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Originally Posted by ellekz
the M6 got beat by the Merc E63..station wagon?!
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It's normal. Wagon versions of the same car are almost always faster off the line (assuming the car is RWD) because of the greater weight % on the rear axle and due to the greater weight transfer towards the back during the start. Longer rear overhang helps in this too. That means less wheelspin. I assume the AMG then carried that advantage to the end. When I was considering buying an e55 amg few years back the people i talked to said the wagon can be 0.4s faster to 62 versus the sedan despite being havier. That's because of the things explained above. Official figures and reviews show smaller differences between them (e55amg sedan and touring) though.
p.s.: There is also the e63amg AWD version. The one in the drag race may be it! If that's the case there's no way the M6 could beat it in a 1/4.