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2005 E55 vs 2005 SL55??

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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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Cool 2005 E55 vs 2005 SL55??

Does anyone know first hand which one of these cars is faster, SL55 or E55, both 0-60 and 1/4 mile? I found this entertaining video here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...95578224922695

but I cannot see who wins, can anyone see something I am missing here. I have a neighbor that wants to race me.
Just for fun, if anyone has real results, your feedback would be appreciated...
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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I might be wrong, but looks like the SL took the cup.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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The E55 should be slighty faster in most cases. You are roughly 200 pounds lighter then the SL.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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I personally thought the E took the cup, but as you proved to me it is unclear.
I also know the E is lighter, but who can tell me for sure?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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The E is considered the faster car but there isn't a for sure. Different cars different drivers different results.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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Well I was just hoping there was some test results somewhere. Seems no one races within the "family" ha ha
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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My guess is the SL won because I did not see a light on the E side timing light tower indicating a win.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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If you want to see some real world results you can go to dragtimes.com and click on browse and check times for both cars. You can draw your own conclusions from there.
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Originally Posted by BUTCHEN
Does anyone know first hand which one of these cars is faster, SL55 or E55, both 0-60 and 1/4 mile? I found this entertaining video here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...95578224922695

but I cannot see who wins, can anyone see something I am missing here. I have a neighbor that wants to race me.
Just for fun, if anyone has real results, your feedback would be appreciated...
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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Well I was just hoping there was some test results somewhere. Seems no one races within the "family" ha ha
Let me help ya out!!

The E55 is much faster.

Are you happy know?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Are you sure or just "wishen"? I want to race this guy, but I would like to know ahead of time if I will be the "victor" as I would like to be..ha ha
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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LOL..I agree. I cannot believe that I could not see the results!
Well, The majority here thinks I can beat the SL 55. I will race him tomorrow, so I will post the results OK?
Wish me luck!!
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Originally Posted by BUTCHEN
Are you sure or just "wishen"? I want to race this guy, but I would like to know ahead of time if I will be the "victor" as I would like to be..ha ha
What is the worse that happens? ..............you lose and we have a couple of laughs at your expense? Big deal!!!! There are only about eight guys in the entire world that even visit this forum and we all have bad memories.

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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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LOL..how's your head this morning....
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BUTCHEN
LOL..I agree. I cannot believe that I could not see the results!
Well, The majority here thinks I can beat the SL 55. I will race him tomorrow, so I will post the results OK?
Wish me luck!!

Any word? I love the SLs and am real curious which is faster, too. The SL55s and 65s at the AMG challenge really felt great.
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