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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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Talking R8 vs E-Class Wagon

Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon vs. Audi R8
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Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon vs. Audi R8

Few sports cars at any price have garnered as much attention and accolade as the sexy, saucy, and very fast Audi R8. So imagine one being outgunned by a housewife in, of all things, a station wagon. That’s exactly what could happen with this über-fast and über-rare überwagen, the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG.

Picture it: You’re at the wheel of your brand-new R8. A black Benz E-class pulls up, and the driver puts down her phone long enough to toss you a sideways glance over her latte followed by a nod to the horizon. Surely, she jests. An E-class against an R8? This should be easy, you think. As the light turns green, you notice the “6.3” badge on the fender and hear wheelspin. Uh-oh.

You get on it with all four wheels gripping. Your ears are pinned back as you blast to 60 in four seconds flat, neck and neck with the Benz. You hit 100 mph, and what’s this? She’s pulling away! Then you start to get a view of the sheetmetal aft of the B-pillar: She’s in a station wagon! A quarter-mile later, she’s still pulling away. At 130 mph, are those her kids laughing in the rear-facing jump seats? Within 23.5 seconds, she’s at 150, 1.2 seconds before you. Mercedes’ seven-passenger station wagon will outaccelerate the R8 all the way to its 155-mph governor. And now the driver is probably back on her pink Razr to tell her BFF all about it.

Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG wagon -- Audi R8
0–60: 4.0 seconds -- 0–60: 4.0 seconds
1/4: 12.5 @ 115 mph -- 1/4: 12.6 @ 113 mph

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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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The E63 is easily faster than the R8, I don't even think its as close as those numbers above suggest
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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lemme finish the story.

Originally Posted by newr
She’s pulling away! Then you start to get a view of the sheetmetal aft of the B-pillar: She’s in a station wagon! A quarter-mile later, she’s still pulling away. At 130 mph, are those her kids laughing in the rear-facing jump seats? Within 23.5 seconds, she’s at 150, 1.2 seconds before you. Mercedes’ seven-passenger station wagon will outaccelerate the R8 all the way to its 155-mph governor. And now the driver is probably back on her pink Razr to tell her BFF all about it.

...... when my audi R8 finally catches up to the merc at a traffic jam up ahead, I nod to the housewife and signal her to pull over into an alley, where we have hot sex.... on top of my R8 of course.

THE END.
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by thetopdog
The E63 is easily faster than the R8, I don't even think its as close as those numbers above suggest
actually the numbers are pretty close, Ive raced a cls63 before and I had the jump on him but eventually he pulled away but for the 1/4 mile I had the jump on him....but after that he started pulling....the problem with the audi is that it lacks power after 3rd gear and stronger cars will start to pull......now Im waiting for the V10 to come out this thing is gonna be a beast
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
lemme finish the story.




...... when my audi R8 finally catches up to the merc at a traffic jam up ahead, I nod to the housewife and signal her to pull over into an alley, where we have hot sex.... on top of my R8 of course.

THE END.
lol

Amazing though, a wagon is so fast stock!


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