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Old 06-25-2011, 09:18 AM
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06 E55 Black
Mine works on hill hold but the transmission has to be set for C not S. Brake drying works also
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E63 Bi-Turbo, C63, F430
Originally Posted by tbal
dont e55 and cls55 share the same platform? Why does the cls55 feel stiffer than the e55?
the CLS has a 40% stiffer suspension (I believe.)
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e55 w/LET TUNE Drinks: vodka STRAIGHT Wheels: 19" HRE 547r Mods:FF headers ASP Pulley
you can enable sbc features on any year (that has sbc) with star
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2011 E63, 2013 CLS63
Nothing some coilovers won't fix, and some better sway bars.
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2007 E63, 2005 Dodge Ram Hemi
Originally Posted by e500slr
Everybody says the 63 has better handling and braking than the 55, why?
Basically an E63 is like an F1 car and an E55 is like a cruise ship...We all have our crosses to bear... Just kidding before someone wads their panties and throws a fit
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2003 E55 & 2014 GL550
Totally agree E63 > E55 but Edmunds has them pretty close.

E55 .83 and E63 .86 skidpad.


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