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Old 10-31-2002 | 10:06 PM
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Old 10-31-2002 | 11:40 PM
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Very nice looking. With 476hp....WOW !!!
Old 11-01-2002 | 12:19 AM
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Isn't it going to have 500hp??
Old 11-01-2002 | 05:14 AM
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All AMG cars are great, BUT M cars are better, b/c they give true enthusiast what the want, a manual transmission. I hate sport cars with auto..what is the purpose...anyway that is MO only so no flames
Old 11-01-2002 | 06:21 AM
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excellent....that could replace our audi in 2 years.
Old 11-01-2002 | 08:51 AM
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Originally posted by SLD2000
Isn't it going to have 500hp??
No, it will be getting a slightly de-tuned (from 493 hp) SC'ed V8, not the 500 hp 6.0 liter twin turbo V-12 (that would make it the E600.
Old 11-01-2002 | 09:00 AM
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there was a comparo a few months back testing the Ms vs the AMGs, and funny thing was that the AMGs won over the Ms. Their autos are pretty advanced and shift lightning fast.
Old 11-01-2002 | 10:22 AM
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Nice.
Old 11-01-2002 | 12:42 PM
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Originally posted by DJSang
there was a comparo a few months back testing the Ms vs the AMGs, and funny thing was that the AMGs won over the Ms. Their autos are pretty advanced and shift lightning fast.
No, every test had the M's winning over the AMG models. The M3 Convertible soundly beat the CLK 55, the M5 beat the E55, the M Roadster was chosen over the SLK 32 (though the SLK was faster), and the 4.6is beat the ML 55. The closest was the SLK 32, vs the M roadster. Price had a lot to do with it, but it is apparent that the editors liked manuals and the superior handling of most of the M's, not to mention that the BMW's were about $8K-$20K less expensive.
Old 11-01-2002 | 12:51 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fanman
[B]No, every test had the M's winning over the AMG models.


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