Originally Posted by Ted Baldwin

...........Yes, in some cases a any car can be faster than any car. What has this got to do with which car is actually faster?

Ted

Originally Posted by 1994E500

Emailed AMG product manager about my concerns over E63 performance as I have an E63 wagon ordered to replace 03 E55 coming off lease.

Looks like MBUSA will post some comparisons on the AMG private lounge site.

Here are excerpts from MBUSA response

"Like you, we were also interested in head-to-head comparisons of the cars,
both under acceleration, as well as on the track where other performance
characteristics (braking, handling, lateral acceleration) could be
compared.

Basically, the E63 AMG is a much smoother and more linear performer,. For
acceleration, this means that the 0-60 mph times are more consistent and
easily achieved, whereas with the E55 AMG Kompressor, the torque being
available at a much lower engine speed, frequently causing wheelspin (and
ESP / ASR actuation) under hard acceleration. Our tests yielded more
consistent results for the E63 AMG, although in some cases the E55 AMG
delivered a lower elapsed time at the dragstrip.

On the road course racing track we used, the advantage of the E63 AMG was
much greater. On the same day under identical conditions, out pro driver
lapped the 1.48 mile track at 3-4 seconds quicker in the E63 AMG
consistently. This can be attributed to the superior compound brakes,
revised suspension, 7 speed AMG Speedshift automatic with shift paddles as
well as the lower weight of the engine (-47 lb) over the front axle.
Further, our drivers found the E63 AMG much smoother, more progressive and
easier to drive fast.

We plan to show information and other cool stuff from our testing on
Mercedes-amg.com/privatelounge very soon so that you can see the E63 AMG
results for yourself."

Put my E63 order on hold pending release of comparison data.

Originally Posted by Germancar1

My point was that if they tested both and found the E63 to be faster most of the time, nearly all of the time except for a few exceptions then why would they say anything other than the E63 was faster?

M

Originally Posted by chiromikey

it's pr spin, pure and simple. what they were really implying is that the e55 is faster except when our driver spins the tires or if we run back-to-back and heat soak it (ie; less consistent). either way, what they're now saying is far from ALL the initial press releases about the 63 being faster in every category.

Originally Posted by Loren

You're forgetting one teeny little difference... which takes us back to the original problem: The K2 would have 630 torque, quite a difference...



Loren

Originally Posted by Fast55

No way a Kleemann blower for the 63 is going to be anywhere near 10K, if it ever happens. Their setup for a W210 is 15K with installation. That puts a loaded E63 with K blower in the 110K range. After you pick up the 7G trans you've spread all over the road and someone figures out how to keep it together with that power, you're out even more.