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#392 of 441 July 2006 Sales by merc1

Aug 01, 2006 (4:58 pm)

Only a 3.8 percent increase vs. July 2005. Overall the Germans took a beating this month, with only MB and VW posting gains.

Sales

M

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#393 of 441 Re: July 2006 Sales [merc1] by once_for_all

Aug 01, 2006 (7:11 pm)

Replying to: merc1 (Aug 01, 2006 4:58 pm)

at least they treaded water...

The US big 3 lost between 22 and 37% year on year

John

#394 of 441 Re: July 2006 Sales [merc1] by albell

Aug 02, 2006 (4:53 am)

Replying to: merc1 (Aug 01, 2006 4:58 pm)

Strip out the new S, and sales were pretty weak across the other product lines. Will be interesting to see if the tweaks revive E class sales.

#395 of 441 Re: Coupe Evolution [scott1256] by merc1

Aug 02, 2006 (4:55 am)

Replying to: scott1256 (Jul 27, 2006 7:50 am)

A little more on those coupes. For me it starts with the C126:

Then the C140:

Then the C215, which I thought was the best looking Mercedes since the 1990 SL:

Now of course the C216:

Stunning IMO. The design lineage is pretty strong from one design to the next.

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- merc1 (Aug 03, 2006 10:11 pm)

#396 of 441 Re: July 2006 Sales [merc1] by scott1256

Aug 03, 2006 (7:08 pm)

Replying to: merc1 (Aug 01, 2006 4:58 pm)

I feel quite positive about these results: I see the MB glass as half full.

The new S is really carrying the ball. Remember that Cadillac, Jaguar, Lexus trucks, Infiniti, Acura and others are not doing doing so well this year.

My 3 old favorites - MB, GM and British luxury brands - sure give me fits. Seems only one at a time does well.

#397 of 441 Re: Coupe Evolution [merc1] by scott1256

Aug 03, 2006 (7:21 pm)

Replying to: merc1 (Aug 02, 2006 4:55 am)

What years was the silver coupe next to the C126 manufactured?

As I told you, that is the first 'new' MB coupe I remember as a tadpole.

I recall very few black or navy blue MB cars (especially coupes) in the 1960s. Silver, red, tan, dark green and brown were popular. Common interiors were red, tan/cream, brown and blue.

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merc1 (Aug 03, 2006 10:11 pm)

#398 of 441 Re: Coupe Evolution [scott1256] by merc1

Aug 03, 2006 (10:11 pm)

Replying to: scott1256 (Aug 03, 2006 7:21 pm)

What years was the silver coupe next to the C126 manufactured?

Well that was the W111/W112 model, produced from 1961 to 1980 apparently with 28,918 units produced during those years. Anything before the 80's is iffy for me. Here is the article detailing all of them.

M

#399 of 441 R320 and GL320 by wopel

Aug 07, 2006 (5:52 pm)

Does anyone have numbers on the MPG of the upcoming R and GL diesels? As the E320 does so well with mpg, I'm hoping the other models do as well. However, I realize they are much heavier automobiles.
I may have asked this before, but does anyone have a feel for the new pricing of the 320s? MB has a tendency to up the price for a diesel, so will that negate the better mileage?

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#400 of 441 Re: R320 and GL320 [wopel] by rley

Aug 12, 2006 (3:43 pm)

Replying to: wopel (Aug 07, 2006 5:52 pm)

Just guessing, but I think the ML320CDI will be at 24/30 and the R320CDI at 24/31. I arrived at these figures by taking the difference between the E350 and E320CDI, (8mpg city, 10mpg hwy) and applying these figures to the ML350 and R350.

The question one has to ask is: Does this difference in mileage make sense considering the inconvenience (small that it may be) of having to find diesel fuel and the difference in the initial cost of the vehicle? The cost of diesel in my area (Indiana) varies between the same as mid grade and sometimes as high as premium.

#401 of 441 Future Models.... by merc1

Aug 15, 2006 (4:26 am)

I meant to post this a few days ago, but it appears that more AMG models are on the way:

A model I don't see the point of actually, the GL63 AMG. Running the same 475-507hp 6.2L naturally aspirated V8 as all the other recently introduced "63" cars.

Then of course there is the CL63 or C65 AMG: