New SLK55 Special Edition...

[RPM Photography]

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/06/09/mercedes-announces-400-hp-slk-55-amg-special-series/

:drool:

[JonnyChimpO]

tasty... nice power too. Jack i just noticed... no mini logo in the sig... thta hurts... lol

[AwesomeBMW]

ya Jack that thing is so sweet i saw it online like 3 or 4 days ago... Ya Jack why no Mini emblem?

[RPM Photography]

Fire Me.

Maybe I will fix it. ;)

[AwesomeBMW]

Fire Me.

Maybe I will fix it. ;)
you are fired...look out your window there is a cruise missile heading right at you :D nice knowin ya Jacko

[SlickShift]

Neat, but no retractable hardtop and a higher price tag for 100lbs less. :thumbd: It might have racing seats and carbon fiber, but no manual or sequential manual means it's not the race car it's trying to be.

[RPM Photography]

It has 400hp!? SLK55's are already bad@$$ have you heard one?

http://www.rpm-photography.com/Gallery/albums/FestivalOfSpeed/IMG_5922.JPG

[JonnyChimpO]

Neat, but no retractable hardtop and a higher price tag for 100lbs less. :thumbd: It might have racing seats and carbon fiber, but no manual or sequential manual means it's not the race car it's trying to be.
:werd:

[LDadrenaline]

It has 400hp!? SLK55's are already bad@$$ have you heard one?

http://www.rpm-photography.com/Gallery/albums/FestivalOfSpeed/IMG_5922.JPG

Hey I remember that day.... We would've had alot more fun with the GT3 and the mercedes if we were in my car lol.... fekkin volvo automatic crap

[JonnyChimpO]

lol. auto slush box.

[RPM Photography]

That Volvo is fast and you know it. 300hp!

[Cobb_Web]

It does have a manual of sorts, just like the new M3's, it has shifters on the steering wheel.

[AwesomeBMW]

Neat, but no retractable hardtop and a higher price tag for 100lbs less. :thumbd: It might have racing seats and carbon fiber, but no manual or sequential manual means it's not the race car it's trying to be.
actually Nick if you think about it since it doesnt have a retractable roof that means added frame rigidity... and then 100lbs less with more horses is a great thing because that means less lbs per horsepower even if it does have a heftier price tag (remember you are paying for the German quality) but i do agree the non manual or sequental is pretty queer, but then again thats Mercedes Benz for you :jerkit: they always think with their age and not their racing enthusiasm those b!tches

[LDadrenaline]

That Volvo is fast and you know it. 300hp!

I had 290-295 hp for like half a day, my car was lighter, didnt have any of that traction control bs, and i had QTEC!!!! (FTWFTWFTWFTWFTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[RPM Photography]

for like half a day


hmm....

[LDadrenaline]

Well I installed it with David after school on thursday (well he kinda stood there while I installed it) and we tested it out. About a 2-6 mph pickup on each gear up through third, alot smoother power band, and the acceleration seemed alot better.... Also COBB says that a turboback exhaust with the accessport is 285 hp. I had that and an uppipe so 5-10 more hp (more around 5 lol).

[TheDarkSide]

I would rock it. :headbang:

[SlickShift]

It does have a manual of sorts, just like the new M3's, it has shifters on the steering wheel.

Torque converter = automatic (Mercedes)

Automated manual shifting = SMG (BMW)

They're nothing alike.

[TheDarkSide]

:cheers: :pray: My prayers have been answered. Someone agrees SMG is not an automatic. :realmad: to the rest.

[JCapelo]

manual > SMG > 10spd bike > Auto

[AwesomeBMW]

SMG is not an automatic it is a Sequential Manual

[JCapelo]

we established that

[SlickShift]

SMG is not an automatic it is a Sequential Manual

That's what I just said :read: ;)

[RPM Photography]

SMG = 6 Speed.

They infact, are the same transmission, one just does the cluth for you (SMG) and one is much, much fater (SMG) :)

[AwesomeBMW]

sorry i was just trying to make Dave feel better knowing that there are more BMW people out there that feel the same

[JCapelo]

SMG = 6 Speed.

They infact, are the same transmission, one just does the cluth for you (SMG) and one is much, much fater (SMG) :)


its not much much faster but it is faster....

your just mad because you cant drive a stick :rofl:

[AwesomeBMW]

its not much much faster but it is faster....

your just mad because you cant drive a stick :rofl:
:lmao: Jeff why dont you teach him??? i still cant drive stick that well i mean i can drive a stick my only problem is that there are no more manual cars in the household as of right now that is until we finally move into the new house and my dad buys his Z06 :D :D man that will be a glorious day

[TheDarkSide]

They are almost the same tranny. Just the SMG has the extra hydraulic clutch assembly thing on the back.http://www.realoem.com/bmw/diagrams/b/r/201.png
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/diagrams/b/r/207.png

[SlickShift]

Like Dave's picture shows, they're similar but the SMG unit is a little larger. It's actually too big to fit in the new Z4 M Roadster's transmission tunnel!

Dave: Just think about replacing that clutch :D

[AwesomeBMW]

Dave: Just think about replacing that clutch :D
but if he gets the SMG he wont have to think about it hahaha

[JCapelo]

:lmao: Jeff why dont you teach him??? i still cant drive stick that well i mean i can drive a stick my only problem is that there are no more manual cars in the household as of right now that is until we finally move into the new house and my dad buys his Z06 :D :D man that will be a glorious day


we already tried that....in a 10 min period he must have stalled 22 times :rofl:

he just doesnt get that you have to put the clutch in when stopping

[M52 POWER!]

Dave: Just think about replacing that clutch :D



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[JonnyChimpO]

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[kelso]

6 speeeeeeeeeed.

it really is an automatic in my mind, you just manually change the gears. its like driving a tiptronic or similar system.... id rather have the clutch every single day unless i was at a track going for the fastest time.

i drove an smg m3 today.... yea its cool but id so rather have a real manual.