Cruising down an unnamed major surface street, I see him behind me at a stop light. Hard to ID these from the front, looks pretty much like any other MB. After I leave the light pretty hard, I notice him easing up through traffic. As he gets up next to me, the road is open but I am thinking about Christmas shopping so we're just making good time together. Well, at the second red light, I think we were both getting antsy. We both take off moderately - bout half throttle. He's dead even with me, I don't look, neither does he...we both punch it from about 5-10 mph. He dead hooks (of course) I get some spin, only a little but enough to keep me from pulling him. At 60, we're still dead even. Immediately after the shift to second, he starts to barely ease away but we both shut it down at 70-75 as traffic/stoplights were coming up. He had about a half to 3/4 car length on me. We slowed, waved, exchanged niceties and went our separate ways. Silver car, asian guy, looked to be mid-30s (like me) and what I guess is his wife with him. Very cool guy and a fun race.

Next mods - torque arm and 17x11s! On a perfect launch, I may have gotten him at first but the extra power and extra gear would've given the same result, just taken longer, I think. Bottom line, if you're stock - those things will eat yout lunch. Looked effortless too. I hardly feel bad about the loss!

 

Nice death. I haven't came across an S65 AMG yet but I have crossed an E55 AMG. I pulled him by only one car length from 55 to 100

 

Nice death...better luck next time...

 

nice deaths...but think about his sticker price.

 

I have worked at the MB dealership a S65 is about a sticker price of 187k and there a V-12 TT with about 640 hp and 713 tq. Glad is wasnt me. Story would have looked alot worst for LS guys

 

arent they AMG SL65 's? the twin turbo fastest production Automatic car?

i ran a 2006 model from a 70 roll and it was like going form a dig with me on skinnies on the read and him with et street. race was over before my car even down shifted.

love to have one

 

There are a few versions of AMG "65" series cars:

S65 - four door sedan
SL65 - two door hardtop 'vert
Cl65 - two door coupe

 

No, I believe the SL65 it's the fastest production convertable