481WHP Mercedes E55 AMG! - One Take

[@karpetcm]

This was a fun day for me, Zack was a super nice and appreciate he's input and taking my car out for a spin. I sold the E55 to buy a E63 which I now have.

[@jody024]

Oh nice!

[@uohtreB]

Very cool car.. it looks super clean 👌 love the color

[@chrismunsey3185]

Stealth 63. Beautiful car man!!👌🏽

[@karpetcm]

uohtreB thank you🙏

[@karpetcm]

Chris Munsey thanks 🙏

[@Mercedes-AMG_Motorentechnik]

Wonderful vid. M113 - best engine ever made. Mine has 292k and still running like hell 👍🏻 ✌🏻

[@ihaia829]

Hey bro is it still going well? I want to buy one

[@susanamakoni8993]

A

[@danielimmeyer9229]

Transporting it because he is worried about it making an 8hr drive is hilarious. It's in your head dude, I drive mine freaking everywhere it's dead nuts reliable.

[@MotownModels]

Daniel Immeyer yeah that was weird to me. Bought mine site unseen from Seattle and drove it home to Detroit, completely solid.

[@monikhushalpuri]

Motown Models how’s your e55 holding up?

[@danielimmeyer9229]

@@monikhushalpuri it's indestructible 133k and counting with my foot to the floor

[@Bigfoot12x12]

Depends on previous owner/seller. Who tf knows what condition it’s in. I would certainly want to tool around a bit before a long haul. But to each their own

[@JSAFIXIT]

@@Bigfoot12x12 You can beat these things like a savage and they just keep going.

[@GHOSTJERKER]

I own a 2003 E55. 133,000 miles and still running strong💪

[@p0u74n]

I watch this video only to read this! Lol jk

[@205.BRABUS]

Same year, got 137k miles on mine💪😁

[@bottomfeeds]

I also have an 03, just hit 70k today

[@JoseLopez-vp8vu]

Who cares 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽😘🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

[@jareknowak8712]

There are many W211 as taxis in Europe. Many W210 also. 133k miles is nothing.

[@mx63cressida22]

yes finnaly a w211 e55

[@Barfly76]

Circa Eclipse missed this one then did ya? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppzJnqWegbqDotE

[@mx63cressida22]

@@Barfly76 i seen that one but this one is modified lol

[@Barfly76]

Circa Eclipse so was the other lol!

[@VanishPenguin]

@@Barfly76lmao with the hands control... that one does not count. Point, blank, period.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

the best E class AMG imo, even better as a wagon

[@Ferraridude13]

Best e class period

[@Quatschmichnichdicht]

W124. But love the w211 too

[@Ferraridude13]

@@Quatschmichnichdicht yeah w124 is awesome. I think W124 is the best sedan and W211 has the best wagon, at least in terms of looks

[@iiyapimpdaddy1791]

Ive had both...the w211 is more reliable...but w124 is still better

[@PepeDeezNutz]

That wagon had a big ol butt

[@BrennanMcKissick]

Ugh, I love these. Definitely one of my favorite AMG cars.

[@rickybobby5950]

I keep coming back to watch this video! I found a well maintained 2 owner E55 with under 100k miles about 2 years ago and have been slowly replacing the suspension bushings, flex discs, mounts etc. and did an i/c pump upgrade and a VRP clutched 77mm blower pulley w/RaceIQ tune. I’m looking for some long tubes headers and going to do 550lph injectors, a looped fuel rail and 80mm t/b and ported blower inlet while I’m in there. Since COVID I have only put 9000 miles on it and I get all of my maintenance parts from FCP Euro and just did an oil change, conductor plate and fluid service so I hope to keep it forever and have already turned down random people offering to buy it!

[@truth6242]

I own an E500 and every single day someone approaches me and says wow.. nice car man! It is a timeless design.

[@ahemgee9542]

I've got a 04 E55K 7 seater Estate. Absolutely love it. Sounds amazing, immense torque but super comfy seats and air ride. New ones are too stiff cheaper interior and rock hard seats .

[@peterhert9350]

This Car , when you can drive it properly, gives a lot of goosebumps and smiles. But It can scare you sometimes also. I will never sell our E55K. (Germany).

[@DopeyFilms64]

yeah this car is the best 12K I have ever spent

[@hasangenc2922]

@@DopeyFilms64 best sedan from its time. And one of the best sedans ever made.

[@thelabgeek1592]

This thing came out during my sophmore year in HS. Quite literally my favorite AMG car. Sounds so darn good.

