Your "Professional" Mercedes driving instructor...

[gforbess at attglobal.net (Gordon Forbess)]

How about 612HP.. with a back seat.
http://mbspy.bacosys.be/c215cl65amg.htm

Or in the "zweisitzer" SL version
http://mbspy.bacosys.be/r230sl65.htm

Nice to know that if it seems too "ordinary" to have a production car,
just cough up another $88,000 or so and get Brabus to tweak it to
640HP.  Too bad they are "Euro only" :-)

Gordon
75 Mk I/Drake 1.9


On Fri, 23 May 2003 09:44:51 -0400, Jason <jason@scirocco.org> wrote:

>That would be the twin-turbo V12 SL600.  Mercedes is outta control with the 
>power!  The old normally aspirated 389hp 48-valve V12 was fast as 
>shit.  This is just ridiculous! :)
>
>SL 600:
>         5.5L Twin-Turbo 36V V12
>         493 horsepower
>         590 pound-feet of torque @ 1800rpm (!!!)
>         Mfr Claim:  0-60 in 4.7s
>
>SL55 AMG:
>         5.5L Supercharged 24V V8
>         493 horsepower also
>         516 pound-feet of torque
>         Mfr Claim:  0-60 in 4.7s
>
>(The AMG gets to 60 in the same time despite the torque defecit by wearing 
>a numerically higher final drive ratio).  And that's not a typo, they both 
>have the same peak HP output.