Got my ass Whooped !!!!
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Oh dear, i was all cocky in the vette but its been wiped off the side of my face 
I was leaving work yesterday down the local dual carrigeway and got behind a Mercdedes E55 AMG, he floored it; got a little bit of a jump on me, but as the speed went higher the distance he pulled was greater! i was dissapointed and that thing handles as well
i dont suppose i should be that dissapointed though here are the specs.
5.5 V8 Supercharged.
1835kg (heavy but not bad for a large car)
476bhp
516ft lbs torque !!!
60 in 4.6 secs
Anyone else been embarrased when they though they had it in the bag?
I was leaving work yesterday down the local dual carrigeway and got behind a Mercdedes E55 AMG, he floored it; got a little bit of a jump on me, but as the speed went higher the distance he pulled was greater! i was dissapointed and that thing handles as well
i dont suppose i should be that dissapointed though here are the specs.
5.5 V8 Supercharged.
1835kg (heavy but not bad for a large car)
476bhp
516ft lbs torque !!!
60 in 4.6 secs
Anyone else been embarrased when they though they had it in the bag?
ViperGTS99 said:
Had a play with an E 55 AMG on the autobahn today.
He had NO chance! He was pissed - very.
Now he knows VIPERs are FAST and LOUD...
:-)))
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b3any said:
How strange! We had exactly this same scenario just outside Chalfont St Peter last weekend.
The only difference in our case is that the AMG didn't get away.
You have got a Cerbera though and they are rapido!
I wouldn't consider Vettes exactly slow ;-), but the thing that was surprising was just how quick the AMG was in kick-down, against a Cerb in third gear: I didn't recognise the AMG from the front, and therefore I didn't gear down when he accelerated from a roundabout next to me (on dual carriage-way). Took us a few hundred yards to catch up.
Tam Lin said:
SGirl said:
How strange! We had exactly this same scenario just outside Chalfont St Peter last weekend.
The only difference in our case is that the AMG didn't get away.
You have got a Cerbera though and they are rapido!
I wouldn't consider Vettes exactly slow ;-), but the thing that was surprising was just how quick the AMG was in kick-down, against a Cerb in third gear: I didn't recognise the AMG from the front, and therefore I didn't gear down when he accelerated from a roundabout next to me (on dual carriage-way). Took us a few hundred yards to catch up.
Thats the good thing about kickdown, If you push it to the floor you are instantly in the power band no messing, but then having more gears comes good, as 4th gear in the vette is mainly a cruising gear and i have to change to 4th at about 135.
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You have got a Cerbera though and they are rapido!
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You managed to catch it in a Cerb? Blimey! I had one of them and most of the time i used to lie in wait for the RAC man..... hehehe....
v. quick when they work though!
Anyway, off to drive my vette with the check engine light on...hmmm....
You have got a Cerbera though and they are rapido!
[/quote] You managed to catch it in a Cerb? Blimey! I had one of them and most of the time i used to lie in wait for the RAC man..... hehehe....
v. quick when they work though!
Anyway, off to drive my vette with the check engine light on...hmmm....
Sorry to hear that, Alex!
There's an awful lot to be gained by being in the right gear at the right time, and even a 1/2 second advantage can have a dis-proportionate effect!
I'm curious: at what speed, and in what gear, did you start playing with this AMG?
A lot of torque though is difficult to overcome... and an extra 350Kg as well... hmmmm... tricky to figure out!!
There's an awful lot to be gained by being in the right gear at the right time, and even a 1/2 second advantage can have a dis-proportionate effect!
I'm curious: at what speed, and in what gear, did you start playing with this AMG?
A lot of torque though is difficult to overcome... and an extra 350Kg as well... hmmmm... tricky to figure out!!
c4koh said:
Sorry to hear that, Alex!
There's an awful lot to be gained by being in the right gear at the right time, and even a 1/2 second advantage can have a dis-proportionate effect!
I'm curious: at what speed, and in what gear, did you start playing with this AMG?
A lot of torque though is difficult to overcome... and an extra 350Kg as well... hmmmm... tricky to figure out!!
Yes the vette is an Auto, i was a bit dissapointed to be honest thought it would have been much closer, i guess that 516ftlb really counts when you get in the high speeds, we started from about 70 i think i dropped it too 2nd he wasn't moving then i changed to 3rd and he pulled away ended up at about 130 but then had to ease off but 3rd gears ending there and 4th doesnt seem to do much
His pulling away was noticeable.Gassing Station | Corvettes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff