C32 AMG, C55 AMG (W203) 2001 - 2007

Old Road & Track article on the C32.

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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 09:11 PM
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Thumbs up Old Road & Track article on the C32.

well, I remember reading the R&D mag on the C32 AMG, but I've lost my magazine, so I searched around on R&D.com. I think they have the most complete article on the C32 oppose to C&D's short three page bash.

here's a link to the R&D's article http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=1
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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nice article. I read that one about 1,000 times before i bought the car.
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 01:56 PM
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FrankW...

I could of sworn that I have a C&D magazine with a short (2-3 pages) article and test on a C32. They basically said it was a great car and for those who are looking for a rocket of a car w/ and automatic for traffic jams etc. this was the car for you.

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Re: FrankW...

Originally posted by AmgBoy
I could of sworn that I have a C&D magazine with a short (2-3 pages) article and test on a C32. They basically said it was a great car and for those who are looking for a rocket of a car w/ and automatic for traffic jams etc. this was the car for you.

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I have that issue still. January Issue 2002. basically that's what they said at the end, but they still bashed it with the usual taste towards automatic...lol

anyhow, they got some good pictures.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 03:25 PM
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Agreed..

But don't you think the C32 would benefit if it had the option of a manual, I sure do!

-Travis
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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just got the new issue of the Motor Trend C32 vs S4, and they got the C32 to ran 4.77 second 0-60 and 13.2 1/4 miles...WOW.

the S4 ran a little slower at 4.99 and 13.4...WOW...

they picked the S4 for being more affordable...lol Great pictures of both car.

btw, if anyone gets MotorTrend TV can you tape and save it on the computer if you know how??? PLS...I don't have SpeedChannel at my house.
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how sweet it is...

I remember the article well.. thanks much for the memories. I still love reading those articles after all this time
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