How fast are these supposed to be?

I've had a few people around me saying how nice these are, etc, but I've had one encounter with one and it proved to be amazingly slow.

it was the typical two lanes becoming one, and we both wanted to go first, he took off first with a sound that told me he was trying to accelerate hard, but as soon as I downshifted I jumped ahead and pulled him like he was a civic. I suspect he stopped trying as soon as I got ahead of him, but still, it was very disappointing.

I assumed these were expensive / fast cars, is there an economy version or something?

 

They are slow. I raced one with my Lincoln Mark 8 LSC. It has 290hp stock and we were neck and neck until about 80 mph when I start to edge him out. The Mark 8 is about a low 15 to very high 14 sec car.

I even raced an AMG version of one these in the Vette and killed him good.

 

I'm not going to speak from experience here since I don't havea ny in the field of street racing newer Mercedes, but on paper they look like they aren't anything to play with. Most are well over 300 hp despite being relatively heavy. Seems like they would be pretty damn quick, maybe I'm wrong?
Allen

 

that's not one of those; I found what it was: the SLK roadster;

then the specs explain why it was so slow:

2.3L displacement double overhead cam (DOHC), inline 4 cylinder configuration gas engine, 16 valves variable valve timing, supercharger 192 hp @ 5500 rpm, 200 ft-lbs. @ 2500 rpm premium unleaded fuel

btw, the SL 65 doesn't look like a roadster, the SLK does...

 

as a 2002 c230 owner... they are "slow"... and the 2003 c230's have a 1.9L (same hp/tq ratings though)... my car would run a mid to high 15 on a good day... didn't buy it cuz it was a speed demon, bought it cuz it has a 4 year 50,000 mile bumper to bumper warr. + ALL services included, it also handles rather well and is WAY better built than the chevy's, fords, mopars, nissans, bmw's and even honda's we test drove... but that's just my thoughts...

 

SLK230 Roadster
2.3L 16-valve inline-4 engine
192 hp @ 5,500 rpm
200 lb-ft @ 2,500 - 5,000 rpm
0-60 mph in 7.0 seconds (automatic)


SLK320 Roadster
3.2L 18-valve V-6 engine
215 hp @ 5,700 rpm
229 lb-ft @ 3,000 - 4,600 rpm
0-60 mph in 6.6 seconds (automatic and manual)

SLK32 AMG
AMG-built intercooled supercharged SOHC 3.2L 18-valve V-6 engine
349 hp @ 6,100 rpm
332 lb-ft @ 4,400 rpm
0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds


SL500 Roadster
5.0L 24-valve V-8 engine
302 hp @ 5,600 rpm
339 lb-ft @ 2,700 - 4,250 rpm
0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds
MSRP: $89,220.00*

SL55 AMG
AMG-built supercharged 5.5L 24-valve V-8 engine
493 hp @ 6,100 rpm
516 lb-ft @ 2,750 - 4,000 rpm
0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds
MSRP: $120,470.00*

SL600 Roadster
Twin-turbocharged 36-valve 5.5L V-12 engine
493 hp @ 5,000 rpm
590 lb-ft @ 1,800 - 3,500 rpm
0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds
MSRP: $126,670.00*

 

Ahhh....

 

My attention has been attracted.......Good specs poll.....
I see an SL 55 AMG is in my future(ok my wifes anyway)but she wants the high end jaguar........Do you know the specs on it or the site I can obtain them.......She wants one of those new v-12 jags......Top end of course.....
Thanx
jim