I've pushed my SL55 pretty hard through the Sierra Nevada Mointains and up HWY 1 (North of San Francisco is so fun) and I've never had the roll bar self deploy. Guess I haven't been trying hard enough!
Old comment I know. You gotta get it to drift to make the roll bar deploy. Hard considering the TCS can't be turned off fully. It does allow for a bit of oversteer like in this vid. Just need to be really aggressive in corners lol.
So, the SL 55 Supercharged V8 beats the naturally aspirated version of the V8 in the SLK 55 on track only by 0.3 of a second? Really? i'll take the SLK55!
@@Dranreb865not necessarily. You can make a SLK look hard. It’s already has the badge of approval AMG badge. Just gotta drive it for it’s purpose, PERFORMANCE
When I read stupid mysogyn comments, I ask myself if some people actually know who is Vicky.....i think not!! If you think you're a better driver than her, go and beat her during every championship she's in!
1.) You can turn the ESP off completely. 2.) I'm 6'1" with a 77" reach, and my elbows have never gotten in the way. lol Install a set of headers, reprogram the ECU, turn off the ESP and race again.
you cant turn esp completely off even if you have it switched to off it still kicks in for boring safety reasons so no good for the track but better for novices on ordinary roads
It's surprising how many haters are here, bashing because Vicki is a lady and driving. Probably because of inferiority complex, 'cause she is driving those cars and driving them better than those ever will. Probably also you cannot make it pop up since a long time... you are not trying hard enough
You can change gear on the back of the steering wheel on the slk55 amg like the SL.. well you can on mine. Its a completely different beast in M mode tbh.
@PerzDVP Depends what model year you own. This video is old, Mercedes facelifted the car and improved it according to customers' feedback. Also, the all new SLK is better balanced, but overall I don't think it is a match for the Porsche Boxster.
Why is there a small woman test driving two testes of a car?? I own the SLK 55 and my dad has the SL... The SLK IS NOT uncomfortable, your arms do not bump into anything (use the telescopic steering wheel genius... The steering moves up and down, front and back, till you find the perfect position). Both great cars but I actually prefer the SLK, in the hands of a good driver its actually faster, sharper in corners and a lot more fun to drive, that feel that you are connected to the car.
"ridiculously large 5.4 liter..." When will the Europeans learn!, 5.4 is not a large engine!....only the likes of the Italians would bother building a 3.5 liter V8....if I wanted that small an engine, I'd splice a pair of Superbike engines together...Oh wait, somebody already did that...
Eidrian111 Is your response written in your "Queens English"?...what are you, like, eleven years old? Pictures of black cars you won't be able to drive for years yet?
I am in love with Vicky Butler. I want to buy a Maserati Gran Cabrio just because she wants to hang out with the owner of one. Vicky, come to The States, we can talk about getting one for you.
Totally irrelevant comparison as you cannot drive like this on UK roads. Try driving the cars during rush hour in London, Manchester, Newcastle or the M25, that's the real driving experience for most people. MPG and servicing costs?
@Dermo1985 The Seats beeing fat has to do with her wrong driving position how? xD As long as she sits in the middle of the seat, it does not matter how fat that seat is.
her, sally from roadfly.com,courtnie hanson from power block tv,and there was one more she has a milf look to her.but there all hot gear head girls that would awesome to live with.no arguments just debates on car prices and fuel injection,and so on.
@aspersiosunil it's an emergency roll bar. ( bc without the roof on, when you flip, your head would be crushed.) rI had an older Mercedes sl and it even had one. i was pulling up to park on a small hill one time and it went off. it sounds like a gunshot in your ear. worst part is, you have to take it to a Mercedes dealership to have it reset. Soo, you look like and idiot riding around with a 1foot tall headrest till you get there LOL!!
I've pushed my SL55 pretty hard through the Sierra Nevada Mointains and up HWY 1 (North of San Francisco is so fun) and I've never had the roll bar self deploy. Guess I haven't been trying hard enough!
Old comment I know. You gotta get it to drift to make the roll bar deploy. Hard considering the TCS can't be turned off fully. It does allow for a bit of oversteer like in this vid. Just need to be really aggressive in corners lol.
I call BS
Slk 55 AMG one of the best cars i have driven
Slk 55 is still today one of the best cars I’ve ever driven!!
The SLK55 is the best car I've ever driven.
I'm taking a 360 Modena for a spin this weekend though so I'm guessing that'll all change.
