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Edmunds - IL Track Tested: 2009 BMW 750Li vs. 2009 Mercedes-Benz S550This is a discussion on Edmunds - IL Track Tested: 2009 BMW 750Li vs. 2009 Mercedes-Benz S550 within the Internal Combustion forums, part of the Website Forums category; OK, it is not easy for the testers to make a all out fair comparison as they are not the ... |
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04-15-2009, 10:09 AM
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  | OK, it is not easy for the testers to make a all out fair comparison as they are not the ones that spec the cars they are given to test, but is it too much to ask from them to have at least some sort of knowledge about the things they are about to review?
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| So basically, they tested an S-Class with ABC suspensions and sport tyres against a 750 on standard suspensions and with all-season tyres, and saw the S-Class was faster in slalom despite having less power? Wow this is unexpected... 
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Correct, except they were equally fast in the slalom.
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The BMW would be some 20-25 meters ahead after the quarter mile. I agree regarding the AMG S-class, so sweet!
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| Yeah stripped vs a loaded test cars. The BMW when done right is over 100K too. M
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