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    the car looks wicked but all that torque is going to kill the cars fun factor it's almost impossible to keep the car in control
    or this might improve the fun factor..
    thats why i would rather go for the standard SL65

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    Quote Originally Posted by NSXType-R View Post
    What happened to the "light cars for the future" design strategy? I thought it was pretty light.
    Curb weight: 1700 kg (something like 3750 lb)

    Quote Originally Posted by nopassn View Post
    after revisiting the car just now... I've got to say... it still makes me want to take my pants off. Seriously. 4100 pounds or not. It's a fine (looking) machine.
    true

    Quote Originally Posted by DFH View Post
    the car looks wicked but all that torque is going to kill the cars fun factor it's almost impossible to keep the car in control
    or this might improve the fun factor..
    thats why i would rather go for the standard SL65
    the torque is exactly the same in both the SL65 and the SL65 BS, and the standard SL is already not so fun to drive, I read a review in which the car went sideway on the highway after the driver (a proper one) simply accelerated at the maximum while doing 60 mph.
    at that time, they said the SL55 was way more interesting and fun.
    maybe the SL65 BS new set up and reduced weight could improve the handling capabilities of the car, but a new, proper, review is necessary.
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    "SL 65 BS"...

    Rather shows the point of the car...
    Lack of charisma can be fatal.
    Visca Catalunya!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    "SL 65 BS"...

    Rather shows the point of the car...
    Beastly Slides?

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Canuck View Post
    Beastly Slides?
    bullshit...
    Lack of charisma can be fatal.
    Visca Catalunya!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    bullshit...
    Thanks, i didn't get it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeonOfTheDead View Post
    the torque is exactly the same in both the SL65 and the SL65 BS, and the standard SL is already not so fun to drive, I read a review in which the car went sideway on the highway after the driver (a proper one) simply accelerated at the maximum while doing 60 mph.
    at that time, they said the SL55 was way more interesting and fun.
    maybe the SL65 BS new set up and reduced weight could improve the handling capabilities of the car, but a new, proper, review is necessary.
    What a waste of a car. It can't even go in a straight line... weighs a ton... looks boring (to me)... handles like a pig, judging by the weight... and is way way way overpriced for a car that does everything wrong.

    Maybe the interior's nice - but give me a seatbelt and a steering wheel and I'm happy

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    So, about the weight thing, if this is supposed to be a lighter-weight SL, I'm seriously astounded how in the world Merc managed to make such a seemingly tiny car as an SL weigh the amount of an M1 Abrams...
    What did they use to deaden sound? Lead?

    Back to this car particular car, the wheels do not seem to fit in with everything else. Apart from that and the headlights and the ginormous wing, not bad at all.

    For the price though, instead of a 5-spd. auto only, 1000+ N.m. near 500kW hairdryer without the drying option, what's wrong with a standard SL65 (assuming you really, really really, really want an SL)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kooper View Post
    So, about the weight thing, if this is supposed to be a lighter-weight SL, I'm seriously astounded how in the world Merc managed to make such a seemingly tiny car as an SL weigh the amount of an M1 Abrams...
    What did they use to deaden sound? Lead?

    Back to this car particular car, the wheels do not seem to fit in with everything else. Apart from that and the headlights and the ginormous wing, not bad at all.

    For the price though, instead of a 5-spd. auto only, 1000+ N.m. near 500kW hairdryer without the drying option, what's wrong with a standard SL65 (assuming you really, really really, really want an SL)?
    AFAIK the SL65 isn't a great car and apart from some stupid celebrities, no one wanted, at least, no car enthusiasts, the SL55 /SL63 are way more balanced. maybe this could bring some new light on the SL65 with a better ride. I like the idea of extreme MB but I think they need to do a lot more work. on the base model. Probably, as the CLK63 BS, the car is a huge improvement over the SL65 or even the standard SL in terms of handling and performance (non only power and acceleration), but since it lost the comfort of an SL, all his gadgets and gizmos, it is no more an SL but it still weights a lot because of the weight of the standard SL...I would buy it, but with other 10-15 serious cars on my garage. and probably, with all that money, my "cars to buy list" would be very crowded, so I would forget about this car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ErWin76 View Post
    three things to say:
    - it appears to be quite balanced, for such an heavy car.
    - where is that race track?
    - I want that race track.
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    Track is Mas du Clos in France.
    Last edited by ErWin76; 07-14-2008 at 12:10 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ErWin76 View Post
    Track is Mas du Clos in France.
    thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob View Post
    Maybe the interior's nice - but give me a seatbelt and a steering wheel and I'm happy
    Well said. Driving pleasure is paramount to me.

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    After checking back in on it again today... I can confirm, yet again, this car is hotter than a horn-toad in a microwave.
    ...Utah! Get me two...

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