996TT Vs AMG SL55 on 5th Gear last night...
This UK TV car programme (it's most of the presenters from the old "Top Gear" show) reviewed the two cars side by side.
Testing the cars was Tiff Needel, an ex-racer.
To sum up, he thought the Merc was very quick in a straght line and had an excellent engine, but the TT beat it in terms of out-and-out performance by some margin and there was no contest whatsoever in the handling stakes.
This is despite the SL55 having some 56bhp more than the TT (which was not an X50 car).
His final comment was that he would only have the Merc over the TT if he lived somewhere like Monaco all the time where posing with the roof down is most important.
He also said that in his opinion the TT was "the best supercar money can buy"
Can't wait for mine (with X50) to get here in early January
Alan
Testing the cars was Tiff Needel, an ex-racer.
To sum up, he thought the Merc was very quick in a straght line and had an excellent engine, but the TT beat it in terms of out-and-out performance by some margin and there was no contest whatsoever in the handling stakes.
This is despite the SL55 having some 56bhp more than the TT (which was not an X50 car).
His final comment was that he would only have the Merc over the TT if he lived somewhere like Monaco all the time where posing with the roof down is most important.
He also said that in his opinion the TT was "the best supercar money can buy"
Can't wait for mine (with X50) to get here in early January
Alan
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. I would not consider owning one until they a) get them to handle well and b) have proved for several years they can make them reliable.
Sad, but that's the way it is.