[@R_Tower]

In person, this car whine’d like a pulley’d Eaton 03-04 Cobra. Sounded pretty good.

[@G.M85007]

It's a 4 door cobra

[@imlachg1]

"Sounds like a couple of mustangs arguing in a tunnel"

[@razerone49]

If there’s been one odd obsession I’ve had with a car I never owned it’s this bad boy. Ultimate daily with an attitude. Glorious exhaust note out of that v8, pretty quick, super comfy and roomy for yourself and passengers. And best of all, extremely affordable right now. I add a lot of power to my cars so I always stuck with Audi for its AWD traction but was always tempted by this baby. Great review👍

[@iantownsend500]

I’ve been looking at these for a while on eBay also loved the CLS 55 amg

[@CylinderHeadE60]

Ian Townsend tough to find one since they only made them for one year. I saw one a week ago and it was in terrible shape.

[@scottp6761]

I have a 2006 CLS 55 AMG black fully built running 700 HP for sale if interested look on AutoTrader you cant miss it. Nicest one on there. Let me know

[@dunes2006]

im starting to really enjoy Zack doing those one takes. I also love the fact that he really take time for the Guess.. thanks Zack

[@tipsofme]

I own an 05 C55 and have had zero issues with it. Only 81k miles. Same motor but no super charger. I’d love to own an E55 for a weekend car. C55 is a great daily and sounds exactly the same minus the whine.

[@iiyapimpdaddy1791]

Austin H its more reliable too. You dont have to deal with the 2k pully replace once they go wrong (oem)

[@tipsofme]

IIya PimpDaddy and no airmatic suspension and braking issues like the E55. I might drop a M113K in my C55 some day but that will be a few years down the line. Once I have an Accord 2.0T for a daily to replace this and just use my C55 for fun.

[@Mercedes-AMG_Motorentechnik]

Back again on that great Channel. The W211 model is the best E-Class ever made by Mercedes Benz. I own one of the first models built in 2002 with now 300K Kilometers. M113 is a real beast-machine. This car will never getting old. It's timeless...

[@Barfly76]

Definitely not a 2008 Zach.

[@zainkhokhar5949]

i know dude , E55 was last made in 2006 if i am not mistaken.

[@karpetcm]

im shocked it got alot of views, best car I've ever owned. Miss it, thanks Zack for taking the time to review it 🙏. I would love to buy a white one one day again.

[@tipsofme]

The E55 is a 200mph sedan for $12/$14k lol

[@tipsofme]

Just Wryt the E55 really is and these aren’t constantly broken. The V10 M5 is commonly know as a problem child to even BMW fans. It’s an awful car. You can buy an E55 with low miles for $14, they’re are very reliable and get an ECU flash and do 200mph all you like. The community and support for these cars is massive. Don’t take my word for it. Call some euro tuning shops and ask them what they think.

[@barfly246]

The E55 is a great car with virtually no engine/trans issues.. makes it difficult to compare it to a E60 M5 with virtually every trans/engine issue.. I own an E60 myself, but the 550i m -sport, that's the E60 to get

[@Ki-yg1ds]

Austin H while the e55 is great and the tranny and engine are very reliable the air suspension has problems failing and that can be very expensive to replace and I’ve heard that the break system is kinda finicky

[@DouEditz]

@@tipsofme Where can you get a low mileage E55 for $14k? Lol the bubble burst a long time ago...

[@lilmoco8305]

AL B ehh the dual clutch tranny pretty bad lmao I got mine stuck in 1st gear tryna burnout

[@gtmike916]

2006 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. The Hellcat before the Hellcat.

[@zf22raptor]

I agree 100% with your point about the traction control it's too abrupt.

[@RamosDominicano]

Those were two cops. Yep.

[@kevin9c1]

Had my 04 for a year at this point. Done lots of maintenance and a few repairs as I noticed things but overall very pleased.

[@tomm2074]

2006 was the last year for the supercharged e class. 2007 and up was the n/a 6.2 in which they labeled it as the e63.

[@carlpatrick9102]

So the 07 e63 isn’t a supercharged engine?

[@skipaday162]

@@carlpatrick9102 no. 2006 was the last year for the e55

[@96jpaulo]

7:50 agree with you on that one, went for a ride in a sl55 amg and that engine @2800-3000 rpm when you go full throttle makes such a nice sound, i prefer it over the 6.3 😁 Edit: I hit play again and the owner mentions the 3k rpms sound 😂 sick w211 i forgot to mention!

[@peppinoesposito5465]

you're spot on, Zack. That vintage of Mercedes in general had super progressive steering. I actually love it.

