Mazdaspeed 3 for the win!!
Speaking of good times, I saw this on a Mercedes forum and found it amusing.
http://forums.mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=205026&highlight=mazdaspeed
2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK500 with 20,000 miles
The night ended with a race with me, the Trailblazer SS, and a Mazdaspeed 3. The Mazda pulled on me from 50-130! We ran multiple times and he got me each time, plus he had his girl in his car. He was a very cool guy though, lots of respect. Good driver too, I was very impressed by both his shifting and his sleeper car.
About the Mazda, the guy said it was lightly modded. It was an Asian dude. You could hear the turbos spooling.
I never got a chance to run the TrailBlazer...looks like I'll have to wait till winter when he comes back from college but he told me he also got pulled on by the Mazda.
Here is a little information on the vehicles that the Mazdaspeed 3 beat.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2490/mercedes-benz-clk500.html
http://www.caranddriver.com/cars/3963/mercedes-benz-clk-class.html
2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK500
Price: $53,865
5.0-liter SOHC 24-valve V-8, 302 hp; 5-sp auto
Curb weight 3600–3800 lb
0 to 60 in 5.7 seconds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_CLK-Class
The CLK500 features a 5.0 L, 24-valve SOHC V8 engine and a seven-speed automatic transmission. The base price is US$54,600 for the coup and US$62,200 for the cabriolet. The CLK500 was replaced by the CLK550 for 2007.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=396&page_number=2
Our CLK entered the realm of the truly quick by breaking 100 mph in the quarter mile (14.3 seconds at 101.6) with a 5.8-sec. bolt to 60 mph.
http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Benz-CLK500-Timeslip-8879.html
2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK500
1/4 Mile ET: 13.900
1/4 Mile MPH: 100.030
http://www.dragtimes.com/Mercedes-Benz-CLK500-Timeslip-12540.html
2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK500
Mods:
Intake & Air Filter: renntech cf
Pulley: evosport
Tires: nitto nt555 street
1/4 Mile ET: 13.758
1/4 Mile MPH: 102.820
http://www.caranddriver.com/minitest/10002/chevrolet-trailblazer-ss.html
2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS
Power (SAE net): 395 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 400 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Curb weight: 4600-4700 lb
Performance ratings (mfr's est):
Zero to 60 mph: 5.4-5.5 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 13.9-14.0 sec
Heinricy tested a two-wheel-drive version that achieved 60 mph in 5.4 seconds, the quarter-mile in 13.9 seconds, and 0.80 g on the skidpad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_TrailBlazer#SS
This new TrailBlazer comes standard with a 6.0 L LS2 V8 based off the same engine that comes standard in the Chevrolet Corvette. The LS2 is rated at 395 hp (295 kW) with 400 ftlbf of torque and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in an estimated 5.8 seconds with quarter mile times around 13.5 seconds at 100.0 mph.