911 on 5th Gear Tonight

[HermanTheGerman]

According to the Sun, 5th Gear are pitting the 911 against the SL55 tonight.

[Podie]

According to the Sun, 5th Gear are pitting the 911 against the SL55 tonight.

[sarcasm]
Podie predicts that the car that wins will have a greater number of cup-holders and storage cubby-holes than the other.
[/sarcasm]

Cool... might watch it if there's nothing else on.

[raceboy]

Lets just hope it's Tiff in one, Vicky in the other

[rich1231]

Normal 911 will get mullered by the SL55.
Turbo will eat the SL55 up.
IMHO

Rich

[iguana]

Podie said:

According to the Sun, 5th Gear are pitting the 911 against the SL55 tonight.

[sarcasm]
Podie predicts that the car that wins will have a greater number of cup-holders and storage cubby-holes than the other.
[/sarcasm]

No this is the 5th gear lot, ie the old Top Gear team so it should be a good review. Its the to$$ers on Driven who do tosh like the plate of jelly over the cobbles crap

[clubsport]

Apparently it is a comparison of the best GT car...
On that basis SL55,something like 2 tonnes & 475bhp,point it and aim for a continent.I fear our beloved porker may be a not so close second on this basis.

[dazren]

Not so clubsport!

The porker should win because it has more luggage space for your continental GT blast.

I kid you not!

DAZ

Video timer now set.

EDITED TO SAY THE PORSCHE HAS ACCOMODATION FOR TWO CUPS WHERE AS THE MERCEDES ONLY HAS ACCOMMODATION FOR ONE - QED

>> Edited by dazren on Monday 9th December 16:59

[mark 964rsr]

I hope they compare like for like:

SL55 AMG - £89k
996 Turbo - £88k
996 C2 £57k - C4 £60k (in basic form)

You just know they won't compare it with the Turbo

[verysideways]

Much as i hate to say it, i think there is something missing here.
I read somewhere recently that in a standing start, straight line run an SL55 (auto) pipped a 996 Turbo (manual) all the way to the redline in top.

Okay, straight line, but even so....

[dazren]

In light of that last statement does anyone have or know anyone who has an SL55 that would like to take part in some unscientific research.

DAZ

[mark 964rsr]

Struggling to see how that could be the case!

SL55 AMG 1955kg, 470bhp, 4.7 secs, –, 202mph, 240 bhp/ton

996 Turbo 1540kg, 420bhp, 4.1 secs, 10.0 secs, 189mph, 272 bhp/ton

It don't stack up!

[verysideways]

dazren said: In light of that last statement does anyone have or know anyone who has an SL55 that would like to take part in some unscientific research.

DAZ

I think Fifth Gear are doing that tonight aren't they?

Irrespective of the straight line results i'm sure the better (rear engined) car will win.



www.VerySideways.com

[billyb]

Despite its weight the Sl55 didn't do too badly on Top Gear's track test - only a couple of secs slower than the "record holding" Zonda.

[mark 964rsr]

Take a look at Quarter Mile Times - need to go to Google.co.uk and type "quarter mile rivals" and click on cached link! :







>> Edited by mark 964rsr on Monday 9th December 18:04

>> Edited by mark 964rsr on Monday 9th December 18:06

[rich1231]

Fantastic result

[dazren]

Yes an excellent result. I can calm down now.

DAZ

PS - they didn't mention the 100% drinks storage advantage the 996tt has.

[Mark 964rsr]

[Harris_I]

Can someone tell me what happened, as I don't get 5th Gear.

Thanks!

[Guy Humpage]

I loved Tiffany Dell's quote along the lines of "Top Gear is a bit long, Fifth Gear is much more interesting".

[clubsport]

that was a great retort from Tiff...i think the whole test was a dig at Clarkson & Top Gear....in the first of this series of Top gear,JC said something like " you can keep your 5th gear because now it's time to change up to Top gear"...tiff's retort was spot on & they let the 996 TT win over the SL55 which happens to be Clarksons replacement for his 355.
p.s. I thought VBH was looking particularly delice in the bike test..