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Originally Posted by Eye_Candy
There have been two references to the relative quickness of these beasts that I have come across in reviews and tests. I believe that both gave the nod to the ML. I can only find one right now (below). I will try to remember the other. I also wonder if there are any tests of the SRT8 versus the Cayenne Turbo S as we have seen sources indicate the ML is quicker than the Cayenne. It would be interesting to see how the Turbo S fared.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...topanel..1.*#3
"Eats Porsches for lunch
We knew the ML63 was going to do well in our testing, but the numbers it posted had us thinking there might have been a hiccup in the test gear's software. Nope; everything checked out: This puppy is quick. We were especially eager to see how it fared against the 520-hp $132,000 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. Bottom line, it smoked the last Turbo S we tested by a half-second from zero to 60 and by almost 2 mph in the quarter-mile. The big Merc also bested the times we achieved with the 420-hp Jeep SRT8, arguably the only other sport-ute able to keep up with the powerful pair of Germans" |
That's because those testers dont know what they are doing with the Turbo S. I have both vehicles and I have done some performance tests on both.
From 60-110 the 2 cars are virtually even with neither car pulling the other. I haven't tested the ML63 0-60 yet, but I did get 0-60 in 4.6 seconds with my Driftbox (made by same company that makes VBOX and is exactly as accurate as a VBOX all the car mags use).
The ML63 is about a 1000 times easier to launch from a stop, you dont have to do anything fancy other than mash the pedal. The Turbo S is a lot trickier to get a great launch. Power brake start (to load the turbos) is the only way to get it to fly off the line. You also have to turn PSM off to get maximum performance.
The ML63 is a better all around car for the Money, but it's no Cayenne Turbo S. They both have their advantages and disadvantages when being compared to each other, and the Turbo S is definately not worth ALL the extra cost in the price. But at the end of the day the Turbo S is still better than the ML63. The biggest difference is in the interior quality.
I hope to get more real world performance info on the ML63 soon, and hopefully will find the time to write up a proper comparison between these 2 awesome suvs.