Not. This old man just needs some free time behind the wheel at the strip.

@@BrianTindall-fl5hc totally agree. You had just got your car. You were still getting dialed in to it. I think there are a lot of AMG owners watching this that are a little butt-hurt that getting a RENNtech ECU tune can deliver virtually the same acceleration performance as an AMG.

Check the comments buddy. Yes my RTs sucked.

He's scared to break it

I think the real race was race 1. My camera guy even said, “C’mon man! 2 out of 3!” I was, like, “Nah. That was a perfect demonstration of RENNtech vs. AMG.” But I did 2/3 anyway.

1. The AMG isn't the p30 performance package. So it's just 518 horsepower. Weighting 4,300+ lbs without the driver. 2. The AMG is rwd so it shows it true potential from a roll. 3. The heat, humidity and altitude affects it's performance. 4. The guy driving the AMG do not know how to launch his car (he can't drive).

@@talkditingsdem5799 we did discus how he was new to an AMG beast with only RWD at the end of the video. He just needs to dial himself in to his new car is all. Correct on all other counts. The D-Alt affected both our cars equally.

Try it with a renntech tune on the M157..😅

Thabk you! So much argumentation over “Man! That car should be faster!” from people not taking DA into consideration. Blue skies!

Ohhh! OH! Did I hear “rematch”?? Just let me know! XD

Learn to launch first

Noted!

I had an CLS 63 sAMG all lined up, then, it got totaled. Thus the delay on producing the video. But yes, perhaps a 4-Matic AMG at some point.

Thank you! 🙏🏻

True that. I imagine, with density altitudes closer to actual field elevation, the times would have been much closer to 12:00 sec. We might do a rematch in January, once Brian knows his AMG better. Thanks for commenting!

Thanks! More CLS and other car reviews coming!

No the guy in the AMG reaction time is trash. 😂

Yes my reaction times sucked. Not having the car for very long and a hectic work schedule didn't leave much time to get some launches under my belt. Too much boost created wheel hop, too little and it lagged bad.

@@BrianTindall-fl5hc perhaps a rematch in cooler weather, this winter. ;)

I don't have such great taste. Someone else picked it out for me. ;)

What did u end up doing ? Can’t decide between eurocharged, weistec, and amr

@@shelbyhaiketic4212I have the weistec tune for my cls550 4matic and love it. Super good customer service, easy to install and performs like a monster!

@@CM-kt9hj which one ? The regular stage 1 91 octane tune v

@@CM-kt9hj let me know brother I was planning on buying the Weistec stage 1 91 octane tune really soon. On 4matic 9 speed hoping it’s gonna be fast 💨

Ummmm, I just looked for a very low mile CLS with the V8 biturbo, M278 engine. I looked for 2014 or later to avoid any "teething" problems.

Changes the whole driving experience, doesn’t it.

@@clevelandaeromotive oh yea .. it ruin me to ride in regular cars are so boring

Is it reliability with the tune

If you drive the car like a rational human being, there should be no additional wear or tear on your power train. Do I get on it every now and then? Sure do. But I also don't "race" my car...with the exception of the RENNtech vs. AMG video I did. @@traybutts4425

What stage

Geez Luiz! Interesting how simply changing software has such dramatic impacts.

He hadn’t gotten dialed in to his new car yet. A rematch is in the cards.

CLS 550 is a 2014 and I'm not sure about the AMG. I believe it's 2013 or 12.

It's the W218 chassis also known as the C218. Model years 2012 - 2018. More specifically, the 550 is a 2014. The 63 AMG is a 2012.

@@clevelandaeromotiveah okay yeah I was wondering because I know they switched over to a 9 speed in 2016. Cheers

Stage 1. Just a RENNtech ECU tune.

I think Race 1 was everything a well maintained CLS 63 AMG and/or a RENNtech ECU tuned 550 can do with a DA of 1550'. Some sluggish R/T's on both of our parts that race. AMG:.12.46 1/4 mile - .707 R/T = 11.75 sec. Assuming a low DA (close to sea level) and a professional class R/T (sub 0.1 sec) all the time, upper 11's could very well be expected from a CLS 63 AMG.

Really? Had the car for 2 months and very little time behind the wheel.

@@BrianTindall-fl5hc Agreed. Putting all that power down to the rear wheels only takes some getting used to. Like we agreed in the post-race, people need to get dialed in to their cars too.

RT of 0.707??? That’s close to a second in a drag race, what is it at a red light, 2.7? 🤣🤣🤣

You DID watch the video....right?? LoL

You're mentally challenged!!!!

Rentek tune

So what?

This is not the cls 500

@@davidj7998 it is same 550 and 500

@@tsi767 cls 550 is not the same as a cls 500

Is it RWD or AWD? I don't think "my man" was falling asleep so much as dialing himself into his car. He had only owned it a couple months.

@@clevelandaeromotive 2014 AWD tuned by Rentech it’s crazy fast took me some time to be able control it

@@ramimuradi4506 certainly the AWD helps infinitely with launches, as this video proves.

I think our first race was proof, not only that Brian can drive, but also that the acceleration performance of the CLS 63 AMG can be equaled by a CLS 550/500 with a RENNtech tune. Brian just got the car at the time of filming and he still has to get dialed in to it.

Brian can drive. As we agreed at the end of the video, the car was new to him AND it was RWD. The first race was accurate, IMO.