2012 ML350 BlueTEC review
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2012 ML350 BlueTEC review
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Here's a link to a review I did recently of the 2012 ML350 BlueTEC. I spent a week with the car courtesy of Mercedes' press fleet and absolutely loved it - I'd hoped for snow to evaluate the awd system but no such luck. (the upside to global warming in CT?) I'd like to hear from ML350 ownwer and others familiar with the breed.
Will
http://www.examiner.com/hartford-car...e-breed-review
Here's a link to a review I did recently of the 2012 ML350 BlueTEC. I spent a week with the car courtesy of Mercedes' press fleet and absolutely loved it - I'd hoped for snow to evaluate the awd system but no such luck. (the upside to global warming in CT?) I'd like to hear from ML350 ownwer and others familiar with the breed.
Will
http://www.examiner.com/hartford-car...e-breed-review
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From the first sentence of your article:
"Mercedes' ML350 has been redesigned for 2012, while the engines are carryovers from the previous year."
The 350 gas is all new, the diesel had significant changes and is up in power and torque from the outgoing model. I stopped reading at that point for obvious reasons.
"Mercedes' ML350 has been redesigned for 2012, while the engines are carryovers from the previous year."
The 350 gas is all new, the diesel had significant changes and is up in power and torque from the outgoing model. I stopped reading at that point for obvious reasons.
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From the first sentence of your article:
"Mercedes' ML350 has been redesigned for 2012, while the engines are carryovers from the previous year."
The 350 gas is all new, the diesel had significant changes and is up in power and torque from the outgoing model. I stopped reading at that point for obvious reasons.
"Mercedes' ML350 has been redesigned for 2012, while the engines are carryovers from the previous year."
The 350 gas is all new, the diesel had significant changes and is up in power and torque from the outgoing model. I stopped reading at that point for obvious reasons.
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To be honest that sentence could be misleading. The use of “carryovers from the previous year” to me sounded as if the engines were not upgraded in retrospect of the rest of the truck. I would have stopped reading also.
Other than that it was a good review….
Other than that it was a good review….
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By the author's definition, the entire truck is "carryover". It's still a 4 door, rear hatch, unibody SUV with four wheels and an engine.
Ignorance on the part of automotive journalists is infuriating, as it not only does a disservice to the brand, but it imparts ideas/beliefs on readers who are not fortunate enough to be close to the product. In this case, anyone reading that article would immediately infer that the petrol V6 has not changed from 2011. The author received a detailed vehicle overview/change listing/equipment listing/pricing/etc. from MBUSA PR at the time of delivery; there is no excuse for the lack of clarity!
Ignorance on the part of automotive journalists is infuriating, as it not only does a disservice to the brand, but it imparts ideas/beliefs on readers who are not fortunate enough to be close to the product. In this case, anyone reading that article would immediately infer that the petrol V6 has not changed from 2011. The author received a detailed vehicle overview/change listing/equipment listing/pricing/etc. from MBUSA PR at the time of delivery; there is no excuse for the lack of clarity!
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Ok so I re-read the review. It's really not a review. Just a re-write. Besides the poor opening sentence the author did not provide his experience with the vehicle. How can you write a review on a truck that you tested and not write how you feel about it. Everything that was written can be read on the marketing brochure or other more informative reviews. It seems that the publication did not have an editor to review this article. If this was a class essay I would give this a D grade.
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By the author's definition, the entire truck is "carryover". It's still a 4 door, rear hatch, unibody SUV with four wheels and an engine.
Ignorance on the part of automotive journalists is infuriating, as it not only does a disservice to the brand, but it imparts ideas/beliefs on readers who are not fortunate enough to be close to the product. In this case, anyone reading that article would immediately infer that the petrol V6 has not changed from 2011. The author received a detailed vehicle overview/change listing/equipment listing/pricing/etc. from MBUSA PR at the time of delivery; there is no excuse for the lack of clarity!
Ignorance on the part of automotive journalists is infuriating, as it not only does a disservice to the brand, but it imparts ideas/beliefs on readers who are not fortunate enough to be close to the product. In this case, anyone reading that article would immediately infer that the petrol V6 has not changed from 2011. The author received a detailed vehicle overview/change listing/equipment listing/pricing/etc. from MBUSA PR at the time of delivery; there is no excuse for the lack of clarity!
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Any automotive journalist worth his salt would access the full press releases at media.daimler.com, which gives comparison details ad naseum. I agree with ML12NYC that this is not a review. How could you have a car for a week and not even put forth your own opinions?
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Ok so I re-read the review. It's really not a review. Just a re-write. Besides the poor opening sentence the author did not provide his experience with the vehicle. How can you write a review on a truck that you tested and not write how you feel about it. Everything that was written can be read on the marketing brochure or other more informative reviews. It seems that the publication did not have an editor to review this article. If this was a class essay I would give this a D grade.
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Any automotive journalist worth his salt would access the full press releases at media.daimler.com, which gives comparison details ad naseum. I agree with ML12NYC that this is not a review. How could you have a car for a week and not even put forth your own opinions?
I apologize for the harsh tone, but these are easy facts to validate and auto manufacturers employee teams of PR people to support journos like yourself. You should leverage them in the future.
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Mercedes has held the cost of the BlueTEC upgrade to $1500 over the price of the base ML350 with the 3.0 liter gas engine
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I'm virtually certain that MBUSA gave you all the details pertaining to the W166 and how it differs from the W164. If they did not provide this info, shame on their PR admin. To Greg's point, if you subsequently didn't take the time to source such readily available info, then shame on you!
I apologize for the harsh tone, but these are easy facts to validate and auto manufacturers employee teams of PR people to support journos like yourself. You should leverage them in the future.
I apologize for the harsh tone, but these are easy facts to validate and auto manufacturers employee teams of PR people to support journos like yourself. You should leverage them in the future.
