# WRX vs s\*\*\* benz!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [November 2, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912 "2008-11-02T00:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![imported\_ST4TUS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_st4tus/32/6290_2.png) [@imported\_ST4TUS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ST4TUS)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/1 "2008-11-02T00:55:23Z")
Around 1:30am _last_ night, on my way home from work, I pulled up to a silver coupe at the last light before 87 in Latham. At first I didnt think anything of it - it was dark and I really didnt care about anything other than getting home. We pulled away from the light and proceded through the turn onto I87. I heard the car wind up pretty quick and I rolled with a car I thought it was a newer accord (HID’s/headlights looked similar). It was clearly not as we were mirror to mirror 20-130+mph towards the exit 7 offramp. I pulled past him as he stomped on the breaks before the 45mph?rated turn I was coming into at 110 :ninja :runaway. Long story short - the badging on the back was that of a Mercedes s550. Is this possible ? From my prior knowledge of these cars, they are 380+hp v8’s? Can someone verify this? ---
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/2 "2008-11-02T06:51:21Z")
It was a coupe you say? 2 door? If so, not possible that its an S550. The S550 is a massive sedan though it does have somewhere in the realm of 380HP, does a 14.2@like 99ish MPH in the 1/4. The only coupe 550 Benz it would have been would be a CL550 or a CLK550 though those are both very uncommon cars, especially in this area. ---
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/3 "2008-11-02T06:52:36Z")
![http://admin.dealermaid.com/admin_inventory/inventory_pictures/64c0a2ef1289e20749cae650a4c911d9a07dbfeb.jpg](http://admin.dealermaid.com/admin_inventory/inventory_pictures/64c0a2ef1289e20749cae650a4c911d9a07dbfeb.jpg) 2007 S550 ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/4 "2008-11-02T08:07:03Z")
^Not a coupe. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/5 "2008-11-02T08:22:43Z")
btw mercedes considers 4 door car coupes now…so maybe he was using mercedes terminology, or maybe he just couldn’t see the 2 rear doors cause he lives his life too fast and furiously. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/6 "2008-11-02T08:23:59Z")
> [@slwrthnu](#): > > btw mercedes considers 4 door car coupes now…so maybe he was using mercedes terminology, or **maybe he just couldn’t see the 2 rear doors cause he lives his life too fast and furiously.** :rofl ---
**Author:** ![imported\_ST4TUS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_st4tus/32/6290_2.png) [@imported\_ST4TUS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ST4TUS)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/7 "2008-11-02T08:46:17Z")
deff. had four doors - whatever that classifys it as. It coulndt have been '07+, probably a few years older ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/8 "2008-11-02T10:03:56Z")
street racing around turns at -35 degree temps FTMFW ---
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/9 "2008-11-02T11:30:19Z")
> [@slwrthnu](#): > > btw mercedes considers 4 door car coupes now…so maybe he was using mercedes terminology, or maybe he just couldn’t see the 2 rear doors cause he lives his life too fast and furiously. The four door only car Mercedes considers a coupe is the CLS550, because it has 4 seats so technically is a coupe. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/10 "2008-11-02T11:48:08Z")
> [@Neo187H](#): > > The four door only car Mercedes considers a coupe is the CLS550, because it has 4 seats so technically is a coupe. yup like i said, 4 door coupe… ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/11 "2008-11-02T13:44:32Z")
You drive a Subaru? Stop ---
**Author:** ![imported\_ST4TUS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_st4tus/32/6290_2.png) [@imported\_ST4TUS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ST4TUS)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/12 "2008-11-02T13:47:58Z")
> [@cazwrx187](#): > > You drive a Subaru? > Stop Yea I do. Stop what? …this should be interesting ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/13 "2008-11-02T13:55:02Z")
> [@ST4TUS](#): > > Yea I do. > Stop what? > > …this should be interesting driving like u do… :banana ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/14 "2008-11-02T13:55:57Z")
> [@slwrthnu](#): > > driving like u do… :banana :nod ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/15 "2008-11-02T14:58:37Z")
> [@cazwrx187](#): > > You drive a Subaru? > Stop ? ---
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/16 "2008-11-02T15:09:22Z")
> [@ST4TUS](#): > > deff. had four doors - whatever that classifys it as. It coulndt have been '07+, probably a few years older If it was a anything550 it has to be an 06 or newer as before than it was a different engine and only the 430 or the 500. Any Benz that it was, the 550 is a powerful engine and makes for a large German rocket. ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/17 "2008-11-03T13:51:33Z")
s550 is 07 and up iirc. i’ve parked so many of them, they are a dime a dozen to me. deffinatly a nice ride with a good amount of grunt. ---
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wrx-vs-s-benz/239912/18 "2008-11-03T14:33:24Z")
> [@30r\_logik](#): > > s550 is 07 and up iirc. i’ve parked so many of them, they are a dime a dozen to me. deffinatly a nice ride with a good amount of grunt. '06 [http://www.automobilemag.com/auto\_shows/naias\_2006/0602\_mercedes\_benz\_s550/index.html](http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/naias_2006/0602_mercedes_benz_s550/index.html)