[@ipwndrums]

lmfao of course he used to work at pacific bmw in glendale and now drives an amg thats hilarious. stereotypes are sometimes so ridiculously accurate hahaha

[@6spdkeg]

I'm a BMW guy but if I actually wanted a lux v8 big car, AMG all the way.

[@jlopez1017d]

I currently own a BMW because it’s more affordable but I’d rather have an AMG

[@ilandman4evr]

She sounds healthy!!! Sick Merc. She sits just right, Thks Zack

[@Boguardis]

I hope this guy has got better at letting his guests talk and actually listening to what they are saying instead of derailing the point they are trying to make.

[@modified504]

Vrp valvebody will solve shifts being a lil slow. But transmission is very strong!

[@trashpanda314]

Mercedes V-8s sound so damn good. This one especially, Sheesh! Only motors I can think of that sound as good(to me at least) are Chevy LS motors. Especially with a supercharger. But I don't know, Mercedes may have the edge sound wise. My old man has a Tundra with an exhaust alone, and that Toyota 5.7 sounds pretty damn good too. Sound is the main thing is dislike about all of the turbo 6 cylinders nowadays. I know they make good power and some of them sound decent but for the most part you just can't beat the sound of a V-8, especially with a blower.

[@tylercouture216]

this is the best Mercedes E class ever

[@jlopez1017d]

For sure it’s the most beautiful too

[@tylercouture216]

@@jlopez1017d absolutely timeless like a four door SLR McLaren haha is that exaggerating to much

[@jlopez1017d]

Mr. TAMW yeah the new Mercs just don’t have much elegance to them. There’s something about them maybe they’re too rounded

[@tylercouture216]

@@jlopez1017d besides them just being absolutely ugly the e class that followed this one how could someone says that looks good that it looks crafted or sculpted it looks like someone in corporate designed them

[@Jasoneo5]

Had an 05’ I got to 505whp ten years back, but they are a bit outdated now. New one is a 670whp M6 grancoupe. 1 bolt on, pump gas

[@raymondnewbill5294]

Easily the best BMW in the last 15 Years!!!

[@DouEditz]

Reliability

[@flowgardens85]

There is a coilover conversion that makes it handle like a boss.

[@BorisBidjanSaberi11]

What is it

[@cliffordbradford8910]

14:15 and we still haven't heard his mod list... Looks are like an NFL linebacker with dadbod. Not that it's a bad thing.

[@G55STEYR]

Glad to see the distinction as the M113 is 5.4L in this case, the 5.5 NA engine is a 4valve coupled with the 7G tronic as it needs the closer ratios. Not less power than the M5 which came out later so on paper it had to have more, but it's not any faster. It's not a progressive ratio steering, it's the car leaning so the effect of turning is delayed

[@julioliriano1423]

Did he really said 2008....

[@CALISPEC1]

“It’s really clean in here” as the camera pans past all the pine needles under the hood lol

[@rsauno85]

Pushing 510 on mine with 77pulley , long tube no cats , bwk , cooling dtk tune

[@ZHGAmingAllTheWay]

Fair Matt now e55 prices are going to jump

[@gtmike916]

Nah they are consistent. You still have that German car reliability stigma that sits around. I’d love to take a chance on one of these though.

[@ridewithjash]

I can't wait till I get my hands on one, e55 or e63 😍😍🤤

[@logannaslund1057]

Jash440 same here only got the e350 rn hahaha

[@terrancecollins2696]

m113k is one of the few bulletproof german engines

[@danielhan3098]

Do a review on the new type r. You guys did a track one take but not one in the mountains.

[@Renesis97]

That car sounds more ‘Murican than some ‘Murican muscle cars!

[@diablocls55]

German muscle car

[@MandeepPanesarkenya]

that sound. incredible

[@chrismunsey3185]

One of my favorite Merc’s ever produced. Beautiful machine!👌🏽

[@alansoler2653]

Good review

[@c_dubbzz6127]

“Ooh, Rocks!” -Clarkson

[@mynameis63]

Thanks Zack . Hope you had a good summer...now get back to work dammit. lol

[@antonioradulescu1724]

Dammmm that sound is so powerful and damm fast 😍😍😍

[@khalidmuhammad4408]

Nice car... too bad we didn't get a chance to hear about the modifications 😫

[@coltondery3526]

Great video as always. Love that sound! And btw Bluetooth in cars I think came out in 03-04. My father had an 04 Acura TL with Bluetooth that he would hook up to his blackberry lol

[@krugmeister7301]

THAT'S A INCREDIBLE AMG.!!😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheStonedAlpaca]

"It's really really clean in here, it's really nice" pans to the corner of the hood full of straw

[@Fuzion180]

That thing is sweet! what a bad ass merc, would love that as a vip cruiser

[@hasangenc2922]

Best sedan from its time.

