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    Dec 25, 2004 9:22:13 PM

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    CLK-DTM AMG test (Sport Car International Magazine)

    "Glance at the CLK DTM AMG and this thuggish-looking street-legal racer stares right back at you. Hard. Its message is simple: "Resistance is futile." It's difficult to believe that this aggressive-looking 575-horsepower beast is based on the elegant Mercedes-Benz CLK Coupe."...

    http://www.sci-mag.com/art2/art2p1.html

    Dec 26, 2004 10:52:33 AM

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    Re: CLK-DTM AMG test (Sport Car International Magazine)

    Interesting article, thanks for posting. No doubt that it could be a very interesting collectors car.

    Loooking at it from a pure performance view I am dissapointed. A very refined street racer with 575 HP at EURO 230.000 and then "only" able to perform as a 381 HP 996 GT3 RS on the ring. There must be a huge potential left in that car...

    Dec 26, 2004 10:52:33 AM

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    Re: CLK-DTM AMG test (Sport Car International Magazine)

    Interesting article, thanks for posting. No doubt that it could be a very interesting collectors car.

    Loooking at it from a pure performance view I am dissapointed. A very refined street racer with 575 HP at EURO 230.000 and then "only" able to perform as a 381 HP 996 GT3 RS on the ring. There must be a huge potential left in that car...

    Dec 26, 2004 11:26:32 AM

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    Re: CLK-DTM AMG test (Sport Car International Magazine)

    IMO out of the 230.000, you pay 130.000 of performance and 100.000 of exclusivety.

    Dec 26, 2004 11:26:32 AM

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    Re: CLK-DTM AMG test (Sport Car International Magazine)

    IMO out of the 230.000, you pay 130.000 of performance and 100.000 of exclusivety.

    Jan 24, 2005 4:11:42 PM

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    Re: CLK-DTM AMG test (Sport Car International Magazine)

    I think the issue is that it is still to heavy. I really like it, but seriously 44 pounds less than the SLR is nothing to brag about. I think it needed to lose more weight to really live up to the engineering potential.

    Jan 24, 2005 4:11:42 PM

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    Re: CLK-DTM AMG test (Sport Car International Magazine)

    I think the issue is that it is still to heavy. I really like it, but seriously 44 pounds less than the SLR is nothing to brag about. I think it needed to lose more weight to really live up to the engineering potential.
     
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