SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Cadillac XLR-V "Challenge to the SL55's throne"
06-04-2005, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by RedMongoosE
i think the handleing blows on that car, on the way to my friends house i saw one take a corner and it looked like a duffyboat trying to coarner and then he almost spun out but i think some kindd of ASR ETC helped him \
i think it looks neat. ive only seen older ppl drive em in newport tho....
mch
i think it looks neat. ive only seen older ppl drive em in newport tho....
mch
06-04-2005, 09:24 PM
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100K for a Caddy????? 
Who's going to pay that much for a Caddy? The GM folks are are on some serious drugs these days
Who's going to pay that much for a Caddy? The GM folks are are on some serious drugs these days
06-04-2005, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhodeislander
That boxy robotic look needs to go. Might look nice next to an Avalanche, you know the ugliest truck on the planet.... 
06-04-2005, 09:56 PM
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'03 Yukon XL Denali, '06 Eclipse GS
The XLR-V is definitely not going to down the SL55 anytime soon. Besides, look at the GM sales... which is at an all-time low.
06-05-2005, 12:18 AM
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the xlr-v does look like all the other new models that came out. theres nothing that really differentiates itself much more other liks the cts which is less than half its price... i think. my vote is for no. I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot 
. but then again, if i got one for free, i wouldn't mind
. but then again, if i got one for free, i wouldn't mind
06-05-2005, 03:18 PM
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That thing looks futuristic?
To me it looks like something Vin Diesel shat into a toilet after a heavy session of curry.
Ugliest convertible EVER.
To me it looks like something Vin Diesel shat into a toilet after a heavy session of curry.
Ugliest convertible EVER.
06-06-2005, 08:15 AM
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SLK 230
mmmm
I'd rather crawl! That thing is hideous. You'd think they would have conducted a consumer survey before actually wasting their time/money/effort on that rubbish.
06-06-2005, 03:32 PM
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SL55 AMG
Pig with lipstick
Listen, it isn’t only about which car is faster 0-60… a car is more than statistics. Performance is important… no one can accuse the SL55 of lacking in that department but sticking a huge engine in a car doesn’t make it a great car.
You love a car for a combination of reasons… performance, yes but also style, handling, feel, passion, heritage, presence… the XLR might have a lot of HP but it is badly lacking in all of the other areas…
You love a car for a combination of reasons… performance, yes but also style, handling, feel, passion, heritage, presence… the XLR might have a lot of HP but it is badly lacking in all of the other areas…
