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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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When is next e350 power bump

Hi,
Curious if anyone may know when/if the e350 may get a new six or increase In power? is it typically the 5th year into the new platform?

Also appreciated all the mpg info on the e550 threads. Fantastic information. Thx
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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Hopefully soon, the BMW 335/535 is a far superior engine.

Then again they could just get Chrysler to start putting in 6.1 Hemis in them.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Spirit Crusher
Hopefully soon, the BMW 335/535 is a far superior engine.

Then again they could just get Chrysler to start putting in 6.1 Hemis in them.
Why a Chrysler 6.1, when they can put in their own AMG 6.2?

You're aware Chrysler and M-B are divorced right?
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by K-A
Why a Chrysler 6.1, when they can put in their own AMG 6.2?

You're aware Chrysler and M-B are divorced right?
I do, I was considering saying LS7 but I figured Chrysler had a bit more intimate of a relationship with MB already.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Thanks, I'm with ya on the 535 engine. Still have a little phobia on long term reliability of the turbo in that engine though. I appreciate BMWs but hard for me to ever leave the mb family. I am paying for it with my sequoia now. Come to find out sequoias and land cruisers have major issues with cracked exhaust manifolds. They are stonewalling me at two dealerships. Should have waited for the GL. My bad.
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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MB is starting to roll out their new generation of engines starting with the facelift MY11 CL550 which has the new 4.6L twin turbo and the MY11 S and CL63 AMG which both have the new 5.5L twin turbo.

Next year for MY12 we should see the new V6 and V8 come to the E-Class and the other models.

Quote from this Autoblog post: Update: Mercedes USA spokesman Rob Moran has confirmed that both the CL and S-class models in the U.S. will get the new twin turbo V8 in Q4 of this year with other models getting it in 2011. Models currently powered by a V6 engine will get the new V6 beginning in 2011.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/o...i-spark-v6-an/
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by gasoel
Thanks, I'm with ya on the 535 engine. Still have a little phobia on long term reliability of the turbo in that engine though. I appreciate BMWs but hard for me to ever leave the mb family. I am paying for it with my sequoia now. Come to find out sequoias and land cruisers have major issues with cracked exhaust manifolds. They are stonewalling me at two dealerships. Should have waited for the GL. My bad.
I agree, I'd take the MB 3.5 any day of the week just simply because I think Mercedes is superior to BMW, especially now. The W212 has been hurting BMW sales by a huge margin.

BMW needs a new design team, all their new "designs," are hardly new at all. In fact, they're no longer as wide as they used to be and look particularly hideous.
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