| BlueTurboEGG |
Wow, foking nice car man...
West side...
Wow...
This car can hand a new Vette it's ass... With 4 doors... |
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| nissanz32 |
| Those car's are sooo pimp.I wish they would have brought the wagon here though.Just need about 100 G's and I can get my very own |
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| TylerH |
| There is a silver RS6 in riverbend, couldn't stop staring at it :bowdown: |
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| POX |
| i want soo bad, its a car of the gods:bowdown: |
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| REFLUX |
what is it again?
Biturbo V8?? |
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| TheWask |
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Originally posted by BlueTurboEGG
wolfs E55 Merc's for dessert.
WHOA WHOA! Don't get ahead of yourself here, its the other way around. Straights and twisties. |
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| nissanz32 |
| As much as I want it to be true the RS6 cannot beat the E55.Basically in every catergory the Merc just edges the Audi.I'd still take the Audi |
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| energie |
| The engine bay is sooo sweet at the car show they opened it and it had a carbon fibre engine cover...awesome car |
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| TheWask |
| I wouls take the E55 AMG over the Audi, nothing against the Audi, great car but I love anything AMG. Those cars are just to much. |
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| BlueTurboEGG |
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Originally posted by TheWask
WHOA WHOA! Don't get ahead of yourself here, its the other way around. Straights and twisties.
<ahem> Strictly speaking in terms of performance numbers as quoted from Motor Trend, April 11, 2004
Out of the gates, the RS 6--with its four-wheel-drive traction--posts an early advantage. But, thanks in part to its superior horsepower, the E55 hits 60 mph in just 4.2 seconds (versus 4.3 for the Audi) and never looks back. While the RS 6 is amazing in the quarter mile (12.63 seconds at 109 mph), the E55 is nothing short of astonishing. The Benz tripped the lights in just 12.39 seconds at 116 mph--making a sizzling, upper-crust-hot-rod noise the whole way. We've never before experienced such capillary-crushing acceleration in a car so roomy and civilized. For comparison, the last Corvette Z06 we tested ran the quarter in 12.4 seconds at 119 mph. And, of course, the doors to the Vette's back seat are very, very hard to find.
Score one for E55
E55-1 RS6-0
Out on curvy roads, however, the E55's slight quickness edge over the Audi shrinks to insignificance. Trod too enthusiastically on the Benz's go pedal, and the standard Electronic Stability Control computer will spend much of the time smacking the engine and yelling "Nein! Nein! Nein!" The throttle intervention isn't severe, and the E55 doesn't feel hobbled by it--but it's there. (Owners with experienced right feet may prefer to switch off the E55's stability systems when driving hard.) In tight turns especially, the AMG engine often feels like a gorilla banging against an electronic cage.
The RS 6, in contrast, is as smooth and seamless as a Miles Davis riff. Press as hard as you like on the throttle--anytime, anywhere--and the Audi rushes forward in a muffled whoosh of pressurized potency. No hiccups, not so much as a chirp from the tires. The RS 6 spools up with so little drama, it doesn't feel as quick as it is. Until you look down and realize you're going 20 mph faster than you thought you were--and 50 mph faster than your mother would want you to.
Score One for RS6
E55-1 RS6-1
The Audi extends its advantage with superior grip (0.89 g versus 0.83 g for the E55) and more responsive steering. In posting the Audi's impressive 68-mph slalom speed, test-driver Chris Walton praised the RS 6's steering quickness (2.3 turns lock-to-lock) and reported that its chassis felt unshakably poised. Credit the sticky Pirellis and Audi's innovative new Dynamic Ride Control, a mechanical active suspension system that diagonally connects the front and rear shock absorbers (using hydraulic lines) to help keep the body level.
At 67 mph, the E55 was only slightly slower in the slalom, but our man Chris had to wrestle with its slower steering (2.7 turns lock-to-lock) and noted that the Benz also felt nervous at its limits--an observation shared by several other drivers after their on-road drives.
The Benz also was slightly edged out in braking performance, its electro-hydraulic binders stopping the car from 60 mph in just 118 feet--versus a tongue-straightening 113 for the RS 6. Neither car's brakes knows the meaning of the word "fade."
Score two for RS6
E55-1 RS6-3
Our choice, though, is the RS 6. The Audi is the liquid-fueled rocket in this dynamic duo--it's more sophisticated, more controllable, and more graceful. Whereas the E55 feels like a luxury sedan with a Herculean engine in its nose, the RS 6 feels like a fully integrated go-fast system. It's also a car brimming with lovingly crafted details: the gorgeous perforated-leather steering wheel, the racy brushed-aluminum outside mirrors, the little nibs that caress your fingertips when you're paddle-shifting through the gears. The RS 6 delights even as it's rearranging your molecular structure.
BMW will undoubtedly deliver a serious counterstrike when it's finished with its new 500-plus-horsepower V-10 M5. Until then, the Audi RS 6 rules as the ultimate four-door road rocket. Houston, we have a superstar.
I love Merc's but, there's just something more with the RS6... I thin kthe words would be "less stuffy" :D |
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| 2003specv |
| I wouldn't put any stock in the numbers Motor Trend pulls out of their asses. |
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| BlueTurboEGG |
Well, I certainly wouldn't put much stock in bench racers or "paper dragons" either :P
What have you got against Motor Trend?...
Tell you what, line me up an RS6 and a E55 and we'll have at her :rolleyes: |
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| 2000z |
| Everyone says not to trust their numbers and all the magazines have crappy drivers. Well, if nothing else, they're consistent. The same drivers in the same cars on the same courses running the same tests over and over. How could you not trust a direct comparison? Maybe the numbers are skewed, maybe not, but I don't see anyone on here doing direct comparisons with expensive timing equipment and people who drive the sack off of cars for a living. |
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| ChromeDragon |
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Originally posted by 2000z
Everyone says not to trust their numbers and all the magazines have crappy drivers. Well, if nothing else, they're consistent. The same drivers in the same cars on the same courses running the same tests over and over. How could you not trust a direct comparison? Maybe the numbers are skewed, maybe not, but I don't see anyone on here doing direct comparisons with expensive timing equipment and people who drive the sack off of cars for a living.
Was this an offer to sponsor me in my own high performance driving show?
FINALLY!!
After all this time I have a backer. So what cars am I testing first? I'm thinking the Ford GT and the Koenigsegg in a head to head battle could be interesting. I'd throw the F1 in there, but it's just so dated....
Chromey:blink: |
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