Originally Posted by SRT SIX
Good article. The acceleration numbers sound like their test car needed a throttle reset. I had a BMW Z4 2.5i that I traded in for my SRT6. That car was lucky to do 0-60 in 7.5 seconds. While its handling was good, its acceleration really disappointed me. It was typical as I was a BMWCAA member and knew lots of Z4 members that agreed that the 0-60 times were in the mid 7 seconds.
I was chatting with a friend that has a Mercedes with our motor and drive train and he has always understood it as a transmission reset, not throttle. He bought his C32 AMG in 2002 new and is a very active member of thier club.
Here is the link he provided -
Reset Transmission on W202 - Mercedes Benz Guide and Repair Wiki
Just a fyi
Cheers,
Ty