SL65
Ambitious but rubbish!
In July, I posted this comparison between the new E63 AMG, S6 and M5. The positions were as just listed with the Merc the surprising victor over the M5 and even the S6 getting the reviewers thumbsup over the M5.
This December, Car & Driver have put the same three vehicles head-to-head and concluded with the same ranking. They too were pleasantly surprised with the Mercs improvements, particularly, to the air suspension, the new engine and new gearbox. They liked the solid feel of the Audi but a notable power gap compared to its German rivals let it down (wait for RS6..). C&D found fault with the M5's manual gearbox and technical complications that came with it.
I know we've discussed these three vehicles time and time again, probably because of my love of sports saloons But if your interested, have a read of the scanned articles, courtesy of someone from the M5Board.com
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...9&d=1166768854
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...0&d=1166768854
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...8&d=1166762730
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...2&d=1166768854
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...3&d=1166768885
Just wanted to share them with you Enjoy!
This December, Car & Driver have put the same three vehicles head-to-head and concluded with the same ranking. They too were pleasantly surprised with the Mercs improvements, particularly, to the air suspension, the new engine and new gearbox. They liked the solid feel of the Audi but a notable power gap compared to its German rivals let it down (wait for RS6..). C&D found fault with the M5's manual gearbox and technical complications that came with it.
I know we've discussed these three vehicles time and time again, probably because of my love of sports saloons But if your interested, have a read of the scanned articles, courtesy of someone from the M5Board.com
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...9&d=1166768854
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...0&d=1166768854
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...8&d=1166762730
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...2&d=1166768854
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/att...3&d=1166768885
Just wanted to share them with you Enjoy!