So, the SL 55 Supercharged V8 beats the naturally aspirated version of the V8 in the SLK 55 on track only by 0.3 of a second? Really?
i'll take the SLK55!
But you'll look like a teenager or a female secretary of a firm
Power to weight ratio. This is a good example
@@Dranreb865not necessarily. You can make a SLK look hard. It’s already has the badge of approval AMG badge. Just gotta drive it for it’s purpose, PERFORMANCE
Love the SLK55 hope to get one in a few years after savings
Who's going to track their SLK. Is it sporty? Yes. Is it fast in a straight line? Yes. Does it sound amazing? Absolutely. Great car
If it doesn't pop up, you're not trying hard enough!!!! Love her commentating.
3:12 "If it doesn't pop up you're not trying hard enough muawhahahaha" ;)
That's unforced humor something TG should have more.
When I read stupid mysogyn comments, I ask myself if some people actually know who is Vicky.....i think not!! If you think you're a better driver than her, go and beat her during every championship she's in!
You mean like former Silverstone racing instructor Vicki Butler-Henderson?
Damn she is so cool! How she drives, laugh and the way she look at the camera at 3:22
2:55 LMAO to her reaction.
Whys she bashing the slk... It's a killer car!
You mean she is bashing the SL because it's overpriced for being a little faster but for twice the price.
In the future, please make more wilder adjustments to the fade-to-white, because my eyes did not quiet explode out of my head.
newdefsys
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is this the future that were all have been waiting for?
Both 2 great cars!
Awesome! That chick is a cool cat and that lookback @3:22 is priceless! More like her, please.
1.) You can turn the ESP off completely.
2.) I'm 6'1" with a 77" reach, and my elbows have never gotten in the way. lol
Install a set of headers, reprogram the ECU, turn off the ESP and race again.
+David Hart and get the kleemann supercharger
+trallaton Did you get the supercharger?
No I just seen in on the kleemann website, it does have a pretty large price tag but claims to add an extra 180hp.
you cant turn esp completely off even if you have it switched to off it still kicks in for boring safety reasons so no good for the track but better for novices on ordinary roads
I disagree.
When I switch my ESP off, there is zero traction control.
Clarkson had both of these cars
3:11 "If it doesn't pop up, you're not trying hard enough". That's good advice, ladies.
I lov the slk55 amg...and vicki
Ahhh love VBH!
It's surprising how many haters are here, bashing because Vicki is a lady and driving. Probably because of inferiority complex, 'cause she is driving those cars and driving them better than those ever will. Probably also you cannot make it pop up since a long time... you are not trying hard enough
Love VBH !
You can change gear on the back of the steering wheel on the slk55 amg like the SL.. well you can on mine. Its a completely different beast in M mode tbh.
Still have it?
If you will be rough-housing a SL on any track you may as well manually extend the roll bar so that you are not distracted by the Self deployment.
Awesome driver and video!
Now, there should be a comparison with the current generations, the R231 SL 63 AMG vs the R172 SLK 55 AMG.
id have the slk half the price but equal fun
@PerzDVP Depends what model year you own. This video is old, Mercedes facelifted the car and improved it according to customers' feedback.
Also, the all new SLK is better balanced, but overall I don't think it is a match for the Porsche Boxster.
I like her.
wouldn't it be better if they use an actual driver to go round the track ?
good video! what is the last song??
Put a supercharger in the SLK and the SL's price will be even more questionable.
Time for a quick one , i like it ;)
I ♥ this woman. ☺
I've heard the song when she is driving the SL55 around the track for a time.. But forgot the name.. Anyone know whats it called?
I love Top Gear, but 5th Gear crew are so much better.
That laugh tho😂
My grand dad had one and we didn't even touch traction control because it was a tyre slayer
LoL. She's like if it doesn't pop up you're not trying hard enough. Then she says time for a quick one. Oh yeah!!!!
for .3 of a second and the difference in price its a no brainer slk all day long
"More fun walking around the track than in an slk55". Dumbest comment I ever heard.
Not exactly dumb, Merc's traction control is not the best system. Even Clarkson don't fancy it.
@aFlamingTaco the song is call no one knows by queens of the stone age =)
Slk 55 better
@athriaxo She was explaining the seats were too fat!
Why is there a small woman test driving two testes of a car?? I own the SLK 55 and my dad has the SL... The SLK IS NOT uncomfortable, your arms do not bump into anything (use the telescopic steering wheel genius... The steering moves up and down, front and back, till you find the perfect position). Both great cars but I actually prefer the SLK, in the hands of a good driver its actually faster, sharper in corners and a lot more fun to drive, that feel that you are connected to the car.
