View Full Version : Altima 3.5SE v C36 AMG!
redline
02-03-2006, 12:29 AM
If this was a bnzsporter, speak up! I was getting onto 16 West to Highway 5 today when I spotted a 202 C36 AMG up a head. We both merged onto the 5 and I 'egg-ed' him on, just to see what he would do. Normally I'm a pretty passive driver, but today I was feeling a bit fiesty! So I punched it and he did the same. Luckily it was one of those 'once in a lifetime' occations being that both the rain and traffic were non existant. Anyways, from 45 we were dead even up until 90 when he started to pull on me. Its that dang good German gearing! From a standstill, I might have had him (Altima 0-60= 5.9 sec manual and C36 is 6.1-6.2), but from high speed, the C36 had me without a doubt!
Anyways, it was a good race non the less! The Altima has got some go for sure!
benzaholic
02-03-2006, 01:51 AM
just to show u how good german cars are...c36 is over 10 years old....and it still kicks ass
nice
kameraguy
02-03-2006, 07:09 AM
10 years ago the C36 was pretty fast, but nowadays so many cars are faster it's not even funny. The Altima 3.5 is a fast car, especially for a FWD. That engine is awesome! if I were to get another car i'd consider it.
I wonder if that C36 was a 97 or older, as the 97 had more hp.
I have seen the 0-60 figures range anywhere from 5.9 secs to 6.7 seconds in several magazine and online reviews. When I had my g-tech I clocked a 5.9 but I think there's like a .5 sec margin of error so it seemed about right for what I expected and "feel".
From low-end acceleration I have experienced my car being less of a challenge to others. But mid-range acceleration to freeway passing I am still amazed at how much torque is available from the I6. 80-100mph is still a nice sprint :)
The modern FWD cars are definitely amazing for being able to put down the power and also handle in the curves! I know the Altima and Acura TL are up there in terms of overall performance.
Vodka G
02-03-2006, 08:17 AM
very interesting....nice run
C280 JR
02-03-2006, 08:50 AM
Originally posted by Vodka G@Feb 3 2006, 12:17 PM
very interesting....nice run
what he is saying is your altime has no chance,
Nice Run!
Elvir
im with kameraguy.. the new civic si has more hp than me.. =( come on now!!!
Originally posted by C280 JR@Feb 3 2006, 10:50 AM
what he is saying is your altime has no chance,
Nice Run!
Elvir
why you always gotta be instigatin'? lol
Vodka G
02-03-2006, 10:09 AM
Originally posted by C280 JR@Feb 3 2006, 09:50 AM
what he is saying is your altime has no chance,
Nice Run!
Elvir
altima stock 3.5L V6= 260hp
C36 stock= 268hp or so....
do i need to say more??
Originally posted by Vodka G@Feb 3 2006, 12:09 PM
altima stock 3.5L V6= 260hp
C36 stock= 268hp or so....
do i need to say more??
yes, but...
tranny loss rwd > fwd..
10 yr old car > 1 yr old car?
what what about hp:weight and driver weight:skill? LOL
redline
02-03-2006, 11:11 AM
Originally posted by Vodka G@Feb 3 2006, 02:09 PM
altima stock 3.5L V6= 260hp
C36 stock= 268hp or so....
do i need to say more??
I know I could have pulled him from 0-60. Both the Altima and the C36 have around 6.1 sec to 60 times. But the C36 is geared for higher speeds, without a doubt. The Altima just isn't built for curising the Autobahn, etc.
Btw- the Altima makes 250, not 260hp.
Renn 208
02-03-2006, 11:24 AM
Originally posted by Hank@Feb 3 2006, 11:48 AM
yes, but...
tranny loss rwd > fwd..
10 yr old car > 1 yr old car?
what what about hp:weight and driver weight:skill? LOL
all are irrelevant in fobka land
Originally posted by Renn 208@Feb 3 2006, 01:24 PM
all are irrelevant in fobka land
i dunt think so i gaz so.. tee hee hee. caz the last time i race in da tay-tay i win by 2 CL caz the CEL dunt came on caz clewah say so and i dunt haf to call tow truck driver. hee hee hee
C280 JR
02-03-2006, 12:11 PM
Originally posted by Hank@Feb 3 2006, 04:06 PM
i dunt think so i gaz so.. tee hee hee. caz the last time i race in da tay-tay i win by 2 CL caz the CEL dunt came on caz clewah say so and i dunt haf to call tow truck driver. hee hee hee
:lol:
Elvir
jnolte
02-03-2006, 07:44 PM
nice! sooner or later you will see me in factoria, we can race ;)
Vodka G
02-03-2006, 09:01 PM
what i m tryin' to say is 260hp vs 265hp yeah def a close race
but a 150hp vs a 250hp??? hrm........
ok fine......i'll let you have your 180-190hp vs 250hp???
enuff said
redline
02-03-2006, 11:16 PM
Vodka, Im lost here.... 150, 180, 190hp ? Who ever mentioned cars with these numbers?
Golden1245
02-03-2006, 11:21 PM
i think he's talking about Elvirs car vs. the mustang .
redline
02-03-2006, 11:24 PM
Oh ok, I gotcha.. I thought he was STILL doubting the results of my race with the C36.
Golden1245
02-03-2006, 11:31 PM
nah man, those 3.5altimas are fasssst, especially the Type R's.
the 2.5's on the other hand are slow as hell, i smoke them all the time.
kameraguy
02-04-2006, 11:05 AM
Ok, before we start inventing a new car:
redline's Altima has 250hp, and it is NOT available as a Type-R :P
myker*
02-04-2006, 12:48 PM
Originally posted by kameraguy@Feb 4 2006, 01:05 PM
Ok, before we start inventing a new car:
redline's Altima has 250hp, and it is NOT available as a Type-R :P
i think golden was referring to the altima SE-R
Golden1245
02-04-2006, 09:02 PM
yeah, that's what i meant, SE-R
Vodka G
02-04-2006, 11:30 PM
Originally posted by redline@Feb 4 2006, 12:24 AM
Oh ok, I gotcha.. I thought he was STILL doubting the results of my race with the C36.
no no no i totally believed ur story and i was actually suprised that the altima didnt out ran the C36
but just to comment on what Elvir said.....i was ONLY doubting HIS jetta vs moostang story
and thats where those hp #s came from lolsssss
thanks Golden
anyhow enuff of elvir (since i really dun give a F)....is ur altima a 6 speed?? or auto
redline
02-04-2006, 11:34 PM
Vodka, the Altima is a 5-spd... The SER has got the 6-spd. Its one of the reasons why I didn't get the SER. 6-speeds is too much shifting for that car, the ratios are too close. It was the same case with my Sentra SER Spec V. The other was that I can't have the harsh ride of 18's on 40 serie tire.
benzaholic
02-09-2006, 01:00 PM
altima is called maxima in other parts of the world right...i drove a maxima once, and that thing was fast it didnt even come with a 3.5 it came with a 3.0 i think at the time so thats y i totaly believe ur story, and i am not the least bit suprised....gr8 car..well built..and lasts for a life time.........nehow...c36 is still a amg......so for that r.e.s.p.e.c.t.
redline
02-09-2006, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by benzaholic@Feb 9 2006, 05:00 PM
altima is called maxima in other parts of the world right...
nope...
the old maxima had the 3.0L V6.
benzaholic
02-10-2006, 04:16 AM
yep thats the one i was talking about....
and i checked the altima is also called altima here
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