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Re: Autobild: Mercedes-Benz S450 vs Lexus LS460 (PART II) - 02-15-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirage77 View Post
You wrote this, Chris?

I don't understand the weight thing - is there a weight limit of some sort? A Phaeton weighs 2.4 tons (2.7 tons for a W12, give or take) and I haven't heard of such problems as not being able to take extra weight.

Otherwise, I agree with most of the review.
Hi James,

Yep, I gave you guys the rundown of the review.

About the weight limit, most cars have a max. permissible weight limit. For example, car A weighs 1,700 kg and has a load capacity of 300 kg making the max. permissible weight 2,000 kg. In the case of the Lexus, it weighs a little over 2-tons already and can only carry 355 kg of extra weight. So that's around 5 adult males - and no luggage.

About the VW Phaeton, different cars have different limits. The Phaeton W12 probably has a max. permissible weight of something under 3 tons.
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