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Nail it from a dead stop and the E550 hits like Tyson in his prime. At full throttle, the rear-wheel-drive E550 treats with a melodious V8 bellow, firm, right-on-redline upshifts and great forward thrust. Zero to 60 mph is a 5.2-second sprint. Just over 8 seconds later the quarter-mile has been covered and the E550 is traveling at more than 104 mph.

That makes the new Mercedes E550 quick enough to leave a long list of high-zoot performance cars in its wake. Cars like the Pontiac GTO, Subaru WRX STi, Ford Mustang GT and Nissan 350Z all eat the E550's rather expensive dust, which means this leather-lined, 4000-pound sedan can hold its own at any test and tune night in the country.

Although the traditional clientele of Mercedes-Benz has always been heavy into drag racing, Mercedes didn't create the E550 to rule your local grudge night. Its purpose is to outrun its rival German sedans, the BMW 550i and the Audi A6 4.2. And it does.

The same week we sampled this E550, our garage housed a 2007 BMW 550i with a 6-speed manual transmission and a 2006 Audi A6 4.2 S-Line. All three cost within a grand of each other and all three went to the test track on the same day. The Benz blew them both out into the weeds, especially the heavier Audi, which was nearly 2 seconds off the E550's pace. The BMW's times of 5.6 seconds to 60 mph and a 13.8-second quarter-mile are certainly quick, but a 550i equipped with an automatic is sure to be slower.

Say what you want about Mercedes-Benz, it's a company that understands how to make a great car greater. You add motor, stupid! a lesson more than a few car companies still need to learn.

With the E550, Mercedes has improved upon an already wonderful machine, a car we already had the hots for. And it took exactly 13.5 seconds to convince us that Mercedes-Benz has done it again.

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God I love this car! The look, interior build quality, wheels.... Look at the way it heaves itself into action, almost hot-roddish like. I haven't felt this way about an "E" since the W124!

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The Artist

wow damn i love that combo..the colours and the rimms are just right..looks very hot

ree

OMG! This car is soo beautiful. E 550 with Sportpackage - and this colour...it's amazing.

Mr. Chigga_Chan

Yes, the E-Class is definitely hott, even in non-AMG trim.

ALI

Im loving this car , wait a minute ,,,, I think I love it more than last minute ...