Considering a GLE
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From: Apex, NC
2022 GLE 450, 2024 Volvo XC 60
The 3rd row with 21 and 22 inch wheels does NOT come with RFT, rather a tire sealant kit and air compressor. The 19s and 20s have RFT. The only other way to delete spare tire and mandate those downgrades was the high end 3D stereo, because a subwoofer took up that space too.
And while the base seats are fixed, ie no recline or sliding, the power second row doesn’t actually recline much farther. It’s only able to recline less then the regular position, which is only really useful if you have people in the third row or lots of bags in the back and need the extra few centimeters. I’ve heard the sliding forward is great for golf clubs though.
And while the base seats are fixed, ie no recline or sliding, the power second row doesn’t actually recline much farther. It’s only able to recline less then the regular position, which is only really useful if you have people in the third row or lots of bags in the back and need the extra few centimeters. I’ve heard the sliding forward is great for golf clubs though.
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That’s correct, a compact spare…except there have been one or two exceptions but I don’t think they were Custom orders. Mercedes was having trouble sourcing tires and might have stuck a few run flats on a dealer car for inventory. If a Custom order came with Run Flats the customer could hold them to the tire spec’d…I would make them change them.
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From: Colorado
'21 AMG53 wDPP & ARC, 19 GLC300 - Former-03 C240,2 ML BlueTecs,20 GLE450 E-ABC,15 Cayenne D,17 Macan
Took my AMG53 to the track this weekend and was mightily impressed. Most other cars were full race, assigned numbers. Half were trailered in, fire suppression and race seats, full track-ready.
I expected my 5,200# All-Season-tired car to be the slowest, since it was the heaviest and tallest, with it's best claim to racing fame is that it looks like the F1 Safety Car. I wasn't the slowest on my first ever visit to that particular track!
After I took some big swings at tire pressures, it became predictable, good turn-in. Absolutely GREAT brakes, and I put in some pretty good sector times. Not the slowest.
The AMG Ride Control (Dynamic Package) really works at the track.
This was one reason to buy this car. I compared the Cayenne, SQ7, X5, all with their optional suspensions on extended test drives, and it seemed that M-B had the best possibility for track usage, as well as long distance cruising and RV pulling.
I think I chose a winner!
(I have to thank Gordon, @slk55er for sending me a video of his laps at that track, to help me get familiarized with the new-to-me track.)
I used the MBUX AMG Track Pace to record my laps. I set up sector times, and it records a lot of telemetry - steering angle, brake and throttle force, slip angle, lots more. Pretty neat, but of course not useful except after lapping, to look back at where you did good and bad. There's an App that goes with it, but I can't find it for the U.S. yet.
I expected my 5,200# All-Season-tired car to be the slowest, since it was the heaviest and tallest, with it's best claim to racing fame is that it looks like the F1 Safety Car. I wasn't the slowest on my first ever visit to that particular track!
After I took some big swings at tire pressures, it became predictable, good turn-in. Absolutely GREAT brakes, and I put in some pretty good sector times. Not the slowest.
The AMG Ride Control (Dynamic Package) really works at the track.
This was one reason to buy this car. I compared the Cayenne, SQ7, X5, all with their optional suspensions on extended test drives, and it seemed that M-B had the best possibility for track usage, as well as long distance cruising and RV pulling.
I think I chose a winner!
(I have to thank Gordon, @slk55er for sending me a video of his laps at that track, to help me get familiarized with the new-to-me track.)
I used the MBUX AMG Track Pace to record my laps. I set up sector times, and it records a lot of telemetry - steering angle, brake and throttle force, slip angle, lots more. Pretty neat, but of course not useful except after lapping, to look back at where you did good and bad. There's an App that goes with it, but I can't find it for the U.S. yet.
Last edited by mikapen; Aug 29, 2021 at 03:35 PM.
