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Is it worth ordering 05 E55?

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Old Mar 8, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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Is it worth ordering 05 E55?

If it's gonna be updated in a middle of 2005? I'm kinda confused....to order the car or to wait....
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 02:07 PM
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Is it worth it? Only you can decide. However, the face-lift and the 6.3 liter is probably coming in the 2006 model. Sorry for making your decision harder.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 02:19 PM
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6.3 liter? I think that's gonna be a lot more expensive though.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 05:08 PM
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6.3 liter? I think that's gonna be a lot more expensive though.
Mid model updates and facelifts do not increase the price much. The 6.3 liter is probably cheaper to build than a 5.5 with the supercharger. The 6.3 will be built entire inhouse while the Supecharger is source from another company I belive. Is the Blower made by a company called IHI in Japan.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 06:48 PM
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According to UK CAR Magazine, the new 6.3 AMG motor will be a N/A V8 producing 500bhp and 434lb ft torque. It also says the 6.3 AMG will be mated to 6 speed auto. I posted a link on the CL 55 board.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 07:02 PM
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According to UK CAR Magazine, the new 6.3 AMG motor will be a N/A V8 producing 500bhp and 434lb ft torque. It also says the 6.3 AMG will be mated to 6 speed auto. I posted a link on the CL 55 board.
434 lb ft of trq? Ok then it's worth buying....You can upgrade 5.5 supercharger engine lol....I loveeee torque....so i prolly decided to go with E55....
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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Only 434ft/tq ??? That sucks.....
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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434 doesn't seem much are you sure it's not 634?

Go ahead and order the car, you can either wait and wait and wait or go for it now. There is alwas something faster and meaner and cooler around the corner.
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Old Mar 9, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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just order it now, your getting a great car no matter what
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Was I trippin then when I heard the hp was gonna be 620hp? Hmmm don't remember the torque figures but I remember hearing something about the 6.3 liter engine being a N/A V-8 producing 620 hp. I must have been trippin...
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