Green_Hornet

Just curious...what kind of depreciation do you expect out of these cars? I would guess they won't drop at the same rate as the new S-Class, but they're still an AMG which are somewhat notorious for losing value. Any guesses?

Oh and Ravenred: Beautiful car. That's the color I'd get

hyperion667

depreciation really really sux...............the AMG I bought brand spanking back in 2012(114) is now worth about 63.....and that's mint, which my car is not as I've had to replace the entire rear bumper.....
these cars can't be immune to that.......when I got my CLS it had just been redesigned.....
I don't think the GT's will hold either.....not like Pcars anyway

Vic55

Honestly no clue... too early in the game except for the immediate trade in's and dealers will obviously hit those ACV's very very low. But those are not true samplings. Since its a normal Benz production car the best assessment will be as the leases come back and a more realistic early sampling hits the market. I would harbor a conservative guess around 50% of msrp in 3 years or a little higher percentage wise. Anything short of one year is just going to be an ugly ugly number. Benz can lease these things and that appeals to most vs retailing a used one that's only several months old, therefore the dealers will steal the early trade in's.

Green_Hornet

Thanks for the informed response! I'm new to the M-B world and will be looking to trade up in a year or so and I'm exploring my options. I suspect that the new S-Class Coupe...while a beautiful vehicle...will suffer the same if not worse depreciation as the S-Class in general seems to usually be the hardest hit.

Vic55

The S class coupe will be the new depreciation sucker (replacing the CL). I would wait 1-2 years after its first bought.

AMG 17GT

Yes Vic

I'm on my 4th Cl. Cars with amazing cost of repair as long as you get a warranty you can buy these cars for 80k off in 3 years.

But I will be buying a GT. As it will be a keeper.