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philios55
06-01-2005, 11:41 AM
And the winner is the Mercedes of course by some margin!!! :D :D

Video Link (http://mbwerks.com/sl65-eats-viper.wmv)
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yg60m
06-01-2005, 12:04 PM
Thanks for the link mate :wink:
Ghostbat
06-01-2005, 12:19 PM
Serious ownage! I like Mercs as you all know but wasn't this margain too big? Maybe the Viper driver was so so..
philios55
06-01-2005, 12:21 PM
^Yes it was, although a Mercedes fan myselft this margin is way too big, maybe the viper driver missed a gear or something!!I'm pretty sure sl65 will beat this viper but not with that margin!!!
Minacious
06-01-2005, 12:42 PM
I agree that the Viper driver had to of missed a shift or something.
Toronto
06-01-2005, 01:06 PM
^^^ yep he must have, or his foot slipped off the gas :D, or he gave up
MartijnGizmo
06-01-2005, 03:54 PM
But still, the SL65 is a beast. A Mercedes that makes little children cry. :)
Z3uS
06-01-2005, 06:59 PM
The Viper driver certainly did some shit, anyways i wanted the Merc to win :D
ViperASR
06-01-2005, 08:16 PM
Dude, that tire warm up the Merc did was AWESOME!!! Did u see the a-whole did the whole run with 1 hand on the wheel.
Yablokov
06-01-2005, 08:25 PM
rofl. my stepbro loves vipers. i think they look like penis' lol.

merc was totally awesome:D
CSedl87
06-02-2005, 07:11 PM
If you watch the vid closely you see that the Viper had a shit load of tire spin. If the driver wasn't so bad, it'd be alot closer.
tforth
06-02-2005, 11:07 PM
To the best of my understanding, an SL 65 does mid 11s, whereas the new Viper is in the mid 12s (i.e. around 1 s apart)... What were you expecting?

Another thing Viper fans might want to consider before asking for a rematch is that the transmission is the only thing limiting peak torque on the 65 to 738 lb-ft (1000 Nm). Without this limitation, the 65 would produce approx. 900 lb-ft :!:
nthfinity
06-03-2005, 01:44 AM
i would pick the Viper any day :-D... Driver involvment :roll:
the viper in stock form can post 11.7's in the quarter, as can the SL 65 amg... the difference is about 100 hp/ 200 ft. lbs+... so seeing the AMG winning isnt a suprise with all those driver aids, and an automatic trans...
sads
06-03-2005, 01:58 AM
The Viper had some sort of mishap but even if he got a whole shoot with perfect gear changes th MB had it in the bag.
MartijnGizmo
06-03-2005, 04:57 AM
If you watch the vid closely you see that the Viper had a shit load of tire spin. If the driver wasn't so bad, it'd be alot closer.

Well, and on the SL65, the only thing you have to do is point and shoot. I think that I could repeat those 1/4 mile times with a little practice. I'd kill myself in the Viper though. :)
SPEEDKILLAR
06-03-2005, 08:23 AM
i would pick the Viper any day :-D... Driver involvment :roll:
the viper in stock form can post 11.7's in the quarter, as can the SL 65 amg... the difference is about 100 hp/ 200 ft. lbs+... so seeing the AMG winning isnt a suprise with all those driver aids, and an automatic trans...

Those driver aids want really help you in a drag race, now would it :roll: :wink:
and with the auto you have in fact less power at the wheels, could you imagine if it was a manual :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
jumpman23
06-06-2005, 05:38 AM
Doesn't the SL65 have so much torque (~700?) that it just burns out without the driver being careful? If true then there's some skill involved with the launch. Amazing how he just coasted on through.
MartijnGizmo
06-06-2005, 02:56 PM
Well, the SL65 has enough computerpower to run half the internet, so it shouldn't be that hard to repeat that result. :)
kksh
06-09-2005, 10:21 PM
Which tyre do you guys reckon the merc driver was using? What if they were drag slicks?

I think the viper driver bogged down on his start. Maybe he was afraid of too much wheel spin. In the end it was the ease with wich you can do those starts that won the day.