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Just_me · 01-24-2008, 06:56 AM

This suck but I had to delete some posts since it wasnt relevant to this topic " AMG declares the horsepower war ‘over’".

Wrong section and offtopic.

Tarek · 01-24-2008, 07:46 AM

War is over my butt!! how about the upcoming SLC the SLR's succesor? definitely will pack more hp than the SLR,and the new SL63 BS will alos get serious power,MB will never let the power supremacy it has...not now,not ever.

shonguiz · 01-24-2008, 07:49 AM

I don't believe a word, Audi also said that and look to the RS6.

cawimmer430 · 01-24-2008, 07:55 AM

Clearly this sounds like a public relations stunt. Calm down the treehuggers and stuff like that.

Germaniac · 01-24-2008, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Just_me

AMG is currently happy with their power and performance levels relative to the rest of the market

Key phrase.... ie when our competitors begin to match or better our figures we will again raise the bar.

Merc1 · 01-24-2008, 08:38 AM

Bingo!

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GTA8.5 · 01-24-2008, 10:44 AM

lOl, I don`t buy a word of it either!

Ultimate Power and huge capacity V8s has been the orignal AMG formula from the beginning back in 1967 before the competition even came on the scene. It will never change!

Remember these are pure AMG engines we are talking about.

Mercedes AMG have already announced that turbo-charging will be a key factor for AMG engines because turbos are cleaner than Kompressors. The power figures will indeed jump off the board and suprise us! It`s good to know that AMG is now focusing on the whole package like their compeditors. The C63 is proof of that.

Btw Just_me, do you have a link or source for this article?

PanterroR · 01-24-2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by GTA8.5

Btw Just_me, do you have a link or source for this article?

Yopu know he's one very lazy guy...: Motor Authority >> AMG declares the horsepower war ‘over’

HighestOfHigh · 01-24-2008, 07:35 PM

Mercedes-Benz really doesn't have to worry about horsepower numbers anyway. With the AMG's V12s Benz has already won the war. Audi and BMW have no competitors to it, why should they worry.

Maybe if they try to beat Bugatti (which rumours have been going around) then that might be a concern. Benz is sitting pretty right now.

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Originally Posted by Just_me

instead the company will be gathering effort to improve interior and exterior appearance and quality, handling and the rest of the “overall package.”

Right now I really don't see a major need to "improve interiors". The latest Mercedes-Benz products have been outstanding. The interior quality is great for each segment.

Exterior appearance? Well they haven't been "Bangle touched" so I think they have nothing to worry about. Maybe the R-class needs to be beefed up, but that's it.

Quality.....Not really a issue. Maybe better maintence programs.

Handling..... Luxury cars do not need to handle like sports cars. If AMG wants to do something special then so be it. The cars drive great. Let BMW do the sports stuff and Benz just needs to stay focused on luxury.

After visiting the Washington DC autoshow yesterday...Benz has nothing to worry about. The only vehicle that is not really doing them justice is the R-class. The look is ok with me, but I guess the mini van appearence is a little too much for people to swallow.

There three companies that are perfect..Bentley, Bugatti and Benz. There line-ups are well put together.

Sunny · 01-24-2008, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HighestOfHigh

Mercedes-Benz really doesn't have to worry about horsepower numbers anyway. With the AMG's V12s Benz has already won the war. Audi and BMW have no competitors to it, why should they worry.

Maybe if they try to beat Bugatti (which rumours have been going around) then that might be a concern. Benz is sitting pretty right now.

Right now I really don't see a major need to "improve interiors". The latest Mercedes-Benz products have been outstanding. The interior quality is great for each segment.

Exterior appearance? Well they haven't been "Bangle touched" so I think they have nothing to worry about. Maybe the R-class needs to be beefed up, but that's it.

Quality.....Not really a issue. Maybe better maintence programs.

Handling..... Luxury cars do not need to handle like sports cars. If AMG wants to do something special then so be it. The cars drive great. Let BMW do the sports stuff and Benz just needs to stay focused on luxury.

After visiting the Washington DC autoshow yesterday...Benz has nothing to worry about. The only vehicle that is not really doing them justice is the R-class. The look is ok with me, but I guess the mini van appearence is a little too much for people to swallow.

There three companies that are perfect..Bentley, Bugatti and Benz. There line-ups are well put together.

Well, so much for all the clean up the mods did... but yeah, the Bugatti line up amazes me, I always have such a tough time deciding which Bugatti to choose!