The most exciting thing to me about this SLS AMG is the doors. It’s doors looks like two wings and ready to fly. I have driven this car in China and I was amazed by how much the engine sounds while I was driving. People on the street usually stopped because of this 6.3L AMG engine.
However, these doors look nice but it sometimes easy to hit your head. I know for those people who like it, they don’t really care about that. You don’t but this car because it is the best, you buy it because you fall in love with it.
One of my friend bought two SLS AMGs. I'm glad that he gave me chance to experience this supercar. I will share some pictures when i was driving this nice Benz SLS AMG
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection Displacement: 268 cu in, 4395cc Power (SAE net): 555 bhp @ 6000 rpm Torque (SAE net): 500 lb-ft @ 1500 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 115.5 in Length: 192.0 in Width: 78.1 in Height: 66.3 in Curb weight: 5254 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.3 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 10.7 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 19.1 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 27.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.8 sec @ 110 mph
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.92 g
Braking, 70–0 mph: 163 ft
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 293 cu in, 4806 cc Power (SAE net): 500 bhp @ 6000 rpm Torque (SAE net): 516 lb-ft @ 2250 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 114.0 in Length: 190.8 in Width: 76.3 in Height: 67.0 in Curb weight: 5127 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.0 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 9.7 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 17.1 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 4.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.4 sec @ 113 mph
Top speed (drag limited, mfr’s est): 172 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 158 ft
Roadholding, 200-ft-dia skidpad: 0.90 g
These two cars are the most commonly seen high performance cars in our daily life. The BMW M department makes the BMW M3 and the AMG team makes the C63 for Benz. There’re many articles compared these two cars before. However, after the new C63 AMG coupe came out, more and more people would like to discover which one is better. One of the reason might be they have similar price and targeting audience, another one is because that as the largest luxury car manufactories in the world, BMW and Benz are fight to see who can make a better sports car for people’s daily life.
First, I would like to provide a chart to compare these two cars.
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe
PRICE AS TESTED: $80,995 (base price: $64,005)
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection
Displacement: 379 cu in, 6208 cc Power: 481 hp @ 6800 rpm Torque: 443 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 108.9 in Length: 185.3 in Width: 69.7 in Height: 54.6 in Curb weight: 3996 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 3.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 8.6 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 14.0 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 4.3 sec
Top gear, 30–50 mph: 2.5 sec
Top gear, 50–70 mph: 2.7 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.1 sec @ 120 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 174 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 161 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.91 g
If you ask which one I like better, I will tell you – the M3. The M3 has 4.0L V8 engine and the C63 AMG has the 6.2L V8 engine. Yes, the C63 AMG has more power than the M3. However, in the racetrack, the M3 has better record. The BMW M3 is certainly better to handle than the C63 AMG. BMW has always emphasized the driving pleasure. If you try to drive these two cars, you can tell how different these cars are. I have a white M3, and I like it so much.
If you don't believe me, ok! Take a look at the most popular automobile TV show from BBC, they are going to tell you my answer is correct.
For most people, Supercars brand like Ferrari and Lamborgini are too expensive. Now, let's take a look at some affordable high performance cars. The all new BMW M5 is a mid-sized sports car. The most exciting thing about this new generation of M5 is that the BMW M team give it a 4.4L Twin Turbo engine. This makes the car cost less gas but produce more power than the old generation of M5. Because this car is just released, few people have test driven it before. I will post a video of this new BMW M5 later. I hope you like it. This class's price is about 100,000 USD. It need 4.3 seconds to rasie the speed from 0 - 60 mile/hour.
The new generation 2012 BMW M5 offers a high speed 4.4-liter V8 engine with twin power M-Turbo package, which is an impressive 560 hp at 6.000 to 7.000 rpm and maximum torque of 502 Nm from 1500 rpm offering. This 2012 BMW M5 model will sprint from 0 to 60 km / h in 4.4 seconds and when 2012 BMW M5 removes the speed limiter is able to reach impressive top speed of 190 mph. Despite this impressive performance figures, providing an estimated fuel economy of BMW M5 of 28.5 mpg.
New 2012 BMW M5 exterior colors are Alpine White, Space Grey, Black Sapphire Metallic, Silverstone, Imperial Blue, Havana, Grey Singapore and Monte Carlo Blue. Wheel options available are Double spoke style – 345 M and 343 M. Read also 2012 BMW M5 Concept and 2011 BMW M5 Hurricane RS Touring by G-Power.
