DJ, driving a supercar isn't just about the speed. It's the experience. A large part of that experience is manual transmissions. If the auto is faster so what? It takes out a major aspect of the challenge and fun of driving a supercar. I've never knocked the performance of the car, i've said i'm sure its an incredibly fast car and can kill almost everycar on the strip and the track. Also, if you care so much about getting the fastest 0-60 run go get a ricer, some of those can toast the slr. I mean its great it might have all this suspension and handling abilities, but if u and your friend are just doing 0-60 runs well.....Curb Hucker said:Dan, you dont seem to quite understand what youre talking about. Sure you might be able to tune up a vette or a ricer to maybe be as fast as this thing, but thats not the point. No ricer could ever have the suspension or handling this thing has, nor could a vette. The brakes on the SLR are more than a whole corvette costs, so it would cost a hell of a lot to make one of those cars approach this thing. It does have an automatic, but i dont think any person could possibly shift as smoothly as the computer does on this thing. We did a 3.0 0-60 run in it this morning, now if that isnt fast enough for you and requires a stickbox or flappy paddles then you should buy an actual F1 car. The entire frame is carbon fiber, every body pannel is carbon fiber, the seats are carbon fiber. This is not just some average Mercedes, it is a supercar and you just cant seem to grasp that. It does have the glitz and glamor of a benz, but when it comes down to it, its built like a racecar. The entire exhaust system on this car is stainless, and then enclosed in a bubble of aluminum/silver that has air flowing through it to cool exhaust tempatures. It rides like a plank, has very firm racing seats, and has an interior noise level higher than an old dump truck. it may be a benz, but dont knock the performance of this vehicle. Unless youve got an Enzo, or CGT then dont talk sh1t. And oh ya, this thing is a good investment, it probably wont lose value at all.
Most supercars' powerplants aren't meausred by their 0-60, they're measured by their 0-100 or 100-200, thats where the real fun is anyways. Well at those speeds around turns.