[@Aznderek67]

The throttle lag is probably the early drive by wire pedal. My c230 had the same hesitation if you floored it

[@mvc2177]

I just bought one with the same color combo and interior carbon fiber lol. Now I just need to add mods

[@gnarlytothemax]

You guys have done m5 before but you should do a different one again. Those V10's are epic.

[@JustinsSupercars]

Im looking for a E55 here in Germany at the moment. Unfortunately the E55 doesn't sell AT ALL here at the used car market so Im a bit concerned that I will never be able to sell it again...But its a fantastic car!

[@peterhert9350]

I bought one (550hp) in Germany, early this year. I dont sell it again. It is not a Car ( as all with lot hp) for people with normal income, except you work yourself on Cars. Expensive in maintaining, insurance, Petrol. In this case , it is better to rent supercars for a day or Weekend. .. and you have to learn to drive such cars properly and safe on real german streets ( I come from 350hp).

[@JustinsSupercars]

Peter Hert Unterhalt ist eher das kleinste Problem. Auch Reparaturen sind bis auf SBC ja ziemlich günstig bei dem Auto. Da ich selber bei Mercedes arbeite eh kein Problem. So ein Auto fährt man ja eh nicht als Daily driver. Ich mach mich nur sorgen dass man selber so doof ist das Auto zu kaufen und es dann nie mehr los wird. Die meisten E55 stehen Monate lang und für wie viel die verkauft werden weiß kein Mensch. Das stört mich an dem Auto.

[@glynpayne4393]

WOW! That sound!

[@timtresch4848]

I would take a E55 over an E60 M5 or the E63, more comfortable, more power potential with the supercharger, and more reliable especially then the M5, that V10 is a basket case waiting to happen.

[@fajitap150]

This video is making me pray that I get my 677hp e55 graphite metallic back soon.

[@fajitap150]

www.dynocomp.com/blog/dyno-comp-motors-2006-mercedes-benz-e55-amg/

[@jaym6079]

Hope you didn’t pay that price for the car and really think it’s 677hp to the wheels with those mods

[@fajitap150]

Jay M didn’t say wheel, naw 16k with 70k on odo.

[@jaym6079]

Fajita P* that’s a steal at that price and mileage, congrats

[@LeJunny]

What a coincidence you uploaded this video, just yesterday one tried to race me.

[@poppedaperkyimtweakin1403]

GTStung Albert would of been a good race 👍

[@talkditingsdem5799]

@@poppedaperkyimtweakin1403 would of whooped his ass. Sorry. A stock w211 e55 is capable of high 11's very low 12's in the 1/4 mile. A stock Kia Stinger just break into the 12's if that.

[@Jakerx7]

This car is so fucking badass

[@MFV12]

The gear was called AMG Speedshift ;)

[@Magina1989]

Double like for the e46 in the backgroundXDDD

[@marianobazan5695]

That shit looks dope

[@aubreysayed7806]

the owner didn't look to happy when you put your foot down hahaha

[@gmartirosyan]

Mike, axper jan, what a great and clean car you've got there!! Cheers from Yere1

[@karpetcm]

gmartirosyan thank you 🙏

[@GoingInStiff]

Ultimate sleeper

[@Colin-kh6kp]

Well, I guess I’m getting an E55. Please pray for me lol.

[@flowgardens85]

One of the baddest ass cars I’ve ever owned. Took me a week to find the traction control button then you can whip it around like a vette. I roasted a set of tires off easily.

[@arevo8702]

Did you get it? How is it

[@MrBailey414]

Check your motor mounts and transmission mounts - notorious for wearing out and causing vibration

[@karpetcm]

If it's referred to my car they were changed 2 months before with tranny mount.

[@Edmund_Mallory_Hardgrove]

All cars are starting to look the same because of regulations and financials. There is an optimal shape for each car, whether it's a two-door sedan, a four-door saloon, crossover, truck, or SUV. Car companies have to comply with a lot of regulations. Then there is the question of making money. Developing and bringing to market new cars is an expensive proposition, and car companies are dealing with skinny margins. All these factors combined mean that cars are looking more alike. In the old days, all you had to have was a glimpse of a car and you could identify it. Sometimes now you have to take a doubletake to figure out if you're looking at Land Rover or Kia. I think we're entering the last decade or two of cars as we know them. ICEs will be replaced by EVs, and car ownership will change.