"ridiculously large 5.4 liter..." When will the Europeans learn!, 5.4 is not a large engine!....only the likes of the Italians would bother building a 3.5 liter V8....if I wanted that small an engine, I'd splice a pair of Superbike engines together...Oh wait, somebody already did that...
Eidrian111 Is your response written in your "Queens English"?...what are you, like, eleven years old? Pictures of black cars you won't be able to drive for years yet?
She said the steering wheel was big. That's like having a midget review a building block and say "this thing is massive".lol
Vicki is CRAZY!!?!?!??!!!
auto stick and auto are not the same thing, the slk has autostick. and traction control ;)
My dream Girl, and loves Mercs,, in love now
Nice
1:48 - 1:51 OMG !
😂😂😂
You can turn of the TC in a garage mode setting!
Is hard to every men recognize that she drives better than all men that comment in this video!
(y)
Nada a ver...se fizesse mais voltas...alternariam as lideranças...dirige muito bem essa garota!
🎉🎉🎉
Should have used a C55 AMG. more fun than SL, Sl is better highway missile. C can do everything well.
Grandmaster Buu except that the c55 is an enormous pile of shit
Eidrian111 Have u owned one?
lol I'm not sure whether I like her sound effects more or the cars...
I like her 2 she's lovely
2:50 grrrrr me likie
2.50 enough said ;)
if you tipe in the secret mercedes code you can turn the TC totaly off
if only more women enjoyed cars that much...
2:50 what a Dev..
3:20
It's always a good sign when a woman doesn't like to drive a car.
If I could only find a girl friend like her. My life would be complete. ♥☺♥
i haven't ever seen a girl drive that well
2:56 What happened?? :D
if it pops up your driving style sux
papashake shake no it doesn't, bitch
YES IT DOES
now why you got to go there???? lets face it she just cant drive. i have the car and it is great.
SLR>ALL OTHER BENZES
SL55AMG > ALL OTHER BENZES
Full of innuendo .!!!
360hp 5.4L V8
Now AMG puts more power in a 2.0L I4 Turbo haha
Doesn't sound as good though
SLK!!!!!
Was this produced by kids?
All the gimmicky editing & what the music when we just want to hear the engines
theres no other explanation... this must be love at first sight! =)
... and i dont mean the mercedes!
(OMG what ^(*& was that)That what she said when I...... Anyway great driving beautiful. ^^
she do spining wheel wrong
Good Girl
@bloobear1 uhm. no.
Uhm ... she blames the car for her elbows knocking against the sides? How is that the cars fault? ^^
I am in love with Vicky Butler. I want to buy a Maserati Gran Cabrio just because she wants to hang out with the owner of one. Vicky, come to The States, we can talk about getting one for you.
Totally irrelevant comparison as you cannot drive like this on UK roads. Try driving the cars during rush hour in London, Manchester, Newcastle or the M25, that's the real driving experience for most people. MPG and servicing costs?
If you care about MPG and servicing cost, get yourself a Japanese box. 😑
Not everyone lives in a cramped city lmao. You should try driving outside the city on B roads, even in an econobox its enjoyable.
@@aaryeshg.6526 Or better yet move to the suburbs or zone 5 and your 30 mins from complete country
She's coo :)
i like her! =)
She should train her belly :P
2:56....lmao
@fdhuff2006 i prefer 1:56 xD
😅😊😊
What a girl! :D
@Dermo1985
The Seats beeing fat has to do with her wrong driving position how? xD As long as she sits in the middle of the seat, it does not matter how fat that seat is.
... twice as much.
her, sally from roadfly.com,courtnie hanson from power block tv,and there was one more she has a milf look to her.but there all hot gear head girls that would awesome to live with.no arguments just debates on car prices and fuel injection,and so on.
This girl has me panting
the SL is sexy!
I don't like the SLK
SL > SLGay
wtf was that!!! lmao
@aspersiosunil it's an emergency roll bar. ( bc without the roof on, when you flip, your head would be crushed.) rI had an older Mercedes sl and it even had one. i was pulling up to park on a small hill one time and it went off. it sounds like a gunshot in your ear. worst part is, you have to take it to a Mercedes dealership to have it reset. Soo, you look like and idiot riding around with a 1foot tall headrest till you get there LOL!!
GOD I WANNA MARRY THIS CHICK
O.o