[325 Baller]

My friend has a 03 CLK 320 CAB, she claims her car is faster then mine and she can beat me, I did my research and found we both have 215 HP and roughly the same tourque. Im thinking about betting her like $150 that I can win at a drag track or something but dont want to bet if I wont win.
Thanks for the advice

[Bimmerista]

Check the weight - I believe that the MB is heavier. As well, the MB torque is available at higher rpm than yours. I think there is a good chance you will winn - especially if the MB is automatic.

[ward]

you can try and track down 0-60 on the merc,
I would bet it'd be close but the 3 should take the merc down (as long as you don't bog the launch if you have a manual)

[325 Baller]

I have auto and so does she, I can shift manually or goto DS since that would be an advantage.

[younghov85]

My girls mother has the same car, except its not a convertible. The one thing that u should think about is that Mercedes are no slackers, just as BMs arent. Just cause they have no manual doesnt mean they wont leave u in the dust. If u race her make sure u practice on your take offs. Try and find the right RPMs to take off from. When I first got my car i remember i was catching first second and third gear (having the tires catch). Just practice first, cause it might not be that easy.

[325 Baller]

The curb weight of the 320 convertable is 3600 lbs and I found out its top speed is electronically limited to 135 and isnt ours 145 non sport?

[325 Baller]

So let me see if i have this right? The race would be close but I probablly would beat her due to the 300+ lbs her car has over mine?

[Bimmerista]

Yeah, assuming that the engine performance is close, the weight advantage and the fact that your auto is a 6 speed vs MB's 5 speed should make you the winner.

[325 Baller]

Alright thanks for the info.

[ward]

you wouldn't let a girl beat you anyways would you

[325 Baller]

FUCK NO! this chick was 5 cars ahead of me at a light saturday night in traffic and she beat me to the next light so shes bragging to everyone saying she wooped my ass but wont give me a rematch!

[325 Baller]

Has anyone here ever raced a clk 320?

[aapriadi]

Originally Posted by 325 Baller

My friend has a 03 CLK 320 CAB, she claims her car is faster then mine and she can beat me, I did my research and found we both have 215 HP and roughly the same tourque. Im thinking about betting her like $150 that I can win at a drag track or something but dont want to bet if I wont win.
Thanks for the advice

dude, ur car has 225hp!! and yes i think u'll be able to win. i've been in a c230kompressor, c55amg, cls500, e350 and i can tell u of all these cars both c55amg and cls500 have good acceleration. i think clk320 will have slower acceleration than e90 coz i believe mb cars are always heavier than bmw's but thats just my opinion someone correct me if i'm mistaken.
if i were u, i would race her! put ur car in DS mode all the time, maybe that will help or shift manually whichever one u prefer
good luck bro

[325 Baller]

thanks aapriadi, She goes around bragging how she beat me (even though we werent racing) but she wont do a rematch, i think its because she knows ill own her.

[aapriadi]

lol what a bitch!! next time u're side by side on a light, smoke her! u'll definitely smoke her ass

[325 Baller]

ya, I told her i wanted to race at Moroso (a local dragstrip) and I would even pay for her entrance and shes like no need to I already know id smoke you! Ill wait till i get next to her at a light.....! lol

[aem]

The 03 clk320 has 310Nm@3000rpm vs the 325 250@2750rpm. It also is 3.2L vs 2.5L. A quick research shows the CLK doing 6.9 and the 325 7.7 (both autos) so ....

[325 Baller]

i have a 06 e90 bmw 325i fyi. And that info would be wrong because my reasearch (5 different sites stated that the CLK ran a 7.4) and i know that your 7.7 is false becasue I ran a 6.9 in D not even DS so I could probablly run a 6.7 or 6.8 in DS, those arent official times either my friend pressed the stopwatch button on the I-drive so its probablly a little less then 6.9 but we will say 6.9 until i have proof that its faster.

[aem]

Do you have a timeslip to prove it?

Stopwatches just doesnt do it for me.

[aapriadi]

hey aem u.s 325i has 215hp and 3000cc, next time get ur facts right

215 horsepower and 229 lb of torque -> 03 clk 320
215 horsepower and 185 lb of torque -> 06 325i

but remember the clk is heavier, 3515 lbs vs 3351lbs and clk is 5speed while bmw is a 6speed..

again, i'm confident that 325i would win against a clk320

[aapriadi]

oh btw here are the 0-60 acceleration for both cars:
clk320 -> 7.4
325i -> 7.2
both auto
the 6.9 u got is from a manual clk, a manual 325i does 6.7

[aem]

My facts are not limited to the US, those are Austalian specs and if i go with that then the CLK have won. I didnt that's why i ended my reply with a "so ..." (meaning undecided and needing proof). I don't like to be too confidence in anything, i want hard evidence to be convinced, and a proper recognised track timeslip will do me fine.