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Re: You're right...and wrong (archive)
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Posted by LIKE2SHORT on May 20, 2001 at 15:06:29:

In Reply to: You're right...and wrong posted by CLK55 owner on May 20, 2001 at 05:07:31:

This comes down to driver reaction time...and shifting compentency and Launch...0-30 time are practically identical as is 0-60...So if your off by just a 10th of a second off the line or don't get a good launch...it makes a difference below 60...M5 is about 7/10ths of second faster to 100mph...How many street races go past 60mph? Not too many.



The CLK430 and the CLK55 are very different cars. Not only is the 55's engine tuned by AMG, but so is the transmission (30% faster shifts) and all other major components. I've run against 3 different M5s at various times. Also, a friend has one, and we did repeated runs. In all cases, my CLK55 was slightly quicker, but when my friend executed "perfect" shifts on the M5 the performance was virtually identical. BTW, this is the same experience of another CLK55 owner I know.





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