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My R172 SLK does not have the performance pack but the only 'advantage' is the brakes.. easily solved by fitting EBC yellowstuff pads... brakes never fade. As for the speed limiter... remap at GAD to 450 and remove it.. 184 on the Autobahn is achievable .. great car and sensible when you want it...

I have run a R172 for the past three years +, fantastic car, never let me down. Use it as a daily driver and do about 20K miles per year. not the cheapest car to run in terms of petrol but for normal work use as said above, economy mode will return 31 - 35mpg.. Mine has been remapped at GAD and...

SLK 55 ..... a week of going to work and the supermarket run.. this is a daily driver and does 20K miles per year.. can I get a green number plate for my V8? :D:D:D

Momentum, simply because I have found absolutely no diffference to V power in either engine performance or MPG.. I have not used the Synergy Supreme enough to comment.....

"But in the real world with so many cars on the road and hold ups , such a piece of equipment only serves the tax man" I agree with you, but the three or four weeks you get to enjoy the car to the maximum is well worth the additional cost.. driving in a straight line at 70/80 is wholly...

AMG;s are not that great around the Nurburgring, they are good at acceleration and ultimate top speed, in corners, Porsche. Ferrari and Lambos rule the roost (with the obvios exeption of the low volume hypercars.. I used to own a 426 BHP TVR, absolutely insanely fast.. really quick around the...

Take it to Germany and do a high speed run on the autobahn.. even numbers (East to west) are best.. 44 is good, lots of straight sections... inn the UK you are better off with a fully specced mondeo... :D

If you want analogue with real speed/acceleration a TVR is as good as it gets... Giffith 4.3 is probably the most accessible..

Absolutely Truspirit I regularly get 33 - 35 mpg on my journey to work, it is mainly M4/A road with a bit of London driving.. I do around 20K PA miles in this car.. it is amusing that those who store their cars in a garage and use them as a weekend treat think 18 mpg is either a badge of...

UK drivers do not know how to behave on a motorway, there is one drivng lane and te rest are for overtaking, once you have overtaken, move to the inside lane,, and make sure when overtaking that you do not make anyone use their brakes.... I have had one near miss onthe autobahn when a driver...

I do enjoy taking a car for a speed run on the Autobahn, as long as you choose the right one (44 is good) and you choose the right time (06:00 on a Sunday) it is relatively safe, whether you enjoy it is down to what you want but it is definitely exhilarating. Last time I got to 184 and backed...

I don't go over 50 in a 50mph limit.. if that's what you mean? I don't tend to believe manufacturer claims (especally with this model) as is said, there are lies, damn lies, and manufacturer claims. On my journey home today I managed 40.7 mpg (I would post a pic but not sure how to downsize a...

I find this thread amusing, drive any AMG car within UK speed limits and you can get reasonably MPG, mine, a NA 5.5 SLK V8 with a moderate tune and no speed limter gets a regular 35+ MPG going to work M4/M25/A40 and a few B roads.. On a country lane run about 14+.. around town as much as I can...

Never really paid much attention but reset the trip last week out of interest for my trips to work... about 60% M4/M25 with 50/60mph limit the rest is A road/City... I was very surprised at 35.2 mpg over 459 miles.. I've never thought of V8's as a green engine o_O