SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: SL63 Spr08 US arrival?
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M Cars, old Corvettes, other old Detroit Muscle, etc.
EU (as does CA/NYC) has all kinds of eco posturing......e.g., lots of clowns in SiliconValley commute via Prius and claim all kinds of green-friendliness but use G550/767 private planes for quick wkend jaunts to one of their wkend houses in BevHills/Malibu, Aspen, NYC, London, etc.....
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2005 SL600, 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite
This is true, though I don't see MB/BMW and the like using hybrids for performance. Though MB has definitely said that their cars will get lighter. I've always wonder what a SL55 AMG could do with about 1000lbs less weight, I think we're going to find out with the SLC/Sig/Black Series or whatever they call the thing. Maybe not the much weight off though.
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http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jan08/1...ow_2008_4.html
(speaking of hybrid technology....)
"2009 will also see the launch of the Mercedes-Benz ML 450 HYBRID.
In parallel with the ML 450 HYBRID, Mercedes-Benz will be launching an S-Class with petrol hybrid. The S 400 HYBRID with 205 kW/279 hp and hybrid module delivers outstanding performance and fuel consumption of just 7.9 litres per 100 kilometres (CO2 emissions: 190 grams per kilometre) in the NEDC cycle, making the S 400 HYBRID the most fuel-efficient luxury petrol-powered saloon in the world, irrespective of whether competitors pit a petrol, diesel or hybrid drive against it."
