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SL 350 be available in the US at some point?
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Replying to: scott1256 (Feb 24, 2006 6:49 am) I personally wouldn't mind seeing a CLK280 or E280 with the smaller 3L 228hp V6. BMW sells plenty of 525is without a problem. M
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The recently introduced 3.5L V6 now has direct-injection. In short 292hp/270lb-bt of torque/26 MPG, 288hp for the U.S. market conversion. We should see this engine late this year for the facelifted 2007 E350 and as always the ML350,R350,CLK350, and SLK350 will all get this engine sooner or later, but probably sooner. For the 2007 model year on some of these would be my guess.  Article M |
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Replying to: merc1 (Feb 24, 2006 9:57 am) I think both the S350 and the SL350 would sell well in the USA. It must be an image thing for MBUSA that keeps the entry models out.
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Replying to: scott1256 (Feb 27, 2006 8:02 pm) I personally think there is a good market for a SL350 or a S350. Not everyone wants a V8 or loads of hp, just adequate power with all the other luxuries a SL/S-Class provides. The W140 S320 (1992-1999) made up 40 percent of the S-Class sales in the U.S. during some of those years so I've read. I wish I could see the numbers on how many 2006 S350s were sold. Anytime the dealer had any they'd be gone in a week or so. M
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The doors for the Geneva Auto Show are about to open, press days are going on now. Of course this is always a big show for Mercedes-Benz.  CLK63 AMG  CLS63 AMG  Face-lifted SL  GL-Class  R63 AMG Article Word is now that the facelifted E-Class will be shown in New York in April and the new CL right after that in May. M |
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It looks like most of the new AMG hardware is coming in the June-July timeframe, just right for the CLK63 Cabriolet IMO. Article M |
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It seems America likes the new S-Class, at 3360 units sold for Feb, more than the E or C-Class! Yikes! The R-Class moved a much more respectable number of 2469 units in Feb. The M-Class sold 2155 units, way up over Feb 2005. Sales for the month of Feb were up 28 percent over Feb 2005. The numbers are being posted by the S,CLK,M and R-Class vehicles. Article The E-Class seems to be dying off pretty fast awaiting that June/July on-sale date for facelifted model. Either that or production has slowed for changeover. Ditto for the C-Class which appears to have a replacement scheduled for fall this year in Europe and this time next year in the U.S. The facelifted SL and new GL are due in April. The AMG cars talked about earlier in the thread are due in June/July. I suspect a re-packaged R-Class will come along around June/July also as will the new V8 engines for the CLS,R,ML and CLK "550" models. M
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Replying to: merc1 (Mar 01, 2006 4:14 pm) What is Bluetec? Thanks.
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Replying to: wopel (Mar 05, 2006 12:03 pm) Yes I have read (Automobile Magazine) that a R320 CDI will show up here before the end of the year. The ML320 CDI is a definite. Since the ML and R share so much I would think a R320 CDI would be a no-brainer. It certainly couldn't hurt with the R-Class sales, which are either way up or way down depending on which month you look at. There have been various interviews online with MB officials that always drop little hints about upcoming products, like the GL320 and R320. M Bluetec is Mercedes' new clean diesel technology which they say will allow them to sell disels in two of Mercedes' biggest U.S. markets, New York and Cali. They claim it is the cleanest diesel in the world. Purely speculative on my part, I think we'll get a total of 5 diesel models in the next year: ML320, E320, R320, GL320, and maybe even a S320. If all goes well I suspect we'll even get diesel version of the C-Class for 2008, which will be an all new car for 2008. M |
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