A forum member from the other benz forum posted this.
http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Benz-SLK55-AMG-Timeslip-5170.html
Wow! Much quicker than I thought. I was expecting low 13's or flat at best but this is very quick at 12.7. That's on par and in the neighborhood through the quarter mile with an SL55, Audi RS6, and C5 Z06. A few ticks quicker than a 360 Modena and Lamborghini Gallardo. And in the real world, any of you can recreate this by simply mashing the go pedal with the ESP off. I guess the 7G tronic does wring out more performance from the NA 5.4 liter AMG motor, not to mention the SLK is much lighter than an SL. Yet another thing for the SLK55 owners to feel good about
Now imagine better tires and lighter wheels in the equation.
I'm not a big drag racer but I may have to run over to the local strip to find out for myself when the weather gets better.
http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Benz-SLK55-AMG-Timeslip-5170.html
Wow! Much quicker than I thought. I was expecting low 13's or flat at best but this is very quick at 12.7. That's on par and in the neighborhood through the quarter mile with an SL55, Audi RS6, and C5 Z06. A few ticks quicker than a 360 Modena and Lamborghini Gallardo. And in the real world, any of you can recreate this by simply mashing the go pedal with the ESP off. I guess the 7G tronic does wring out more performance from the NA 5.4 liter AMG motor, not to mention the SLK is much lighter than an SL. Yet another thing for the SLK55 owners to feel good about
I'm not a big drag racer but I may have to run over to the local strip to find out for myself when the weather gets better.