Going on the name, it’ll almost certainly be the same TT 3.0 V6 as the C43, possibly massaged for a little more power, but it’ll still be about 360hp. So, similar power to the W210 E55 of almost 20 years ago, in a world with 400hp Fwd based Lincoln sedans. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this thing losing drag races…

But it qualifies less so. Because, the S4 and S5 are also ‘Special’ cars, and I feel like it’s just a very short matter of time before BMW starts calling the 340i and 44oi M340i and M440i. But the E43? That’s just going up against regular 5's and A6's that grandma got because they didn’t have the blue she liked in any…

I don’t love the C43, but it doesn’t bother me nearly as much as the E43. I mean, really, how are you going to feel even a little bit special in your E43 when a ‘normal’ E550 pulls up next to you with an actual twin-turbo V8 and a good 60+ more horsepower? Or when a regular 535i or A6 3.0T dusts you off (no idea which…

It won’t - this is intended, at least in the near future, for smaller engined cars, I’d have to assume 2.0 liters and below. The more powerful stuff will stick with the traditional systems, as they say the new rear diff just can’t handle that much power. They may work to beef it up over time, but I doubt they’d ever…

Has anyone tested the 2.0 yet? Haven’t seen anything about it, only the V6 and V8.

You do realize this is priced right on top of 5-Series and E-Classes, right? Yeah, an awful lot of those that you see driving around are into the $70ks, and some into the $80ks, without even going for the V8. If this car is anywhere near as well done as the initial reviews are leading to believe, they won’t have any…

They couldn’t package the I4 with AWD under the hood, so they compromised. But, given the fact that the V6 AWD is barely any more expensive than the I4, I don’t think many people will complain. Your die-hard cheapies used to buying a big Cadillac for not much money over the past ~25 years will still gravitate to the…

It is, actually, a very important distinction. What the author is saying is that, any given G-Wagen you see, is actually no good off-road. If you take a Ferrari you see driving around, you can hop in, drive to the track, and set a blazing lap time. If you see a Prius driving around, even with a bike rack and shit…

So, if I’m reading this right (very probably not), it’s like the Accord Hybrid, except instead of having a clutch to go direct drive, it has a clutch to go to a 4-speed transmission? Ostensibly in order to make sure it doesn’t just drive at high speeds, but performs.

You too? Just posted this elsewhere:

Reading Comprehension Much? Not great with those wheels/tires. You do realize A) Well over half of Gs sold are AMG models, and B) AMG models come with big, wide wheels wrapped in rubber band summer tires, right? Not exactly what you’d want to take anywhere off pavement. Even that picture of a regular G550 doesn’t have…

But, parking space is in the equation, so only one small/fun/relatively inexpensive car that’s everyday practical.

Have an ‘05 E320 CDI that I absolutely adore, about 4 years and 60k miles in (total ~165k miles).

You’re absolutely right. We can (and, probably, should) begrudge their inane new naming systems, but the actual technology behind it is great. If more cars drive like the i3 and i8, I see that as strongly preferable to more cars driving like Camry Hybrids.

Haha, I thought you were giving me some sort of imperative, and I got confused. But now I see. (They could have fixed a Range Rover for the time I’ve been sitting in this waiting room tonight.)

That hp/liter matters for anything. Literally anything.

But who the hell would actually want a TR7? Bloody shame it couldn’t be a TR6 in that condition.

Lets keep our fingers crossed! Considering that MB doesn’t even offer the S550 Coupe with RWD, it makes sense that they’d put some sort of AWD system in it. Would definitely make a cool technological statement, and statements seem to be what this car is all about.

Frankly this would have been is an excellent opportunity to put the 600h power train into something other than the LS. Clearly this is the new flagship, might as well go all out.

News Flash: 90% of the reason anyone buys anything more than a Honda Civic is ‘Appearances’.