View Poll Results: Which one?
E 60 M5
38
44.71%
CLS 55/63
47
55.29%
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**Help choosing between Cls55 or M5*
Thats not correct, AMG has replaced their "55" supercharged v8's with naturally aspirated "63" v8's, but their "65" V12's are bi-turbo. That being said, they are way more powerful than "63" or "55", but are barely faster because they simply can't get traction. I mean over 600hp and 750hp at 2000rpm with street tires and RWD is just insane and makes little sense.
I bet with 750lb of torque, you would still be able to light up the tires even from a roll up to 50mph. I've personally never driven a 63 or 65 series MB, but even the 55 series is too much of a beast. The most powerful cars I drove are E55, Viper (2001 I believe), heavily modified Caprice (6.1 or 6.3 stroker motor, rear slicks, well over 400hp), and a 12 second awd Talon (not sure of its horse power rating). And you know the Talon by far was the easiest to handle, minimal wheelspin, and crazy acceleration during which you can actually make some maneurs without being scared for your life. Don't get me wrong, Im not trying to take anything aways from the other cars, especially the Viper - it has so much raw power that nothing else even compares, but all of these cars could benefit from AWD. Maybe pro racers can do better lap times with RWD, but for average drivers AWD, and quite frankly even FWD, is just easier to handle.
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Vid of the two beasts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itlkNf8yBBo&eurl=
I personally like a tossable rocket. I'll take both
I personally like a tossable rocket. I'll take both
thanks for posting that
but now if i was the one making the decision
it is still a very hard one to make
lol
but i think ill get the CLS as it just looks different inside and out
has that class IMO
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In the end, it is up to you: E63 which is more luxury oriented or the M5 which is more performance oriented.
You can't go wrong with either one
I bet with 750lb of torque, you would still be able to light up the tires even from a roll up to 50mph. I've personally never driven a 63 or 65 series MB, but even the 55 series is too much of a beast. The most powerful cars I drove are E55, Viper (2001 I believe), heavily modified Caprice (6.1 or 6.3 stroker motor, rear slicks, well over 400hp), and a 12 second awd Talon (not sure of its horse power rating). And you know the Talon by far was the easiest to handle, minimal wheelspin, and crazy acceleration during which you can actually make some maneurs without being scared for your life. Don't get me wrong, Im not trying to take anything aways from the other cars, especially the Viper - it has so much raw power that nothing else even compares, but all of these cars could benefit from AWD. Maybe pro racers can do better lap times with RWD, but for average drivers AWD, and quite frankly even FWD, is just easier to handle.
it's just like some who say the gs350 is just as fast as the gs460 from 0-60. that's true, but misleading at the same time coz' on rolling speed up to 120 the gs460 will pull in front. that should be a more valuable measure on larger displacement engines
but i also think the price of 65 series is insane
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