Facelift on the S-Class
02-15-2008, 09:20 AM
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S65 Renntech'd, GL450, Super Charged Range Rover
Facelift on the S-Class
Has anyone heard when the new facelift will appear on the W221's? I was thinking ordering a 2009 S65, but I don't want to if they are giving it a lift in 2010....
02-15-2008, 10:52 AM
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12 CLS550, 09 CLS550, 04Cooper,10 Cooper S
facelifts have little impact on the appearance of sport pkg / AMG models. You will be hard pressed to tell the difference between a CLS 55, 63 and the 09 facelifted models, unless you really look close. Most MB facelifts occur in the 4th year of a model run, so 2010 is a good bet
02-16-2008, 07:22 PM
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Perhaps real unknowns are what motor/gearbox the top-line S/CL will have in CY09....
Will SL Black (supposedly arriving ?Fall08) have a 650hp+ motor as rumors (see car magazine uk online) indicate? Presumably MCT box was developed for SL Blk....so can this box handle 700lb-ft+ tq? Is SL Blk motor a new AMG V12 motor?? Or a turbo'd 63?? Isn't new head of AMG engine development (who led 63 development and previously led CarreraGT engine engineering team) known to not favor artificially aspirated motors??
Intriguing times at AMG....gotta love innovation....
Will SL Black (supposedly arriving ?Fall08) have a 650hp+ motor as rumors (see car magazine uk online) indicate? Presumably MCT box was developed for SL Blk....so can this box handle 700lb-ft+ tq? Is SL Blk motor a new AMG V12 motor?? Or a turbo'd 63?? Isn't new head of AMG engine development (who led 63 development and previously led CarreraGT engine engineering team) known to not favor artificially aspirated motors??
Intriguing times at AMG....gotta love innovation....
02-16-2008, 08:23 PM
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Perhaps real unknowns are what motor/gearbox the top-line S/CL will have in CY09....
Will SL Black (supposedly arriving ?Fall08) have a 650hp+ motor as rumors (see car magazine uk online) indicate? Presumably MCT box was developed for SL Blk....so can this box handle 700lb-ft+ tq? Is SL Blk motor a new AMG V12 motor?? Or a turbo'd 63?? Isn't new head of AMG engine development (who led 63 development and previously led CarreraGT engine engineering team) known to not favor artificially aspirated motors??
Intriguing times at AMG....gotta love innovation....
Will SL Black (supposedly arriving ?Fall08) have a 650hp+ motor as rumors (see car magazine uk online) indicate? Presumably MCT box was developed for SL Blk....so can this box handle 700lb-ft+ tq? Is SL Blk motor a new AMG V12 motor?? Or a turbo'd 63?? Isn't new head of AMG engine development (who led 63 development and previously led CarreraGT engine engineering team) known to not favor artificially aspirated motors??
Intriguing times at AMG....gotta love innovation....
If you do get that beast, please be the first to post pix. Have you ordered it yet?
02-16-2008, 09:25 PM
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Interestingly, have several car nut colleagues who are similarly migrating from CL63 030 to SL63 030...and then on to SL Blk....too much interesting new tech to not explore....will def share my viewpoints....
