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Sedans High End Luxury Cars
24700 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:24 PM
You are in the Sedans Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens
Let's try to define this forum as being limited to luxury performance vehicles where the mainstream version in a typical configuration has an MSRP of at least $60k.
A luxury vehicle with a base price of $59k qualifies because it would typically be bought with some additional equipment, bringing the MSRP over $60k.
Vehicles like the E, 5, A6, M, or GS, even if available in certain versions over $60k, don't qualify because they are cars from companies that have higher end cars in their lineups.
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Replying to: dewey (Jan 23, 2007 8:18 am) Those are not the 911 "S" wheels. Those are the Turbo wheels, as shown here:  The standard Carrera S wheels actually look like these:  BTW, in case you missed it months ago, that pic is a perfect representation of what my car looks like.  I also like the "S" wheels much better than the Turbo wheels. TagMan
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Replying to: merc1 (Jan 23, 2007 5:46 am)  TagMan |
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Replying to: tagman (Jan 23, 2007 2:43 pm) my mistake Tagman. I meant the MB S Class Cabrio. Those flashy wheels are so tacky IMO. Your Porsche S is definitely a beaut (both the car and its wheels). 
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Glad you all liked the pics!!! M |
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Replying to: merc1 (Jan 23, 2007 5:46 am)
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Replying to: garyh1 (Jan 23, 2007 9:21 pm) M
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Replying to: merc1 (Jan 23, 2007 9:37 pm) Exactly. Perhaps you caught my recent post citing the 9,200 units Bentley sold in 2006, of course largely due to the Continental series. I'd say the Maybach is already getting killed and the slaughter will only continue to get worse. The Maybach was never marketed properly out of the gate, IMO. Also IMO, they should have been less expensive. TagMan
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Replying to: tagman (Jan 23, 2007 9:51 pm) That said both Bentley and Rolls are adding more models in the 300K range, hence my comment. The Phantom Drophead Coupe (convertible) and the Coupe version (2008) and Bentley's new Azure and Savannah coupe (late 2007) will all be in the 300-400K range. It is really going to highlight the lack of anything without 4-doors over a 'Bach. M
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Replying to: merc1 (Jan 23, 2007 10:03 pm)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Jan 23, 2007 10:27 pm) The "Maybach" was a Mercedes when it was originally shown at the 1997 Tokyo auto show.  What happened next was a classic case of German see, German does. VW and BMW got Bentley and Rolls so Mercedes figured they'd bring a prestigous name from past back to life. So at the last minute they changed the plan from calling it "The Maybach by Mercedes" to a seperate brand. Problem is not many people outside of Germany knew what a Maybach was. Big mistake for this round of cars, though I think the 57S is the best sedan on earth from a technical/performance/luxury standpoint, it doesn't have the name like a Rolls or Bentley. Now if there is another Maybach it needs to be something totally different from a Mercedes, not an easy thing to do in this case. Rollers and Bentleys are comparitively easy to design due to their continual presence all these years. What gets me is that Mercedes didn't flintch at putting a 450K pricetag on the SLR, but didn't think the MB name could compete with Rolls and Bentley anymore. All the while putting the MB name on the A/B-Classes. Shremp's plan to put a Benz in every garage was complete insanity. M |
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