notatroll

LOL

notatroll

True its not a fair comparison but I wasnt comparing. I just posted drag videos.

chiromikey

I know it happened about a decade ago but I hate that this place turned into the m5board. Comments used to be so constructive...

PeterUbers

The 2025 E63S + magnequad-drive + six wheel drive + 18-spd trans = win all day long

wait for it bro

Anotherone

I was ahead probably until 40/50, then the X5's weight started to show and around 60 he was in front of me slightly but after 100 he was at least 4 cars ahead.

Stock for stock, E63S is faster overall. With a tune, the X5M is faster because its able to get off the line quicker.

gaspam

hahahaha happens everytime the price of the car drops below $40k in every sub forum/ model line... and the more the prices come down the worse it gets (go checkout the W204 section )

kponti

But a lot more action, this place was a ghost town 3-5 years ago. The only action it got was for how many things were being shipped from a sale thread

notatroll

Thats right. With turbocharged engines the Mercedes is in the new age of tuning. Once this car gets cheaper in the used market and younger enthusiasts are able to afford them, guess whats going to happen? Tuning! And they are going to be flooding forums looking for help from community. But they will be disapointed with both tuning and community. Unless something changes.

Ralcbah

Could not disagree more. I've made real friends in the AMG community and beyond. Some have Audi's, some have c63/e63, some have m or p cars. Everyone appreciates everyone else and their rides. And I've been very happy with the tuning community. Had a blast with this car and decided to keep it for a while. More fun stuff coming. Again, if you want the fastest car on paper, it ain't this one. It also ain't the m5. It also ain't a stock Aventador....you get the drift. Just have fun and appreciate things. If you don't like this car or the community, then do something different. Life is too valuable to spend it on **** you don't appreciate.

notatroll

Great... guess I should start building a 8 sec corolla!

Ralcbah

Now you're getting it my man! I like that.

PeterUbers

very well stated and thanks for getting back to the original purpose and theme of this thread that was much needed, started by PurpleHeart.

i can go pick up a tesla p100d and be done with it but I like this current e63S for now. It's comfortable, fairly RELIABLE, and a great family driver and a good looker and can cart my three little kids. Checked all the boxes and interestingly 60ft time was not on my checklist when shopping this car. Whatever concerns I had with lag have been addressed with sprintbooster and I've got 20,000 very enjoyable miles on this pig.

i also enjoy my wife's 550i for what it is and also for what it isn't

Amg63-

+1 ^And the fact that after getting over the weak 60ft time it pulls like a freight train

PeterUbers

yes

jvakos

+10000 so not worried about 60ft times...seats 5, fast as hell, AWD, safe, luxury, AMG nothing more to say besides this is a damn awesome machine! i'll get the modded honda if i care about 8's ))

notatroll

Those of you happy with your 60ft and launches, given the opportunity to improve it, would you do it?

Amg63-

Lol obviously but it's not like if we can't, we don't appareciate it for what it is.

notatroll

I agree. But we also shouldnt pretend like there isnt a problem. Am I happy with stock performance? Yes! But do I want to improve it? Yes! Thats the whole point of tuning. To IMPROVE performance of the stock car. We need options and choices. You can choose to leave your tcu stock and be happy with your 60ft and launch. Or you can choose to improve it. Thats all Im saying. Weistec, Renntech and others are not delivering on this unlike bmw M tuners.

Amg63-

Tuning the car still results in a much faster car than stock.

Yea for 60ft it's almost the same as stock, but past that point a tuned car is much faster than a stock one.

So there is a big improvement to be had over stock performance overall. Of course if the 60ft can also be improved that would be even better and we would welcome it, but it doesn't mean without a better 60ft we are slow or not any faster than stock performance level for overall speed.

Amg63-

Also, did you ever consider the thought that the MCT would get destroyed if the TCU limit was removed?

even if they could remove it there's no point in doing it if the transmission will self destruct itself.

CarHopper

This post makes it sound like you finally got one.

"We" ... "Am I happy with stock performance?" ... "Do I want to improve it?"

Congrats on the purchase! Let's see some pics of the beaut.

PeterUbers

sounds like 'troll wants to be a part of something

CarHopper

One of the basic human "needs" is a sense of belonging / community. I don't blame him... But if he just wasn't a troll and actually worth something on this board he'd get a difference response.

Hell, I wouldn't even care if he didn't have an e63 but had an m5/rs7 or some form of direct competition and could contribute real experience and not some so called test drives / youtube clips.

But the fact of the matter is this thread derailed on and off because of him / others so I'm at the point where I'm like screw it. Many of you get what the message is here and I'm happy about that. But people who uh... ... deserve whats coming to them.

notatroll

Consider me one of yous.

Astolfo

I would not. I would buy a car that does it off the factory. I guess racing in a straight line VS. racing track is cultural thing. I could spend my life going around Spa, Estoril, Barcelona, Abu Dhabi, Interlagos, Hockenheim, Monza or Imola, I would not even watch on TV much less drive to a drag race.