[@Lowbottoms909]

It’s dope looking to buy one

[@Plupx]

that car is so fucking clean man

[@JDJD-mw9rr]

I love the e55

[@WatchoutNSG]

I love this video and I love my CLS55 AMG :D

[@M3garage]

At 4:00-4:02 ....did I hear a faulty door lock? Cuz I have that exact issue on my e55 lmfao

[@SAYWUT]

Simple spring in the door lock that is cheap and easy to replace

[@derrick6598]

This car is absolutely amazing 🤯🤯 I have one but I need to do some work on it. If anyone can help that would be awesome and maybe we can start a KZbin channel around the car. Encouraging others to get awesome older Benz, but idk I'm just a man dreaming.💯

[@SicSemperBeats]

cool dude and the best E class. Dope video!

[@alextorkelson]

Does it still have the resonators?

[@MrFooSteven]

3:30, my engine bay OCD is getting triggered by the leaves

[@MrFooSteven]

pines, whatever you call em

[@yermailmain206]

Sounds mental 👌🏽

[@offradar31]

I was just looking at e55’s and cls55’s still can’t decide

[@scottp6761]

I have a black CLS 55 AMG for sale. 06. 700 HP and.built

[@STRGHTSXBNZ]

*Alex Palmeri liked this video*

[@AstroFantastica]

I saw the Merc, I saw Mike - he had to be Armenian. Then his email came up :D

[@kanervatie]

Because all mafioso drive cars like that. lol...Old mercs. lol

[@jlopez1017d]

I noticed older Armenians guys like Mercs, while the younger guys like BMWs and Infiniti’s

[@TheLesiow]

Woow What a nice e 55 ;)

[@jamesbeez]

Love this car

[@Ogkuzh]

Would've been a E63 amg if it was an 08' the E55 was manufactured from 2003-2006. I have an 06 myself beast of car till this day👍

[@shadow36057]

how has the reliability been on it?

[@earlfenwick]

Is that the Ortega Highway?

[@iheartgs400]

I’m debating whether to move to the AMG darkside as I have the little brother 07 E550 still fast af but I’m leery about insurance costs as my premiums for my E550 is cheap af question for E55 are you guys classified as sports cars for the premium surcharge on the insurance?

[@BeesonsCars]

Same. I have the S550 and was thinking about getting an S63. The 550 motor is really great though. It’s super fast for what it is and surprises a lot of people. Have you modded you E550?

[@iheartgs400]

Tyler Beeson not yet but I have seen tune kits from OE for less than 700 that opens up the throttle response of the car and give you a bit more HP and torque.

[@karpetcm]

I have a 07 E550 as well with O.E Tune. Very smooth motor and it has a slight kick in power just slight when it hits 4000rpms love the way it pulls but still pedal lag regardless of the tune just slightly better.

[@BeesonsCars]

Stealth 63 I also have the OE Tuning kit on my S550 and it really opened the car up. It’s much faster and will easily light up the rear tires all the way to 50 mph with traction off and a good launch. I got mine on sale and it was like $450 total for the tune and MyGenius upload device. I highly recommend it. But one caveat is you have to have access to a windows computer because the software isn’t compatible with Mac. Used my friends computer and it was relatively painless.

[@karpetcm]

Tyler Beeson glad your happy with it. Makes a nice difference even on a N/A motor. I think I will always keep my E550 and daily it more.

[@masterdriveroftoyotazupr4164]

*Effspot: Hold my $12K Exhaust on my Cheap V12 W140 Mercedes S600, Mr Tgsasaki. AHHH"*

[@roachm]

I don't do much commenting on KZbin, especially not suggestions but I do have to say you should circle the car with the camera at the beginning while you're talking about the basics. Matt's videos do this, and honestly your other ones might this is just the first time I've noticed that you didn't.

[@BryanHoefer]

I just want to know which ceramic coating he has on the windshield?

[@karpetcm]

Bryan Hoefer Avalon King.

[@mahoaga0077]

Great looking car do you run stock injectors on the car or did you go for a bigger size injectors..

[@karpetcm]

It was stock injectors. I have another E55 now and that does have upgraded injectors.

[@AP-yo9xk]

Haha, I couldn't hold myself back, they at 1:45 of this video you start talking about car, you say " 2008 E55" they didn't make E55 that year, E55 is 2003-2006 only, anything up is E63.