2007 E550 more powerful...
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2007 E550 more powerful...
than E55s built before 1999-2002. 
man is it me or has car technology really progressing. thats really impressive. makes me wanna trade up to an E550..
here's the full review up on Inside Line.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=116416
man is it me or has car technology really progressing. thats really impressive. makes me wanna trade up to an E550.. here's the full review up on Inside Line.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=116416
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It's not you, but it's not entirely technology either. The 5.5 engine is, as it happens, more advanced than the 5.0 engine it replaces. Still, the increases in power across the M-B line (look at the E63 vs. the E55) are driven more by one-upmanship games with the competition from Munich than by pure technology. That's how the BMW 540 became the 550. M-B and BMW are free to play that game because their V8 customers are relatively unaffected by increasing fuel prices. And so it goes.
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wow, the sport package w/ the two tone interior looks great! I've seen a couple reviews of the SL550, and all had a 4.9 sec 60 mph time, surprised the E550 wasn't faster since it is about 400 pounds lighter. Guess it has to do with the wider rear tires and better testing conditions with the SL
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Originally Posted by akbro93704
. . . I've seen a couple reviews of the SL550, and all had a 4.9 sec 60 mph time, surprised the E550 wasn't faster since it is about 400 pounds lighter. Guess it has to do with the wider rear tires and better testing conditions with the SL
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Originally Posted by AsianML
Nice review. Did you guys watch the video of it? Man that thing lifts when you nail it.
