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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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New SL63 chosen as F1 safety car

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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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It looks great...until you see the old rear end
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When I first saw the new SL recently, I didn't like the fake concept pictures, and couldn't get used to the actual car when the real pics came out.

Then, I saw the new SL in F1, riding with Hamilton with the others in tow.

I paused my DVR, and used my camera phone to snap this pic... I like
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The new SL63 looked pretty good on Saturday night...I like the more aggressive front end, almost Ferrari-esque...will be curious to see it in person...I will be seeing the new SL550 next week for the first time, so it should be interesting to see the new changes up close and personal.
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Blk04cobra1
The new SL63 looked pretty good on Saturday night...I like the more aggressive front end, almost Ferrari-esque...will be curious to see it in person...I will be seeing the new SL550 next week for the first time, so it should be interesting to see the new changes up close and personal.
You should see the responses to my thread on FerrariChat....
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=189988

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Take a listen:

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Originally Posted by shahedC
When I first saw the new SL recently, I didn't like the fake concept pictures, and couldn't get used to the actual car when the real pics came out.

Then, I saw the new SL in F1, riding with Hamilton with the others in tow.

I paused my DVR, and used my camera phone to snap this pic... I like
Looks pretty good except the position of the blinkers. I think something "cleaner" looking like the CL AMG front end would look better

Doesn't the rest of the car get a facelift?

Love the new wheels, though
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The sound of that V8 was just lovely!
Sounds even better against the background of the F1's ! Tryong to find that audio (video) clip from the Oz race. Anyone have any links ?
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Sounds even better against the background of the F1's ! Tryong to find that audio (video) clip from the Oz race. Anyone have any links ?
would they have it on YouTube? I think the FIA doesn't like recent clips to be posted on YouTube...

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