Is My 17 Year Old Mercedes E55 AMG Still Fast? vs CLK63

[@mallafakerii]

that e55 never gets old, flawless desing, bulletproof engine, just amaizing

[@Driver20418]

@Jonas Jonaitis Exactly bro. Did you know the AMG E55 was also very fast as i saw one video done in a closed course where the driver took his E55 AMG to 198mph. Which back then no one saw it coming.

[@BigUriel]

@Jonas Jonaitis Actually the M156 is widely considered less reliable than the M113, and the heat soaking issues with the M113 are easily fixed. While not being any faster in the real world (slower actually when you consider mods). The gearbox is better..when it works. The old 5G is outdated and slow but it is also more reliable.

[@BigUriel]

@Jonas Jonaitis It's slightly faster in all out acceleration, by an insignificant margin (like 0.2 seconds faster to 60). It's an easily verified fact, the difference is so small that in many tests it's actually slower. Outside the race track or the Autobah, on normal roads where you'll spend 90% of your time under 3000rpm, the 55 is faster. It's 700Nm of torque at like 2600rpm vs 630Nm at 5000+, there is no comparison in terms of the instant in gear shove from low down. Also you can get very little extra power out of the 63 without spending a lot of money, a pulley and map on a 55 will cost well under a grand and will take it to well over 550hp and 800Nm, with an upgraded intercooler and exhaust you can break 600hp/900Nm no sweat. The M113K is a monster just waiting to be unleashed, you'll spend 5 grand on the M156 on intake and exhaust mods before it breaks 550. Those extra 800cc just can't make up for losing the supercharger. And the 7G is reliable-ish. I wouldn't call it very reliable, there are plenty of MB owners out there with complaints. It's not terrible, but it's not as reliable as the 5G.

[@BigUriel]

@Jonas Jonaitis You're arguing like a 13 year old kid now so this is pointless. Now there's "E55" fanboys? There's people who fanboy not just on a specific brand, but one specific model of a specific brand with a specific engine? Do you really believe what you're saying? Do you think the E55 is the only MB I like? Grow up. I said the 63 is slightly faster outright. This will be in 0-60, 0-100, 0-150, 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, top speed, you name it, it's all the same test just ran for different periods of time. When you're cruising at 60mph in last gear and put your foot down it's not faster. There are even examples of several MBs (remember the E was not the only "55" that was replaced with a "63", MB used these engines across the range) where the 55 was even faster around tracks - that midrange torque coming out of slow corners really helps you know. And as I mentioned, but you don't seem to want to address, there is a small difference in outright performance in favour of the 63 when you compare them stock to stock. When you compare them in a lightly modified state there is huge difference in outright performance in favour of the 55. You may not like it, because you, being an E63 fanboy, can't accept it, but this is the truth. See what I did there?

[@BigUriel]

@Jonas Jonaitis kthanksbye

[@michaelajayi]

I rest my case. E55 is a well built car regardless of age. Always remember, Age before beauty 👊🏾

[@nikolachanev5203]

It's beautiful to see this clean of a 15-17 year old AMG

[@6.2Slomaro]

This video makes me miss my E55 AMG. I always loved how it was old and still neck to neck with these new v8

[@vetb882]

I miss my 06 E55. SMH, speaking of necks, I loved his even at 60mph if you for it she would still snap your neck back into the headrest... Braaaap

[@6.2Slomaro]

@@vetb882 haha yeah it’s a torque monster

[@johnlowe2218]

these are the only cars that can be 15-16 years old and still look like they’re at the cutting edge of their line. such timeless machines.

[@streetdreamzgarage7170]

All older MBs amazingly built! Love the 55s and 63s. Looking to get a 63 myself.

[@deanm72]

Have an 08 63. Love it. Faster than a lot of sports cars.

[@streetdreamzgarage7170]

@@deanm72 For sale? 😬

[@foxtrotwhiskey874]

I have a 07 E63AMG, absolute hammer of an Engine this M156 is, love it! and since Mercedes will discontinue all V8 engines in 2022, i have decided not to sell it.

[@deanm72]

@@streetdreamzgarage7170 For now it's not. Still enjoying it. You'll find one. Just make sure its clean. Check to see if the air bags been replaced. I had to replace my front airbags and front rotors and brake pads. All ran me $2k. Bought parts off of FCP Euro. Good luck!

