Got Beat Today
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Racer
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Got Beat Today
On a closed course i raced a cls 55 amg supercharged mercades , no excuses it was 60 degrees my c6/a6 was running good , i have 0 mods.From a dead stop we were neck and neck to 100 mph then he started to pull 1/4 car on me, at top end but you can tell he was pulling me down .He has 516 lbs of torque and 476 hp.His car goes 12.7 in 1/4 according to facts i pulled on google.I had a passanger and a full tank of gas ,at the end of it all he broke down , don:t know what happend but 20 min later i went back and was gone ,quess he got it running ,he paid 92000 for that ride .Point is i must be going around high 12s .
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On a closed course i raced a cls 55 amg supercharged mercades , no excuses it was 60 degrees my c6/a6 was running good , i have 0 mods.From a dead stop we were neck and neck to 100 mph then he started to pull 1/4 car on me, at top end but you can tell he was pulling me down .He has 516 lbs of torque and 476 hp.His car goes 12.7 in 1/4 according to facts i pulled on google.I had a passanger and a full tank of gas ,at the end of it all he broke down , don:t know what happend but 20 min later i went back and was gone ,quess he got it running ,he paid 92000 for that ride .Point is i must be going around high 12s .
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next time use 1/4 a tank of gas and dont let your 300lb linebacker buddy ride with you. 
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Can't say I'm surprised. The CLS is a little heavier than my E55, but 469/516 makes a huge impact. Personally, I suspect they're a little underrated as the E55 wagon is quoted at 12.5.
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