eyuan23

First time I've seen this on the road. Parked right next to me. Had to take a couple of pics . Always overlooked the positioning of the quad pipes til now.

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Eurosport

damn it looks good
i better stock up on paper towels when I see one in a parking lot ;p

sf49ers79

Personally i like this car... How's the sale in USA? is it good or bad?

vraa

It is in sale in the USA, but the ride is much rougher, but it is an AMG.

G1zm0

very nice indeed, but the side pipes.... The owner will obviously won't make it offroad !!

lorinsertuned

those amg side exhausts are so key.
i bet that car roars like a monster.

gup998

damn..those must be rare..i havent seen one of those yet, only the G500s


anyone know how many G55s are made in a year??

Eurosport

that looks good
but 500's are a lot better
G55 is a waste

gup998

waste???...wel...big difference in the prices.
i dont tihnk i have ever seen the interior of a G55. any better than the 500?

Eurosport

there's not much different in interiors
suspensions though G55 can't do crap with it off road
it's been one of the best offroad vehicles for a looooong time
that's why g55 it's a waste

JME

Why do you think that you can't take a G55 off road? What if I told you that I've had mine off road several times. Have you driven one or do you just like to make things up?

Eurosport

yes i have driven one
and you already told me about taking yours offroad
u are one of a kind unlike 99.99% of G55 owners who their tires will never even see gravel what about real off road?

G55 has too stiff of a suspension for real offroading
G500 is a lot better
just money thrown in the wind for status symbol

jimmyg

You can swap the shocks on the G55 with the standard G500 ones with no ill effect. Outside the U.S., the stiffer suspension is an option on the G55...many come with the standard shocks.

There's no reason a US-spec G55 couldn't do the stuff I do in my G500...though the bumps would rattle more:

http://homepage.mac.com/jimmy/offroad/PhotoAlbum31.html

FrankW

interesting...does the G55 has quad exaust??? cuz the one i saw in Rowland Heights has the twin oval on the right side of the car (i only saw it's right hand side).

JME

My G55 has the G500 shocks. Thew G55 shocks are too stiff whether you're off or on road. Eurosport, 99% of people who own G's, Hummer's, Range Rover's, Cayenne's, etc, will never take them off road. Who cares? They're still fun vehicles to own.

FrankW

do you mean you swap'em ur self?...anyway, does it have twin oval exaust on both side???

JME

The shocks were swapped by my local Mercedes dealer, free of charge. I do have the twin exhausts.

Coles

Anyone can tell me how I can change the stiff suspension on my G 55 ?

JME

Coles,
The only difference between the G55 and G500 suspesions are their shocks. Ask your Mercedes dealer to order you a set of G500 shocks and do the swap. Your G55 will then ride exactly like a G500. The European G55's do not have the stiff suspension set up that the States have. If you complain loud enough about the ride of your G55, which I did, your dealership may agree to do the swap free of charge, which mine did. Good luck.

Coles

Thanks for your prompt answer. With G 500 shock will the G 55 still sit low and will I be able to keep the same wide tires?

JME

The tires on the G55 are the real reason that it sits lower than the G500. I put snow tires on my G55 after I bought it and it sat as high as a G500. So, I believe that the shocks have nothing to do with ride height as does my mechanic. You do not have to switch your tires or your wheels to perform this swap.

FrankW

what i meant was do you have those exhaust on both side of the car?

JME

Yes.