SLK55 vs 997C4S

[Falco]

My girl an i were on our way to meet some freinds for dinner, and what pull up next to me at the stoplight but a new C4S! Light turned green and i got a near perfect launch with just a small about of wheelspin through first! By 60 i had pulled so my rear bumper was just over 1/2 of a car length ahead of his front bumper...had to shut it down right away due to traffic but it was a great quick kill...

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[vette]

nice run, have you taken your car down the 1/4?

[jangy]

In a stock SLK? Maybe you caught him off gaurd?

[jmf003]

Originally Posted by jangy

In a stock SLK? Maybe you caught him off gaurd?

By the numbers, the two should run neck and neck to 60 MPH, after which the Porshe should walk away from the SLK.

Porsche cites a 0-6 time of 4.6 seconds for the C4S. Mercedes claims the SLK runs 0-62 in 4.9 seconds but various reviewers have clocked 0-60 in as little as 4.5 seconds.

[Falco]

Vette: no, unfortunatley not...I need to do that soon...problem is in know i will be hooked and want to go all the time!!!!

Jangy: I pulled 1/2 car length on ths start as i got a near perfect start and pulled to 1.5 car lengths by 60...i could tell i wasn't going to pull much more...

JMF: I agree with the mftg numbers you quote but per many sources SLK55 does 0-200kmh in 16.8-17.6s, per trackchallenge it does it in 16.8 sec also while a 997S(not C4, which is about .3-.4 sec slower to 60) does it in 16.0 sec...so with a good jump you could hold off a 997s or 997C4S to 120+...

[TopGun32]

drivers race.. they are very close in performance....

7sp AMG auto is hard to beat, unless the oponent is a very skilled driver.

From a roll, it would be a bit different.. The P cars really like to run.

[Yellow R1]

Originally Posted by TopGun32

drivers race.. they are very close in performance....

7sp AMG auto is hard to beat, unless the oponent is a very skilled driver.

From a roll, it would be a bit different.. The P cars really like to run.

It wouldn't be any different from a roll. The cars are very evenly matched posting the same quarter mile times & trap speeds. The 911 has the advantage of AWD at the launch (which didn't help this guy) but the AMG has 85 ft lbs more torque (which he can use to fight drag at higher speeds). In any case, the 4S lost this time.

Good kill Falco!

-Matt

[Falco]

Thanks Yellow R1...

I have been practicing modulating my burnouts(can modulate first gear between 5 and 6k now for about 3 car lengths then 2nd for another 2 or 3 carlengths!!!) as i try to burn off the tires in <6k miles...almost there!!! I think this practice in modulatiing has helped with my dig starts...i got basically a perfect jump and just a hint of wheel spin through first but ZERO triangle flash!!! this gave me 1 length on the guy that i pulled to 1.5 or so by 60...

One of the best runs ive had!!!

[ash-c32]

Good kill

I recently lined up against an SLK55 at the lights, I fluffed my start allowing him to pull almost 2 car lengths at the start, we were then level to about 80mph and was starting to gain a little before a fixed speed camera made us shut-down. The 1st-2nd gearchange for the slk was especially impressive seeming to take no time at all.
I was 4 up in the 911, he was 2 up.

i need a 996tt

[AMG_55]

nice kill
road & track timed the 997 c4s at 4.1 0-60, 10.5 0-100 and 12.6 @ 110.2 in the 1/4
nice launch, looking at the numbers, thats what saved u

eric,
when are we meeting up for a cyn. run? its been awhile, lets get together and do some driving

[Falco]

Originally Posted by AMG_55

nice kill
road & track timed the 997 c4s at 4.1 0-60, 10.5 0-100 and 12.6 @ 110.2 in the 1/4
nice launch, looking at the numbers, thats what saved u

eric,
when are we meeting up for a cyn. run? its been awhile, lets get together and do some driving

Thank Vadim! And yes, the launch made the race! I have been travelling a ton and havent been around to do much driving latley, but i am down After the 4th! I see you are hooking up to race the ricker somtime...pm me the info so we can all three race!

[Thericker]

I pm'd you Falco, that would be great set it up 6th, 7th, or 8th if the 8th make it Early I have plans to watch UFC outta town

[SL BRABUS]

Originally Posted by Thericker

I pm'd you Falco, that would be great set it up 6th, 7th, or 8th if the 8th make it Early I have plans to watch UFC outta town

they just lock up the slk55 vs C6.... .....all I could say I put the money on the C6.........SLK55 feel very fast but on the paper it not that good...... alot of wheel spin that what make the slk55 feel fast..... I race with my friend SLK55......and he lost.......

[SL BRABUS]

Oh yeah want to add something here......any c5 or c6 will kill the AMG 55 with out the s/c....... any c5 or c6 ZO6 will kill AMG55 with the s/c....... I see that really often at the LACR Palmdale........ another thing I don't think the P.car 997 really race the SLK55....... because the 997 will walk away from the SLK55 anytime.......

[Yellow R1]

Originally Posted by SL BRABUS

Oh yeah want to add something here......any c5 or c6 will kill the AMG 55 with out the s/c....... any c5 or c6 ZO6 will kill AMG55 with the s/c....... I see that really often at the LACR Palmdale........ another thing I don't think the P.car 997 really race the SLK55....... because the 997 will walk away from the SLK55 anytime.......