[@streetdreamzgarage7170]

@@deanm72 Thanks for the heads up! I’m hoping to make some videos with it when I get it 😬

[@rogerserafin]

Those are still some good numbers considering the age of the cars. Excellent content as always.

[@capt.rossetti1178]

Thats like asking if Mike Tyson can still knock you out. Of course its still fast lol.

[@andrewfilipoff9638]

The Need For Speed nod in the music was so appreciated ❤️ gorgeous machine!

[@shawnweed265]

Your cars look gorgeous. I had a 2004 E55 and sold it when it came out of extended warranty. I miss it everyday!...I also cross shopped the CLK 63 against the M6 as I wanted a 4 seat convertible. I ended up with the M6 just because the back seats were slightly larger. I like the CLK though. The M6's V10 was addicting as hell to be honest.

[@M113kAdil]

M113k will always be a legend.. few modes and 600 hp smiling under the hood.

[@shaikymandel7593]

I love how people think that if a car is old it magically loses its power and the car becomes broken, even with low mileage.

[@alexandergrabar6533]

e55 amg will always be my dream car.... one day... one day!

[@GRosa250]

Both of them are absolutely beautiful

[@playstation1331]

i love that u used the soundtrack of need for speed high stakes

[@suddendilemma5137]

Pulley, headers, tune and tires. Clk who? 🏎💨 🏁 🚗

[@edwardprokopchuk3264]

Would be interesting to see a roll race!

[@tonychavez2083]

Yes a roll race is better indicator , I think M156 would have a slight edge only because it revs harder on the top end.

[@chrisridebike8]

Nice. Per dollar though, that E55 will make more power when modded. I loved my modded M156 but if I were making a car for the strip, an M113k would be easier to make faster.

[@fabianojeda8580]

2:05 I love so much this lamps design

[@holgerw.7730]

Dreamcars, great video, greetings from a amg lover from Germany

[@carstenhaterauch7193]

Me too😛😎

[@BionicRusty]

You have 2 absolutely beautiful cars there 👏👏👏👏

[@julianosante7134]

LOVELY cars, and you keep them up immaculately, but I gotta say I liked the silver e55 better.

[@jasonvoorhees6984]

I took my friends 2007 clk 63 cabriolet to New England drag way and ran a 12.1, and then an 11.9 at 119.98 mph. It was the same color and looked exactly like this one. It was totally stock. It was 37 degrees out that night. I warmed up the tires a little bit and got a 1.8 60 foot and got an amazing run! That track is 60 feet above sea level and the engine clearly loved the cold dry temps. :)

[@bernardwarr4187]

Looking and the RPM and listening to the gear change, I would say with a slight tweak to the transmission the E55 could come out on top. One more Great video from the Master of AMG

[@tylercouture216]

Absolutely can not stand those gear shifts but love the car to pieces

[@MCLAPRO2]

A TCU tune for the E55 would fix that 🤷‍♂️

[@Leo555ZZZ]

Two of the best examples on the planet ,,without a doubt.

[@zaheer4024]

I might be in the market for an AMG of that era and I must say that your E55 is a looker. I’m wondering if it’s on the cusp of being a future classic.

[@63foti]

234K miles on mine and still love it!

[@fidah2525]

Omg I wish I had an e55 in that model, absolutely beautiful car

[@CTE-6000EagleVeryHeavyFighter]

Gorgeous cars of a bygone era. I wish I could get one.

[@theil6]

As usual another Excellent video and information.

[@Yojikman]

Great short video mate!

[@Messergebnis-liebhaber]

Don't forget the fact that Car & Driver measures acceleration with Roll-Out method. To calculate the real time, you have to add about 0.3 second to both 0-60 mph and 1/4 mile times. For example, 4.2 s 0-60 mph for CLK63 with Roll-Out = 4.5 s real 0-60 mph without Roll-Out.

[@OS993]

Very good cars, some excellent upgrades

[@jameslovering9158]

Beautiful cars, doesn't matter what this speed test is, they are cruisers designed to be enjoyed. The attention to detail and design in what I love, the amount of thought and effort gone into these beautiful machines. 0-100 is not high on my list of impressive features. I still think these models are some of the best designed by Mercedes.

[@ralphsmallblock4367]

That was great your Licence plates should read WEBAD✊

[@richiesorge5099]

W211 is a bit heavier and the old 5g transmission is way slower than the 7g. Considering this, the results are pretty awesome for an old 113K.

