CL550 4Matic Spotting! Pix Inside
08-07-2008, 11:11 AM
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CL550 4Matic Spotting! Pix Inside
Thought you guys might be happy to know/see the new CL550 4Matic is most definatly on the way. Here is one I caught up w/ near corp. hq. in Montvale NJ yesterday.
08-07-2008, 06:59 PM
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Thx for the pics
Will be interesting to see how many of these CL 4Matics they can sell in NYC/Chic...esp in environment of plummeting new luxury car sales....
If I were in NYC/Chic, I'd much rather drive a new 600 (w/18" winter tires) for winter commuter use....lack of ABC is a major active safety weakness of 4Matic, as is lack of 600's more powerful brakes....
Even in Chic, much of winter is simply cold/dry, w/rare deep snow...and for 7mos/yr of non-winter, ABC, brakes and summer max perf tires are far superior safety features vs any 4Matic...
Will be interesting to see how many of these CL 4Matics they can sell in NYC/Chic...esp in environment of plummeting new luxury car sales....
If I were in NYC/Chic, I'd much rather drive a new 600 (w/18" winter tires) for winter commuter use....lack of ABC is a major active safety weakness of 4Matic, as is lack of 600's more powerful brakes....
Even in Chic, much of winter is simply cold/dry, w/rare deep snow...and for 7mos/yr of non-winter, ABC, brakes and summer max perf tires are far superior safety features vs any 4Matic...
08-08-2008, 02:54 AM
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4matic is standard on all CL550's now, there isn't a rwd 550 anymore, so if they are going to sell any CL 550's they will be 4matic regardless.
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08-09-2008, 12:03 AM
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http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/MBHome...verview/?vc=CL
Now wither you could special order a rear drive CL 550 at a premium is unknown, but probably unlikely.
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08-12-2008, 09:45 AM
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well, I took delivery of my CL550 4 Matic 2 weeks ago. I do regret the lack of ABC, but , as bad as traffic is here in Atlanta, I wouldn't have had much chance to really use the ABC to it's fullest. That said, what a GREAT car it is to drive ,anywhere!
08-13-2008, 08:25 PM
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Are the ABCs missing with the 4 Matics? Also, does it require special tires?
I have heard that all Mercedes beginning in 2010 will have smaller, turbo engines to achieve the same power but with smaller engines. Has anyone else heard that?
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