy. Calling a car a toy can be taken either way. Good or Bad. So I ask him which he considers the toy. As I stated I play with my E55 so to me that is my toy. Others may see a reference of a car being a toy as something bad. A Yugo was commonly referred to a toy in a bad sense. Do you understand now?!!!
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 13,394
Likes: 6
From: San Diego
2015 S212
Originally Posted by E55 KEV
The E55 is the toy I play with. It is not just a car or transportation - it is used for fun.
Knopp, refered to one as a car and the other a toy. Calling a car a toy can be taken either way. Good or Bad. So I ask him which he considers the toy. As I stated I play with my E55 so to me that is my toy. Others may see a reference of a car being a toy as something bad. A Yugo was commonly referred to a toy in a bad sense. Do you understand now?!!!
Knopp, refered to one as a car and the other a toy. Calling a car a toy can be taken either way. Good or Bad. So I ask him which he considers the toy. As I stated I play with my E55 so to me that is my toy. Others may see a reference of a car being a toy as something bad. A Yugo was commonly referred to a toy in a bad sense. Do you understand now?!!!
Dude, keep your day job. No disrespect, but there was no ADDED humor by your comments. His were pretty clear to the rest of us. The E55 is the "toy" to all of us. Please let it go. I am not bashing, and I don't want to get rolling here.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,583
Likes: 210
From: Washington D.C.
2024 GLE63s / 2016 GLE63s (traded) / 2016 E63s / 2002 E55
Originally Posted by jangy
Dude, keep your day job. No disrespect, but there was no ADDED humor by your comments. His were pretty clear to the rest of us. The E55 is the "toy" to all of us. Please let it go. I am not bashing, and I don't want to get rolling here.
Now do you understand the dual meanings of calling a car a toy? If not - I tried, but of course you already know everything.
Now you can start "rolling here" since I did not "let it go" like you told me too!
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 13,394
Likes: 6
From: San Diego
2015 S212
I didn't "tell" you anything. I asked, and no I do not get it. Enjoy your Yugo. I don't care. How about you just keep on rolling, cause you don't need me to make you look stupid?
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,583
Likes: 210
From: Washington D.C.
2024 GLE63s / 2016 GLE63s (traded) / 2016 E63s / 2002 E55
Originally Posted by jangy
... and no I do not get it.
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 444
Likes: 0
From: Calabasas
2005 Flint Grey E55
My friend has an E500 and i gave him a ride and then the next day he immediately went to the dealer for a lease offer, but didn't satisfy his price range. Now asks if he can drive it everyday but i always say no because it's all mineeeeeeee!!! 