[@sunsetjavea8891]

I own a CLK63 convertible and it beats almost anything, it's even quicker when it doesn't have off-the-mark traction to worry about.

[@gixxr88]

The E55 imo is Mercedes equivalent to the E39 M5, definitely a classic and at great prices now

[@neptunevibe]

I own an old W203 german edition. 2 liters Kompressor. I changed the head gasket like 1 week ago and I was surprised to see how low whear was to the engine. May be hard to believe but is not eating oil at all and runs as in the first day. Is not an amg but the quality is crazy.

[@wizardindustriesusa]

Imagine that M156 in a coupe!

[@BmwpetroldoorshoppingcarNordsc]

Mostly down to the quicker changing gearbox in the 63 I suspect

[@Alex-rj6sv]

when you can't decide you get both! 😎

[@kbcarroll]

Michelin Pilot Sport 4s. I can't stress enough. My 2005 E55 wagon with a pulley/tune/exhaust gets to 60 in 3.8s.

[@WookieMonster01]

I love my E55

[@Dutch-K9-Unit]

Oldschool power💪💪💪

[@Markuhs1234]

I'm not sure, but the magazines tested the 0-60 with roll out, so the time is lower if so. 4,54 seconds is just a great time with such a heavy rwd car.

[@AMGmeister]

Yes, Car and Driver omits the first foot of roll out before starting the timer, thus the faster times of 4.3/4.2 seconds shown in their magazines.

[@ukwan]

Anything that gets to 60 mph in under 8 seconds is fast, anything under 5 is very fast, under 3 is obscenely fast. It's easy to get a distorted view with cars sub 3 seconds, but honestly you get used to any level of power eventually after driving it for a few months, so who cares? There's things far more important than performance in a road car. It's just nice to have something that is faster than 99% of the other twats on the road so you can over take them quickly.

[@DonisGP]

My 2003 c240 still impresses me. My friends got newer Audi's and BMW's and my car still keeps up perfectly fine and never has any major issues even with 134k miles. It's not an AMG but I love that thing

[@jeffreyt4709]

Thw best or nothing right👍🏻

[@DonisGP]

@@jeffreyt4709 yessir

[@moritzclauss4497]

Yes, the 240 has a great sound but the gas mileage is not that good. I like my clk 200. It has enough power for normal driving and the gas mileage is way better. Only the timing chain problems are just 🤮

[@DonisGP]

@@moritzclauss4497 yea I love the sound but the gas sucks. Every week and a half or 2 weeks its needs a fill up lol.

[@KingofInterns]

@@DonisGP shocking thing is I went from 2005 c180k to c55 and it only consumes 50% more :) 300% more power though :D

[@mrbenz2392]

Your cars are super clean! Mercedes Benz the best or nothing!

[@SkywardOne]

I've been actively looing for a good CLK63. Finding a good one is hard to find.

[@AkisDk]

Both are great machines !!!! ////AMG

[@baktwista]

I love your content and quality videos. What are your thoughts on the CLS550/63?

[@briancarroll481]

managed 4.0 flat with my 2005 E55 wagon on worn bridgestone potenza RE980's.

[@panagiwtisleousis8991]

We have the Mercedes and all the other cars

[@unclebenz563]

You need to turn off ESP when measuring times. ESP eats all the power on launch. Even on a 100-200kph measuring the times without ESP are faster

[@AlexHernandez-xh8ei]

Nah in my e55 when I turn off traction control I spin like crazy

[@unclebenz563]

@@AlexHernandez-xh8ei Need to floor it with "feeling" :D

[@anythingbenz4005]

The numbers on paper were probably done on a drag strip which is much stickier so if you had the traction you'd get those numbers or even better honestly

[@nbb6609]

Where can I get a clean classic like this? Thanks for sharing.

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

Ok I'll say it. Put the CLK's Michelins on the E55 and watch it fly.

[@MzwandileHarmans]

Wow 17 yr old car making similar 1/4 mile time as latest golf R

[@AMGmeister]

The 2022 Golf R is quite impressive, showing the advantages of all wheel drive and launch control to get off the line better. However, the trap speeds in the 1/4 are about 5mph slower for the Golf R, so these AMGs pull well ahead in a longer race.

