LETO

If i were in the market for a E350 I would certainly wait a couple months and give the upcoming BMW 535 a look.

I personally find the E350 severely underpowered for my needs. I would chose it only if I could not afford the 550. As mentioned earlier there is really no benefit in terms of MPG. Also, airmatic is great especially on the crappy roads here in the north east.

RNBRAD

Severely underpowered, are you serious? You pull a horse trailor with your MB or something? lol

I guess I'm also confused on the new motors. MB announced that it was putting the 5.5 liter TT into the AMG to replace the 6.3. That to me makes sense, but putting a TT in the standard 550 doesn't. It's about making MB's motors more fuel efficient. Putting a TT on the 5.5 liter will use more gas and make significantly more power than the current N/A motor. This wouldn't make sense to achieve their goal. Now if they went with an entirely new motor, say like a small v-8 4.5 liter motor with TT, that could be more fuel efficent and put out as much and maybe a tad more than the current N/A 5.5 liter. Anyway I'll be surely surprised if they put a TT in the E550 and the new E55 AMG TT.

emilner

They are all new motors, and they are going to be smaller in size. I also find the 350 to be underpowered. It is certainly well outgunned by all other mid sized luxury cars- 300hp is the minimum in this club.

gaazmon

agreed. a toyota camry v6 / nissan altima 3.5 have 270hp

RNBRAD

Here's the link I wanted to find. I'm just glad I got a N/A motor before they change them.


http://www.4wheelsnews.com/mercedes-...er-twin-turbo/

gaazmon

so most likely it will be a 5.0L V8 twin turbo with 400+hp to replace the 550s (think e500 engine turbocharged). and the 63 will be replaced by a 5.5L V8 twin turbo with 500+hp (think 550 engine turbocharged). The next question, what will happen to the V12 TTs??? Is this the end of MB V12s???

i just also saw, CL will now be S couple again.

LETO

For the price and the level the car is supposed to compete with primarily BMW the 350 motor is weak, hence it is getting a overhaul.

+ Airmatic is much more comfortable if you have less than desireable roads

KrisMerc

I drove the E350 Coupe the other day.. Before the drive, i lived with the opinion that the E350 was pointless to be in the market.. The 550, i thought, was way better..
Surprisingly though, the V6 is quite a good performer.. I did a 0-60 in 7.2 seconds.. Ive heard that the company boats of a faster timing..
The handling of the E350 was also very good.. With the ESP on, there was absolutely no understeer.. With the ESP off, the steering got lighter at the turns, telling you of the following understeer.. It was not tough to steer it though..
With all of this, I would think that it is sort of useless to spend an extra 10 grand for the V8..

RNBRAD

Your not just getting a V8, you also get leather and the adjustable airmatic suspension and it's actually under 8k difference.