What are you smoking? An SLK55 runs a 12.7 sec quarter mile & traps 111 mph. The C4S runs just a hair slower (drivers race really) with a 12.9 sec quarter trapping 110 mph.

And no, a C5 is not going to pull an SLK55 (you mentioned any N/A AMG 5.5L powerplant), nor is a C6 (an MN6 is pretty even, but traps a bit faster than the SLK55). A C5 ZO6 or a C6 ZO6 will pull an SLK55 (the C6Z will absolutely rape it - its a mid 11 sec car & traps 127 mph).

-Matt

[SL BRABUS]

Originally Posted by Yellow R1

What are you smoking? An SLK55 runs a 12.7 sec quarter mile & traps 111 mph. The C4S runs just a hair slower (drivers race really) with a 12.9 sec quarter trapping 110 mph.

And no, a C5 is not going to pull an SLK55 (you mentioned any N/A AMG 5.5L powerplant), nor is a C6 (an MN6 is pretty even, but traps a bit faster than the SLK55). A C5 ZO6 or a C6 ZO6 will pull an SLK55 (the C6Z will absolutely rape it - its a mid 11 sec car & traps 127 mph).

-Matt

lol.........I wish I smoke something really good........have anything good......?? If you have time to go to the track and see it for yourself..... http://www.lacr.net/index.html........ I could not believe it......but you have to see it with your own eye.........

[vette]

Originally Posted by Yellow R1

What are you smoking? An SLK55 runs a 12.7 sec quarter mile & traps 111 mph. The C4S runs just a hair slower (drivers race really) with a 12.9 sec quarter trapping 110 mph.

And no, a C5 is not going to pull an SLK55 (you mentioned any N/A AMG 5.5L powerplant), nor is a C6 (an MN6 is pretty even, but traps a bit faster than the SLK55). A C5 ZO6 or a C6 ZO6 will pull an SLK55 (the C6Z will absolutely rape it - its a mid 11 sec car & traps 127 mph).

-Matt

i'll gladly run an SLK55, if there's one around where i live.
you are right a C5 won't beat a SLK55, but a minor modded one will and im sorry but a MN6 C6 will pull a SLK55, especially up top. the power to weight ratio is just to great, better gearing helps but not enough

[vette]

by the way where did you get that 1/4 mile time for the SLK55? i've been wanting to know, since im looking to see if i'll get one

[SL BRABUS]

Originally Posted by vette

by the way where did you get that 1/4 mile time for the SLK55? i've been wanting to know, since im looking to see if i'll get one

road&track mag.........

[Improviz]

Originally Posted by SL BRABUS

Oh yeah want to add something here......any c5 or c6 will kill the AMG 55 with out the s/c....... any c5 or c6 ZO6 will kill AMG55 with the s/c....... I see that really often at the LACR Palmdale........ another thing I don't think the P.car 997 really race the SLK55....... because the 997 will walk away from the SLK55 anytime.......

I think you need to pull your head out.

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Video seven: even when the Z06 hopped on it first, the E55 closed the gap and then stayed with him.

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[Improviz]

Originally Posted by SL BRABUS

road&track mag.........

No, Car & Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...slk55-amg.html

Originally Posted by Car & Driver

Despite this fact, the SLK55 outaccelerates its predecessor, ripping to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds and clearing the quarter in the 12s—precisely, 12.7 seconds at 111 mph—largely because of improved gearing, not just power. Still not convinced? How about this: The 400-hp Corvette in a recent comparo ["It's-All-About-Me Roadsters," C/D, March 2005] outguns this SLK55 by 45 horsepower and 24 pound-feet of torque, and weighs 155 fewer pounds. Yet the Vette ties the SLK at 4.3 seconds to 60 mph and loses the quarter-mile race by a 10th, 12.8 versus 12.7 seconds. And that was a six-speed manual Corvette, not the wimpy four-speed automatic.

[vette]

Originally Posted by Improviz

No, Car & Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...slk55-amg.html

hey how do these NA cars respond with bolt ons like intake, headers, exhaust, and cams????

[SL BRABUS]

Originally Posted by Improviz

I think you need to pull your head out.

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Video seven: even when the Z06 hopped on it first, the E55 closed the gap and then stayed with him.

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pull my head out.... ..?? I see what I see at LACR Palmdale.... .....with the 2,710 ft. above sea level AMG car don't run good......

[Thericker]

Originally Posted by Improviz

No, Car & Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...slk55-amg.html

Guy magazines can and are often wrong, Obviously SL_Brabus has seen a few things your Magazine crew missed

For instance: Car&Driver whips out this data on how the C6M was bested by a tenth @ 12.8 Wouldn't it be funny if 1 of those BONE STOCK C6 w/A4's came that day to, and ran there 12.5xx it is possible, You yourself reported this info & I've seen there Timeslips over @ CorvetteForum.com

It's all Subjective & you hate the idea of Mercedes bested by a Chevy so much you have to Impregnate every thread you see, w/your BS Next week you'll see what a C6 A4 w/3.15's can do

[SL BRABUS]

Originally Posted by Improviz

No, Car & Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...slk55-amg.html

I think Car & Driver is over rate.......... their timing is full of crap...... I like Road & Track because their timing is more honesty........just my 2 cents....