[@alexander-matthiaskonig2552]

Imagine this car 17 years ago with 4.52 0-60…

[@ibrahimalmotawa967]

Can you advise which heater you installed? I know the original one little small need to make it bigger and keep it long time.

[@tridentinecrusader9477]

Where can I get a 2008 clk 350 Mercedes Benz convertible? Either black or blue

[@superb63amg94]

Nice! I enjoyed it! What App did you use to record the performance?

[@AMGmeister]

Dragy app and performance meter

[@chuckbrown5035]

Is your CLK Designo Graphite Metallic? It looks like it. I have a 2005 E55 Designo Graphite Metallic. Any idea how rare that color is?

[@carleonekyle]

What app did you use to record your runs ?? I’ll do a before and after with my SL pulley and tune mods this week.

[@edwardprokopchuk3264]

Post up the results

[@AMGmeister]

This is the Dragy performance meter and the Dragy app. The meter is ~$150 USD and the app is free.

[@lord_jagged]

Great Vid. What app did you use to measure the performance the blue screen and simple stats look great too.

[@AMGmeister]

Dragy but you need their GPS unit plus the app

[@lord_jagged]

@@AMGmeister Thank you for your prompt reply. i will get a dragy as the app based performance loggers are very bad.

[@Yoshiro1881]

Thanks for the great video. Just curious, what color is your CLK63? It makes the car even more beautiful

[@AMGmeister]

Designo Graphite (041) paint on the CLK63

[@H.S.H.M.]

Aww man...wish you would have kept at it for 1 more second for the 60-130mph times so we can compare the top end

[@H.S.H.M.]

Also why not do cheap but effective upgrades? Simple ECU tune on the M156 & pulley/tune on the E55? Hardly gives up any reliability with huge gains

[@henryovalles1163]

Difference is e55 is tuneable the clk63 really isnt

[@arttsaroux17]

Great videos. thanks. Do you measure actual 0-60 or the silly and incorrect C&D way of 1 ft rollout?

[@AMGmeister]

Yes, I have it set to measure actual 0-60. So it makes sense that I am getting 4.5 seconds 0-60 while C&D is showing 4.2 seconds in their test. From their website - 'we typically subtract 0.3 seconds of rollout from the acceleration figures'

[@skillandluck]

Do E55 AMG and CLK63 AMG have a shiftlight?

[@jeremyocampo1529]

They only sold the clk in rwd configuration right?

[@predrag1]

Great video brother. What app is that btw?

[@AMGmeister]

Dragy app with their performance meter

[@polak1porsche]

I have 2004 s55 amg and 2003 cl55 amg , you will get better results with E55 amg with good Michelin tires

[@fakenews3676]

Would your e55 go faster 0-60 if you did a 2nd gear start in comfort mode since there's not much traction in 1st?

[@salvadorflores1124]

Why in comfort mode and not in sport ?

[@fakenews3676]

@@salvadorflores1124 because its starts in 2nd gear for better traction

[@lapd1989]

Let get it

[@hasankhalifeh861]

M156 is legendary

[@stanleysimmonsreactions9056]

What other AMG cars do you have? Do you own a W208 CLK55?

[@jimbobfisher8904]

Is water still wet?

[@LV-tw4lc]

Hi! What app do you use for acceleration measurement?

[@AMGmeister]

Dragy app and their Performance meter which is about $150

[@theking1411a]

These cars still new , 31 k on the CLK

[@benzman7347]

what is the background music?

[@milutinstojanovic4982]

100-200 e55 ??

[@desertfrog]

What are you using to time these runs?

[@AMGmeister]

Dragy app and their gps performance meter

[@VanishPenguin]

Should have turned traction control off

[@davejohnson3860]

One question? How many benzos' do you own? Lol

[@doca8792]

The m113k will outlast

[@marthannus7620]

👀

[@sazad4968]

Rolling race E55 is faster

[@blk2741]

First

[@inshallahbutcher1464]

Hey when you refuel this car do you need to turn the gas nozzle sideways.?????

[@AMGmeister]

No, it's the same as any other car.

[@inshallahbutcher1464]

@@AMGmeister I have a 06 e55 and I can't put the fuel nozzle in all the way I have to turn it on its side to get all the way in? do you know why??

[@inshallahbutcher1464]

@@AMGmeister????

[@dalaanibombina8822]

Eh.