Re: 330Ci vs. SLK 230 vs. IS300 (archive)

i agree with you on the shifting on the 330, and the times should also be reflective of that, but i don't know why you guys shifted until the limiter on all your test runs. i've done some dragging and seen a lot, and i wouldn't shift my 330ci at limiter...ever, maybe 6000. could also be true for the other cars. The times seem a little typical in a sense because at the drag racing i've seen ( illegal road racing ) many drivers, take their car to redline, then shift, much like you and your're friends did. From my knowledge, shifting like that will almost always be beaten by an automatic that's has a tested time possibly up to a second slower. simply put, your're auto times are fast, because you just step on that darn thing, the manual times are slow, each car has a different way it wants to be driven for the greatest speed.
I had a little car racing tests with several
of my friends. Here are the results:
Using G-tech/pro (5-6 runs/redline all the way
or before limiter cuts off gas):
SLK 230 (Auto) : 6.7x-6.3x
330Ci (Stick): 6.8x-6.7x
IS300 (Auto) : 7.3x-6.9x
Prelude (Stick): 6.8x-6.3x
I have to admit that I am having trouble to
launch my newly own 330Ci. Somehow 330Ci's
stick doesn't feel right, even I have driven
stick for years.
To my suprise, my wife SLK was launched without
doing accel/breaking trick. Looks like her car
can beat any of us, even I improve my shifting
skill (330Ci rated at 6.4s by BMW). It seems
to me that her car probably can deliver more
horse power than the "average" SLK 230 can.

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