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Did you see this review? WOW!

Old Dec 8, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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Did you see this review? WOW!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...141293120.html
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 12:43 AM
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Thats Dan Neil. Pulitzer Prize winning Dan Neil. His articles are typically well worth reading.
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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Hi Marcus...

I did not know about the Pulitzer... Thanks.

I get the WSJ at home and I always read his reviews. He pretty much hits it dead on.

In this one on the CL I really love the way he describes the sensation of the acceleration of the CL-AMG. I have a W211 E55 and I have to second Dan's thoughts on the way the power is delivered.
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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Excellent review. The new CL is a big girl, but AMG put a helluva lot of hustle into her.
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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Yes its a big old bird - a friend has a CL55amg its big and powerful but on narrow UK roads I feel he can't really deploy all that supercharged power - my CLK just feels a little more agile
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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by HighEndOne
I did not know about the Pulitzer... Thanks.

I get the WSJ at home and I always read his reviews. He pretty much hits it dead on.

In this one on the CL I really love the way he describes the sensation of the acceleration of the CL-AMG. I have a W211 E55 and I have to second Dan's thoughts on the way the power is delivered.
This is a good one too. It's Clarkson on the CLK Black. Here's a snippet, "Initially, you don't drive this car: you just cling on for dear life."

I couldn't get permission for an ongoing reprint from the Sunday Times, so I have it in a hidden section of my website.
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Old Dec 10, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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Awesome read, thanks. TTV8 FTW!!
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Old Dec 10, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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...The numbers for the Performance Package engine are even more galactic: 563 hp and 664 pound-feet of torque...
I wonder if AMG also has a MILLENNIUM FALCON (star wars ) package if i want something beyond outter galactic performance? LOL!

Yo Chappzilla! Mrs 208 is lookin good with the new shewz!
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Just when I thought the current CL63 was the isht, they freshen the front end and give it 530+ HP. Wow. Only $160K away!
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