Re: The real performance of Crossfire/SLK320
Originally Posted by
oledoc2u
SRT6 motor is the same amg motor they put in their 32.... exactly the same according to shipping records I found to the Karmann factory. They rated that motor 349 hp. So the gains stated based on 330 hp are what are wrong. We are starting with 349... That is the advertising that was falsified to keep MB happy.
Having the same identical engine proves nothing actually, it is the ecu tune that will determine the power output. It is tough to say what the c/shaft hp is anyway as you have to have one on a test bed to prove or disprove the numbers quoted. I'll go along with the same hp as the Mercedes though, it means that I have picked up 20hp for nothing.
In the past auto makers have lied about actual hp, and nobody sued them; I guess nobody could prove that somebody was injured or died from having less hp than advertised.
PS
I'd settle for 330 hp anyway, everyone knows that US horses are bigger and stronger than German ones.
Last edited by onehundred80; Mar 23, 2015 at 01:54 PM.