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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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Looks very good to me--much better than previous spy shots led us to believe. A nice update on the W163. Clean lines, aggressive stance.
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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Nice pics....now i think it looks like a lexus four-wheel drive.
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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How about that yall. It looks even better than that in the other colors, and the front end is cool looking, you cant see it all in them shots. Autogunner.
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Old Oct 25, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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looks high
The body appears to be raised due to the test equipment that is mounted under the frame (Note the distance from the top of the wheel to the wheel well? The body also looks high for a standard SUV, any thoughts?
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The body appears to be raised due to the test equipment that is mounted under the frame (Note the distance from the top of the wheel to the wheel well? The body also looks high for a standard SUV, any thoughts?
air suspension.
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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Is it just me or do these new pics just not seem as drastic of a change as we all were expecting.
Damn....I like my ML430 better than those pics.
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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Is it just me or do these new pics just not seem as drastic of a change as we all were expecting.
Damn....I like my ML430 better than those pics.
It looks like a natrual evolution. I, for one, was not expecting a drastic change. Look where that got BMW (5-series and 7-series). I generally like it and think it will look better in person. And what is under the skin should be better all the way around--air suspenison option, improved wheel travel and off-road ability, 4-valve engines, 7-speed trannys, etc.

I really like the new LR3 in terms of it's purposeful different design. But for our uses (my wife drives it mostly) the ML is perfect. I've got mine pre-ordered.
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someone told me that the front of new M copys from Lexus GX ?
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someone told me that the front of new M copys from Lexus GX ?
Well, IMO, if anything the GX was influenced by the current ML. Who had that grille shape and badge configuration first? They're similar but by no means is one a copy of the other.



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They're similar but by no means is one a copy of the other
Kia Sorento is another example.
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