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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 11:04 PM
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drove an 07 E350 today...
Drove the facelift model, platinum blue with cashmere interior. I like the new beige, very nice. It only had P1 on it, the new wheels are very nice... more euro looking. The facelift looks much more aggressive compared to the non-facelift, much better in my opinion. The drive was slightly firmer and the steering felt much more precise and weighted than the 06 which feels more numb. The braking had much better feel and had bite immediately when touching the pedal. Pedal feel was also firmer, more similar to my BMW. Transmission was not smooth, feels jerky under hard acceleration. I always felt the E500 shifted smoother so I will hold my breath till i drive the 07 E550. I think its a welcomed change and the digital climate control is much nicer looking!
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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The '07 facelift is growing on me too, big time especially since there is more value in the car too. I'm also loving the fact that the brake by wire system has been dropped.

Dr. Z must be kicking some you-know-what now that he's done with Chrysler.
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 07:25 AM
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Did you no see Dr. Z in the recent Chrysler commercials?
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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glad to hear.. so is there a big difference in the transmission on a E350 vs. E550? shifting wise that is..

i wouldnt mind trading up. i do like the new grille.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 12:30 AM
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Ali... lets just get a 550 engine and throw it in my E5... hell we'll take the brakes too
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by hdang221
glad to hear.. so is there a big difference in the transmission on a E350 vs. E550? shifting wise that is. . .
I believe they use exactly the same transmission.
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Good that they got rid of brake-by-wire
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