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DeDe · 05-24-2008, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Centurion

Yes it only aids in launches and by the time both cars hit the second gear the SL55 would already be riding at a higher velocity thanks to the head start given by the torque.

I think it's not, because after the first shift the advantages of the shorter gearratios, the faster shifts and the bit more power should help the SL63 to overtake. They should...

Tarek · 05-24-2008, 02:23 PM

That's some turtle numbers for the SL63,heck the C63 is faster to 200km

bum-man · 05-24-2008, 03:47 PM

The shifts should be much closer together. You can still see the last two gears are still used as overdrives...pointless.

Merc1 · 05-29-2008, 05:56 AM

Owners of MB's with the new AMG are finding out that these engines needs a few miles on them before they really perform, according to real world experiences from MBWorld owners.

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ree · 05-29-2008, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

Owners of MB's with the new AMG are finding out that these engines needs a few miles on them before they really perform, according to real world experiences from MBWorld owners.

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Every engine needs those miles - even modern diesels. You can really notice, when the engine is driven into. And most of the car mags get new cars with less then 10.000 km / miles – they should do those tests again, when the AMG has some more miles on the clock. Would be interesting to see the difference.

Just_me · 05-29-2008, 08:16 AM

When I got my babybimmer I wasnt to satisfied with the gearbox, it was kinda slow and the first gear was hopeless. Now after many miles the gearbox is perfect. Cars do get better after a while

Tarek · 05-29-2008, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

Owners of MB's with the new AMG are finding out that these engines needs a few miles on them before they really perform, according to real world experiences from MBWorld owners.

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It's actually written in the manual that the engine performs much better after a few thousand miles,that's what my father's C-Class manual says

Merc1 · 05-30-2008, 01:41 AM

Ree and Tarek you're correct. I'd love to see a long term test by a U.S. magazine on any AMG model with the new engine.

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DeDe · 09-04-2009, 11:03 AM

The missing page

klier · 09-04-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarek

That's some turtle numbers for the SL63,heck the C63 is faster to 200km

Yeah, I saw a sportauto test of the BMW 545i yesterday, 0-100 km/h in 6,6 seconds...way too slow....

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