acuratly2k

Has anyone raced this car before. This car is pretty quick in my opinion, anybody knows 0-60 time for this car. Anyway, I was in the hurry to get home so I did my usual launch and this CLK 320 on my left hand side wanted to play. On the next light, we lined up, I looked at him and he looked at me and then light turned green and we both floored our cars. The first gear I was ahead by 1/2 car and by the end of first gear he was right at my side mirror. By the second gear he was kind of gaining on me a little bit at first and then my v-tec kick in hard above 5000 RPM, at the end of second, he was a car length behind me and then he shuted it off. A good race for me, I thought I was going to lose. By the way, I have 2000 TL.

130hp

nice kill....

i think the clk 320 does 0-60 in around 7.6 secs. shouldn't be a problem for the TL....

johnnyb_s

Haven't had a chance to put mine to the test, but it is good to know that its there when I need it, VTEC that is.

Sador

SPECIFICATIONS: FOR CLK320

Engine: SOHC 18-valve V-6.
215 hp, 229 lb-ft torque.
Low Emission Vehicle (LEV).
Wheelbase: 105.9 in
Overall length: 180.3 in
Acceleration,1 0-60 mph: 6.9 sec

Slammed99TL

I havent raced any 320's but I have raced my dad's CLK 430 cabriolet and it rips me a new ******* everytime I race it. In the Mercedes booklet it says that the 430 cabriolet and the 320 hard top have the same 1/4 mile time (15.2)

acuratly2k

Sador

The spec. you gave seem reasonable. That car is not that much slower than our car. For a car with 0-60 in 7.6 sec, we should be able to beat it by at least 2-3 car length. I am sure the CLK430 (non convertible) will beat us pretty bad. What about regular E320? I heard it is pretty quick too.

Sador

That was from a MB website. Their 0-60 time is actually superior to that of a TL-P, though a TL-S might be a different story.

PsyKotiC RydeR

haha its so funny how almost all the kills on this board are made when the vtec kicks in.

acuratly2k

Sador,

What do you mean? The CLK-320 0-60 time is not faster than 2000TL. Motortrend tested 2000TL at 6.7 sec. and 2002 TLS at 6.2 sec. for 0-60. I can consistently do 0-60 in about 6.5-6.7 sec (g-tech number) and all I have is VAFC.

Sador

OK, first let there be no flaming on this.....

Generally speaking, the "accepted" numbers on a stock 2000+
TL-P runs in the low 7's. That said, I can find (easily) a range running from 6.7 to 8.4 on the times for the TL-P, all from "respectable" sources. My money isn't on motortend's numbers. 90% of the testers put it at about 7.3. The CLK (320) is usually put at about 6.8.

I can't be the only person who's noticed that Acura doesn't seem to be very straghtforward on giving 0-60 times. There's a very simple explanation: An "average" driver cannot attain the sub 7-second times. The reasons are several. 1) V-TEC is great, but it really doesn't kick in until later. 2) Turning off TCS as well as power braking are required to achieve even the low 7's. These are not factors in several other cars 0-60 times that don't necessarily require these esoteric actions to get fantastic results.

Don't get me wrong, I love my TL and wouldn't trade it for any other car in the same price range. However, I'm not going to believe that it will stand up against many high-dollar sport sedans that weren't designed to be either as fuel efficient or have as smooth a ride.

A kill is a kill, but driver skill and good reflexes will ALWAYS play a factor.

samkws

well...magazines got 6.8-7.0 flat for the CLK320

E320 can do it in only 7.2 sec so the lighter CLK can launch a little bit quicker...

in reality, cases maybe different coz the drivers AREN'T expert....they may had a bad launch or sth

asiankidd

mercedes are really conservative with their numbers...i own a clk 320 i would know....my best time 0-60 was a 6.4 on a 75 degree day at fontana.......and a 1/4 time of 14.8 with no mods, just a missing spare that its!!!

samkws

and nobody would believe at that time when my SWB S320 did in just 8.9 sec..
despite with the 4600+lb body and RWD