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Re: 458 vs SLS...is this a joke or what !!!!
Lends more credence to the SLS, detracts from the 458.
I saw my first SLS on I-95 a few weeks back. A Pearl White one. First thing I noticed is that it's much wider than it appears in pictures, but the overall profile and stance isn't breathtaking.
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Re: 458 vs SLS...is this a joke or what !!!!
Hmm, the SLS has the same power and 110 Nm more torque, while it weighs about 150 kg more than the 458.
So in a straight line there should not be that much difference between these two cars. 
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Jan 3, 2011 5:51:39 PM
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Re: 458 vs SLS...is this a joke or what !!!!
palenimbus:
What weight figures are you using? I'm only asking because Ferrari usually underestimates their weight, so maybe the gap isn't so big as 150kg?
Your are right, I made a mistake! The weight difference between these two is even less than 150 kg.
For the 458 I was using the weight as tested in German auto motor and sport, which was 1.544 kg, since you can't trust the Italian weight figures at all.
For the SLS I was using the official weight number, which is 1.695 kg. But this is EU-weight including driver and baggage, so you have to detract 75 kg and in fact auto motor and sport weighed a SLS at 1.632 kg.
So if you take both numbers from ams, the difference between these two is only 88 kg. 
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Jan 3, 2011 6:35:03 PM
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Re: 458 vs SLS...is this a joke or what !!!!
Of course it's a joke; it's the entertaining Top Gear people, not a credible car show!!! If you take the 0-200 km/h tests from 3 or four magazines, you will see that the 458 is a couple os seconds quicker than the SLS. Only on silly TG could they be equal...
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Re: 458 vs SLS...is this a joke or what !!!!
OMG needless to say Mercedes has pulled it off again. Build a superb car that is right up there. Initially I thought the F458 was going to turn the supersports world upside down with its amazing technology and electronics. Now im afraid it was mostly a marketing job well done on Ferrari's part. Say what you want, a luxory Benz is right up there with the big dog but IMO has more class and luxory as well as a better fit and finish i suspect. Benz simply makes the best cars 
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Jan 4, 2011 9:06:37 AM
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Re: 458 vs SLS...is this a joke or what !!!!
I also think you have to differentiate if you start with Launch control or not - if both idle and you stamp it maybe it's close. With lauch control I would expect the 458 to win too - but again real life is many times different than what car-testers can achieve.
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