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Gl450 quicker than ML55

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Old 01-23-2007, 11:08 PM
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Gl450 quicker than ML55

We traded in my wifes ML55 for the GL. My first thought was the GL will be much slower and would not satisfy my wifes right foot. Boy was I wrong. Last weekend my neighbor and I lined up his ML55 and our GL. From a dead stop we went at it. The GL got a better launch and pulled slowly away from the 55. By the time it was said and done the GL was a car length ahead (85-90mph) on an empty private road. Ran again from a 30mph roll same result. GL won. I credit the 7-speed tranny for overcoming the HP deficit. Even managed to beat a Dodge 1500 Hemi from a stoplight no problem. Never thought I would have so much fun in a big'ol suv. This truck rocks!
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That's amazing, considering that the GL also weighs much more than the ML55.
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Awsome.
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Good Find,
Great job GL450 !!

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