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Paul, While I'm on the west coast, I'm very familiar with the QEW/I90 stretch from Toronto to east coast USA. A very nice road to do serious speeding indeed. I used to take my 1991 Saab 9000 Turbo from Toronto to Providence/NYC/Philadelphia every few months to see my girlfriend. I wish I could afford a 500E then! After our daughter was born, we have not taken any road trips longer than 2 hours. Quite a shame as the E55 is really designed for highway cruising. It accelerates from 75 mph to 95 as effortlessly as going from 35 mph to 55 mph. How can I describe the feeling, you feel kind of liberated and free on the highway. You can get away from and into trouble so easily. You see that car tailgating dangerously close to others next to you, you step on it and you're 20 cars away in a split second. However, I'm sure one area it cannot beat the LS430 is the tire noise and slightly harsher ride. To address this problem, most E55 owners dump their factory Continentals for Michelin Pilot Sports, I may follow soon. |
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Replying to: phud (Aug 30, 2004 5:02 pm)
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Replying to: horsepower1 (Sep 09, 2004 4:40 pm) Thx... D |
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Pretty quiet on this board. Anyone here going for the new M5 or CLS55 AMG? w210, Do you still have your E55? What do you think of the CLS500/55? M
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Still enjoying my E55. I'm putting on some decent tires on the car as I type - Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s. With the replacement tires, I'm going 275 on the back to beef up the overall traction. Will report back on the improvement. I have a deposit on the M5 but turned down the CLS55. The CLS55 is not practical enough for me with a reduction of interior space (rear middle seat gone). The car emphasizes much on style but little on substance if you ask me. The M5 should be interesting (still 10 months away) and I'm still on the fence. I find the car quite ugly and not luxurious enough for me. Must test one out to see if I can live with all the buttons and harsh suspension day in day out. I enjoy effortless acceleration and performance in my daily sedans I hope the M5 can match the E55 in this area, without having to rev the engine to 7k, creating too much fuss and noise. |
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Replying to: merc1 (Jan 25, 2005 2:11 am)
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| These Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s make all the difference, car handles significantly better. Nicer ride as well, unbelievable. | |
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Replying to: cdr (Feb 16, 2005 3:42 pm) M
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Replying to: merc1 (Feb 17, 2005 1:13 am) |
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The new Jaguar XJR doesn't really compete with the E55 AMG and the BMW M5. The closest car to the aluminum XJR is the Maserati Quattroporte. It will be interesting to see how the 2006 Cadillac STS-V fares against the XJR. Information and pictures on the 06 STS-V: http://media.gm.com/events/autoshows/05naias/brands/cadillac/stsv- %20overview.html http://www.cadillac.com/under5/under5.html from motorsportscenter.com "The supercharged Northstar V8: 4.4 liters, 440 hp, 430 lb-ft of torque - 90% of which is available from 2200 to 6000rpm, and VVT. This supercharger is worthy of special note - engineers were happy to tell us that this blower operates with some 30% less drag than the Ford GT's supercharger, and the intercooler has 50 cooling fins per inch length of the pipeline." |
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