In both a 0-60 sprint and a high speed interstate run, I got beat pretty good by an older Mercedes Benz SL. It had been de-badged, so I don't know what it was. Now I'm pretty sure a six-speed Maxima can take a new SL500, so I would think that the old SL would not be much of a problem. Did they make an AMG version or an SL600 back in the early 90's?

 

[QUOTE=tbirdrob] Now I'm pretty sure a six-speed Maxima can take a new SL500,QUOTE]

it can??!?!?!

wow i never knew that....
thats cool

 

0-60 would be somewhat similar, MB gets the advantage. Heavy, but very well powered.
Highway: Dont bother. Its got a powerful V8 thats made for autoban cruising. MB is in a whole other class, even the older ones.

 

[QUOTE=IgS]MB home page lists the SL500 0-60 as 6.1 seconds, and manufacturers are usually optimistic about their numbers.

 

thats what the magazines get too... and its with an auto tranny on the MB. itll also run the 1/4 in 14.5 @98.7 (R&T numbers). Magazines tend to be high for numbers. Also, ya cant misshift an auto, so he'll get those numbers or better everytime. And for highway, difficult to mess with over 300 hp

 

but on the other hand, $98,000 is a lot to pay for a car that performs on the level of the Maxima. Course there arent many Benz drivers in an SL500 that really want ear pinning performance. They want a quiet, smooth, pleasant ride etc... I'd take the Benz over Max any day, if I could afford the insurance. Course I'd hafta splurge a lil extra so I could say "I have a V12"

 

No doubt it's a cool car, and I would never compare it with a Maxima, but I usually take advantage of every chance I get to show that the Maxima can outperform cars that cost three times more. Unfortunately in this case, it didn't work out for me. Now given the margin by which I was trounced, I'm pretty sure this was no 500. I think it might have been one of these:

http://www.classic-roadster.de/modules/gallery/album01

 

Or maybe it was just an SL600, it looks like that SL73 was only sold in Europe. Too bad, that would be an awesome car to have.

 

Are you modded or stock?

 

Only a drop-in K&N filter for me.

 

well my cousins have a 1999 SL600 and i kno amg makes alot of mods but for ALOT of $$$....i think the older SL's with like maybe 100k more you can make it into a 700hp SL700 quad turbo v12....either way the v12 will own a 3.5 anyday

 

well the other night i race one of those mercedes sl600 and he just beat by half a car after a mile when we stop.
my 2k3 max with vb, ecu upgrade, cai intake, frankencar exhaust. plus i got 20' wheels. i think if i carry light wheels i might beat that m'cfer.

 

what do those V12's put out for hp? 385 sound about right? I find it hard to believe that a 285 (guessing with mods listed) kept up with one that has around 100 more ponies, especially in a mile race in which the top end on a V12 certainly beats out that of the VQ.

 

Well when I had a 405HP 300zx TT I raced several SL600's and they were CERTAINLY a match for me. Highways runs are even harder to beat them, off the line you can compete because they are pretty heavy. SL500's are not slow, there is a reason beyond luxury that makes them at least $60k more expensive.

 

420HP... 400 lb-ft of torque at the flywheel stock.

 

my sweetie has a SL320, it's pretty weak for hp numbers, I know my Max can over take the SL320 but it if was a SL500 forget about it Unfortunately we don't have the SL320 since it caught on fire while we were on the freeway in Southern California.

 

you do realize you guys are comparing a max to a car that is 10 years old...

also, yes the MB was 98,000 back then.. try going against a new 98,000 Sl and you will be wned:

 

My friend who has a 2k1 MB CLK 430 and I did a highway run from 60 to 110mph and we were dead even. And this is when i was completely Stock!!! Those things are sick. Don't Sleep.

 

The point of this thread was not to compare, but to get some opinions about what this MB could have been; because no SL500 (not even the newest one) is fast enough to OWN a six speed Maxima.

 

the sl600 most likely will.............coulda been that

on a side note: those new sl600s are monsters...... v12 twin turbo.....

 

Have you guys ever thought that because this ride was de-badged it may have been modded? I don't know what kind or even if there are aftermarket bolt-ons for MBs but if that thing was blown it may have had a lot more power than expected.

Or it was a V12.

 

i still say for the money buy a max and boost, fully build the bish and have a nice lil 100 ahot juss in case he tries to be slick. and guaranteed you'll still not be broke in the bank.

 

Yeah you're right. I bet that guy is pretty upset he spent all that money on a MB luxo coupe when he could have just bought a Japanese sports sedan and and modded the heck out of it.

 

a quick MB is my dads 01 E55. He made me look really bad.

 

maybe while you thought to be racing him he was playing w/ you not even full throtle...and still walking you with his auto...

 

0-60 isn't even a race with that benz... thats some baby **** for it, it's a highway monster. Maybe it might keep up with it for a bit, but come on? why are you guys deluding yourself into thinking your car performs the same? 0-60 isn't like the entire spectrum of car performance.

And anyways, i'm sure if under the right conditions the sl500 guy knew what he was doing, he'd get a better launch then you and light you up. It's not like the maxima your driving is a porsche or something. It's quick yes, but give me a break.

btw that was a general thread reply, not directed towards you specifically or something : ]

 

lol, its all good, In a way i was saying what you brought up. MB is a totally different class and I personally dont think maximas have a chance against an sl500 unless the person isnt really racing. MB in general can outperform a maxima easily, then again that is why its triple the price, most of the time, even more.

 

Max vs SL500 would be a driver's race.
Max vs E55 =
I have always wanted an '02 E55 in black and know that I would want to mod it.

Pray that he did not mod that SL with RennTech. If so, the race would be uglier.
I have to agree. We are talking about apples and oranges here.