My new company car

 

I think MB have stated that they are getting away from supercharged engines for their new models . . .

 

True, only NA and turbo engines for the AMG models.

 

Better handling. I bet a 325i ZSP could out handle that AMG.

 

uh....the M5 comes to mind immediately.

Same power, better handling and superior looks IMHO.

So supposidly the m5 is slightly slower in the straight line though. Cant wait for a comparison head to head!

 

agree, straight is only such a small part of a complete car, i love track more, where the m5 will destroy the e63 easy

but of course, the e63 looks a lot better. though i like the e55 style more too

 

Meh. Give me the SL55. If I want a four door in that class, I'll buy the M5.

 

Why is that? Why the hate for the s/c?

 

Turbo's are more effecient.
They reached the limit of the SC pretty fast.

 

I don't understand; "They reached the limit of the SC pretty fast"
The SC engines can be modified quite easily, via bolt on applications, to attain higher HP and torque. A limitation on the new 63 engines is going to be the 7 speed transmission since it cannot handle much more in the way of torque.
i modded the engine on my SL55 with Renntech mods, larger pulley, re-flashed ECU, larger throttle body and carbon fiber air box and gained 80 HP and 90 footpounds of torque. New figures are 573 HP and 608 ft. lbs. of torque. And even with this the old rock crusher 5 speed tranny can still handle it ( by the way the thing is now truly a beast) . Kleeman has a package that will increase the HP and torque even more on the SC engine. So I do not agree that the limit has been reached. The achilles heel as I said before with the 63 will be the 7 speed.

 

i forgot the exact details but i remember some interview with mb top engineers and they talked about the stop on all supercharger engines on the mb lineup, where they would be changing to na and turbo. they said turbo is much easier to design and better potential or something. i forgot the details though

 

Henry,

You are correct in that a turbo application is easier and more efficient than a SC engine. In addition it is much cheaper to build than the SC. However as I said the limiting factor is going to be the tranny. The 7G transmission still cannot handle the torque.

For the time being I am planning on keeping my 55 stable.

Best Regards,

Lou

 

yup, totally agree, i think that's the resaon why they stayed with the 5 speed auto instead of the 6 speed on the amg series, coz' the 6 speed can't hold the power at all, correct?

 

7 speed You post too fast Henry

 

nonono, i meant the previous one, the sl55, sl65, e55, s55, etc.... in those generation i believe the normal versions they only had 6 speed right? but in the amg version they have the 5 speed instead