GL550 at the NY auto show vs what is available
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GL550 at the NY auto show vs what is available
I found my pics of the GL550 finally, Why did they decontent the production version? This one looks a lot nicer (nappa ventilated leather, off road pkg, etc).
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Not sure on the leather, but I don't think the ORP was being ordered by too many customers of the 450. Also, probably didn't make much sense to put ORP on a vehicle with 21" wheels with low profile tires.
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As I understand it (if that is the NY show car) it was a 450 Premier with all the exterior 550 goodies but not really a GL550 produced on the line. GL Fahrer may be able to clarify that point.
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Exactly
The pre-production model we saw at the NYAS was built prior to the commitment to have 21" rims standard on the V8+. Once approved, the larger AMG wheels were made standard and the off-road package was removed.
The pre-production model we saw at the NYAS was built prior to the commitment to have 21" rims standard on the V8+. Once approved, the larger AMG wheels were made standard and the off-road package was removed.
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Nish...
Don't make any follow-on comments about how you would be willing to pay any price to be offered the ability to have this option. We've been down that road before.![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I'm sure they are working diligently on your other requests.
Don't make any follow-on comments about how you would be willing to pay any price to be offered the ability to have this option. We've been down that road before.
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I'm sure they are working diligently on your other requests.
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Nish...
Don't make any follow-on comments about how you would be willing to pay any price to be offered the ability to have this option. We've been down that road before.![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I'm sure they are working diligently on your other requests.
Don't make any follow-on comments about how you would be willing to pay any price to be offered the ability to have this option. We've been down that road before.
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I'm sure they are working diligently on your other requests.
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Originally Posted by Waiting-4-550
GL how do you get all this knowledge???? Impressive to hear someone who claims to know more than me about "car minutia"
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