German Car Zone

The facelifted SL55 with the new engine (517p) has beaten one of best BMW handing cars in a germancarmag.

Auto Zeitung sees the advantage of the M6 in the lower acquisition costs (24.500,-- € ceaper), the larger trunk, the 195 kg higher load capacity, and the existing back seats but SL55 offer better comfort and better brakes. SL55 is faster around their test track (1.5 sec faster than the M6). The M6 suffers from understeering and power-oversteering.

0-100 km/h M6=4,5s : SL55=4,5s
0-200 km/h M6=13,2 s : SL55=13,0s

I always knew the Sl55 was a great handling car but Im shocked and happy for MB fans that the facelifted SL55 did so well. Now I hope Sportauto test the car one day around their tracks.

WHAT?? i cant belive this.. i can not belive that its faster around the track..
amazing.. happy days....lol
GO MB

I am amazed by that result!

I'll give the typical fanboy reply, wait until the M6 CSL comes.

with the new engine SL55 and M6 are similar in acceleration

cool.. just an OT question..ive seen many dyno test of M engine especially the M6/5 engine.. i dont think its 507hp.. its more like 512.-517 what do you guys think.. i belive BMW underestimated the engine

I think most brands does this.

What I suprise, I have all ways seen the SL55 as a cruise car. Kudos to MB for improvign the SL.

yeah sure they do.. i agree.. but its more powerfull than 507 no doubt abt that..

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CELEBRATION

I've heard that most brands overestimate their figures, but that Porsche on the other hand are known to really underestimate.

I am really happy about this result as well, but that bit about the M6 being more fun to drive worries me. Driving pleasure is the most important thing in a car imo. But I'm pretty sure a propper gearbox would take car of that in the SL. I still prefer the SL over the M6 though

autozeitung is SHIT.