Tumbo
RPM Ruler
Still it's 700 vs 520hp and do you think the difference is that big at rolling start? Are we even looking at the same video?
Vs 2014 Merc S63 vs. Alpina B7 xDrive vs. Audi S8
- Thread starter GTA45E
- Start date
LaArtist
Wunderkind of Wheels
^its not..but then again we do not know the exact spec of that car..how its tuned..how many hp..
Maybe its to much..and it slips at those speeds even..
Its very unscientific to be honest..
700hp Brabus cars are often not that remarkably faster than their 5-600hp AMG counterparts..
Maybe its to much..and it slips at those speeds even..
Its very unscientific to be honest..
700hp Brabus cars are often not that remarkably faster than their 5-600hp AMG counterparts..
LaArtist
Wunderkind of Wheels
God damn it benek!.. i got served again.. why did i even engage in a conversation..
Mick Briesgau
Tire Trailblazer
The S63 suits my taste and style more, so I'd choose the Mercedes.
However, after my driving experiences a couple a weeks ago with the A8 (3.0 TDI, not a S8) my sympathy for this car has has been growing very much. I like the new styling of the exterior, escpecially rearside of the car. The drive has improven. The safety features, like stop-and-go, are working very well. A very close second.
The BMW 7 series, which a drove last wednesday in a longversion, was quite a dissappointment after S Klasse and A8. Without wanting to provoke, but in my opinion the 7-er lacks style and (interior)quality compared to the other two.
Which is the fastest? I think a close call between S63 4-matic and S8. Probably also depends on the driver and his/her driving skills.
EDIT Just saw I gave allready an opinion in the past. It proves personal preferences can change in time
However, after my driving experiences a couple a weeks ago with the A8 (3.0 TDI, not a S8) my sympathy for this car has has been growing very much. I like the new styling of the exterior, escpecially rearside of the car. The drive has improven. The safety features, like stop-and-go, are working very well. A very close second.
The BMW 7 series, which a drove last wednesday in a longversion, was quite a dissappointment after S Klasse and A8. Without wanting to provoke, but in my opinion the 7-er lacks style and (interior)quality compared to the other two.
Which is the fastest? I think a close call between S63 4-matic and S8. Probably also depends on the driver and his/her driving skills.
EDIT Just saw I gave allready an opinion in the past. It proves personal preferences can change in time
Best post in this entire discussion. Seriously guys..........There is no point just throwing numbers and some youtube video around...
Baron: yes it is the 4MATIC, so can't blame it on wheel slip.
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
Roll racing is done specifically to take the launch out of the equation, if done at a high enough speed where there won't be wheel spin or tc interference. The S8 does not have the advertised 520hp. Everyone knows that. You're looking at 570hp+. Neither does the 5.5L biturbo from Benz. As we all know (from DeDe's awesome torque graphs and illustrations) there are thousands of variables that go into why a car is as fast as it is. There's no way to go into detail about all the different reasons why the S8 was faster in this instance so I'll leave it at that: In the end they are both very quick cars and are very close in straight line performance. So close that we're arguing for pages. If you like the S63 more - cool. If you like the S8 more - also cool. Living with an S8 for a couple of days was pure bliss and I'd give my left nut to own either one.
LaArtist
Wunderkind of Wheels
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
How much? Buy it now price is $131,995.00
And we have a bidder on that left nut..
LaArtist
Wunderkind of Wheels
mini_cooper4
Autotechnik Ace
S8...............................S63, B7
PS: We do make a discount if you get both nuts
PS: We do make a discount if you get both nuts
Sunny
Premium
This! Both cars are crazy stupid fast for big luxury barges. Which is .2 secs faster is pointless and yet there are pages of crap about this, of course fueled by Artist's daily fix of feeling good by dumping on other cars.
DjordjeC63
Vorsprung Visionary
Forget that street-racing videos, wait for real tests from car magazines.
LaArtist
Wunderkind of Wheels
haha.. yes that fix..
JHF
Driving Dynamics Pro
Well, why not. It's also (FL S8) faster by the factory than the older one (S8 D4), so why it isn't faster also performance-tests. Well, not going be a huge difference in the tests.
Tumbo
RPM Ruler
That is a certain thing.
Unless they give it more power I doubt it can be any quicke
Maybe I missed something but there has only been one D4 S8 and that's the one introduced last year in 2012, sure they dropped the old 4.2FSI for the much faster 4.0TFSI but this was the regular A8. I just can't see Audi doing anything to the current S8 prior to the model change in like 2016 or something.
Similar threads
