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An R232 SL and EQS/EQE would make a nice garage pair. A quiet luxury sedan for everyday driving and top down V8 SL for the weekend. I'm first in line for an SL at my dealer and very excited for that car.
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We shall see.
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There is also the new trademark for Mercedes SL73... which is rumored to be the AMG Hybrid version with north of 750 HP maybe even 850 like the GT63 ES.
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The location they had in Atlanta was also an odd choice. Very far out outside the city. Outer suburbs. They could have chosen a nicer more central suburb. I understand having it in the city would pose issues with traffic, etc.
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I am very curious to see if this will happen, especially since packaging that battery will be difficult. So far, one SL plug in was spotted, but with circular tips, denoting it a 43/53 model rumored for EU (probably due to heavy V8 emission taxes). I thought they would call the new Hybrid GT4D a 73 but then ended up being a 63e (maybe the regular 63 is cancelled for that car?). I probably won't need anything more than a 55 anyways, as long as it has a V8 I'm all good
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not sure if this was the rationale for the location, but if you look at the MB map of dealers in the area, San Ramon is pretty close to the center.
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Best free driving event I've been to was the Porsche Experience.
They had an autocross course set up in the Gillette stadium parking area.
Got a feeler lap with an SCCA hot-shoe in the 911 to learn the track.
Drove a Boxster, a Cayman, a Cayenne, a Cayenne GTS and a 911. Got two laps in each.
I was mentally all set to the do the AMG driving school, then covid... boo
They had an autocross course set up in the Gillette stadium parking area.
Got a feeler lap with an SCCA hot-shoe in the 911 to learn the track.
Drove a Boxster, a Cayman, a Cayenne, a Cayenne GTS and a 911. Got two laps in each.
I was mentally all set to the do the AMG driving school, then covid... boo
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Best free driving event I've been to was the Porsche Experience.
They had an autocross course set up in the Gillette stadium parking area.
Got a feeler lap with an SCCA hot-shoe in the 911 to learn the track.
Drove a Boxster, a Cayman, a Cayenne, a Cayenne GTS and a 911. Got two laps in each.
I was mentally all set to the do the AMG driving school, then covid... boo
They had an autocross course set up in the Gillette stadium parking area.
Got a feeler lap with an SCCA hot-shoe in the 911 to learn the track.
Drove a Boxster, a Cayman, a Cayenne, a Cayenne GTS and a 911. Got two laps in each.
I was mentally all set to the do the AMG driving school, then covid... boo
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Yes that would be a great combination. I am also thinking of adding a sports car back into my garage. Will certainly test drive the SL when it is out. although I tend to lean towards Porsche when it comes to sports cars.
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I scheduled a test drive for December in King of Prussia (Philadelphia, PA). Even my wife is excited to see the EQS. We're interested in the EQS SUV but the EQS sedan will give us a good idea of what to expect.
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I also do like me a Porsche sports car although now it seems if you want a 911 or a 718 4.0 you'll be waiting quite some time with how sold out they are. My father in law just received his GT4 last month so hopefully I'll be able to have some fun with that. I think I want a V8 this time around since they are dying and I've never owned one, so it'll either be a new SL or possibly a used GT.
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Given the comments earlier in the thread about the EQS 580 being in short supply for the test drives, I sent an email to the team doing the test drives asking them to slot me for an EQS 580 since I've got a 580 on order. They replied quickly with:
Hello, Thank you for registering for an EQS Test Drive experience. There will be EQS 580s available to test drive at the location. Please let the representatives on-site know that you would like to drive the 580 when you arrive for your test drive, and they will be able to accommodate you.
Respectfully,
The Mercedes-EQ Test Drive Team
Hello, Thank you for registering for an EQS Test Drive experience. There will be EQS 580s available to test drive at the location. Please let the representatives on-site know that you would like to drive the 580 when you arrive for your test drive, and they will be able to accommodate you.
Respectfully,
The Mercedes-EQ Test Drive Team
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