Why Is There No Competition For Mercs 65 Range?

timozn · 03-18-2009, 06:28 AM

mercedes have there 65 range and are dominating the market with it theres no bmw that comes close to it and i am a bmw lover till my death but why arent bmw responding to the 65's

JIM E92 · 03-18-2009, 10:07 AM

....because they invented Viagra.

Crimson92 · 03-18-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by logitech

BMW is going for a different angle, large displacement isnt the trend anymore

6.0 liter v12 twin turbo.....trend or not..ill take it

E90SLAM · 03-18-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

6.0 liter v12 twin turbo.....trend or not..ill take it

i'd hit it....

Sal@AUTOcouture · 03-18-2009, 11:24 AM

"dominating" in the handful they sell per year. No real need for BMW to come out with something like that...the 65's are pretty useless. Check out their resale values...its pathetic

The cars are awesome tho.....one of the best sounding stock exhausts I've ever heard

Crimson92 · 03-18-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AutoCouture

"dominating" in the handful they sell per year. No real need for BMW to come out with something like that...the 65's are pretty useless. Check out their resale values...its pathetic

The cars are awesome tho.....one of the best sounding stock exhausts I've ever heard

all high end luxos have shitty resale value right now..and will for the years to come

E90SLAM · 03-18-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

all high end luxos have shitty resale value right now..and will for the years to come

time to buy one!

Year's_End · 03-18-2009, 11:47 AM

There's no point to them.

MB themselves said that if you're an enthusiast you'll opt for the SL63 over the SL65. It's nothing more than bragging rights on wheels.

Sal@AUTOcouture · 03-18-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

There's no point to them.

MB themselves said that if you're an enthusiast you'll opt for the SL63 over the SL65. It's nothing more than bragging rights on wheels.

very true.

Bigger-Dick contest. "Well, mine has a 5 on the back, not a 3!"

Heinzftw · 03-18-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AutoCouture

very true.

Bigger-Dick contest. "Well, mine has a 5 on the back, not a 3!"

I've driven a SL63, and gone for a ride in the 65. The 65 IS F#$king NUTS

MJC///M3 · 03-18-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

There's no point to them.

MB themselves said that if you're an enthusiast you'll opt for the SL63 over the SL65. It's nothing more than bragging rights on wheels.

well said sir.

lyndon_h · 03-18-2009, 04:21 PM

they also said they will stop producing v12s and move to FI V8's if i remember.

blue2fire · 03-18-2009, 04:25 PM

Because they are Mercedes. The best there is.

Ray · 03-18-2009, 04:39 PM

I wonder how many S65's were sold last year

Mad Dragon · 03-18-2009, 05:02 PM

Supposedly, the upcoming F01 V12 is going to be twin-turbo. I haven't seen anything even semi-official, so I'll believe it when I see one in the showroom.

Year's_End · 03-18-2009, 08:32 PM

They'd be crazy to stick an NA V12 in the new 760i (guessed moniker).^

ianbiz · 03-18-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AutoCouture

very true.

Bigger-Dick contest. "Well, mine has a 5 on the back, not a 3!"

dont go in the W211 AMG section over at MBWorld.

ToothDoc · 03-18-2009, 10:39 PM

Who wouldn't want 700 ft lbs of torque if they could afford it? LOL, they have more torque on 1 rear wheel than most people have on their whole cars 2wd or awd.

Hoothout · 03-18-2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

6.0 liter v12 twin turbo.....trend or not..ill take it

haha true that

Garduna · 03-18-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Heinzftw

I've driven a SL63, and gone for a ride in the 65. The 65 IS F#$king NUTS

I can imagine heh

Year's_End · 03-19-2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ianbiz

dont go in the W211 AMG section over at MBWorld.

MBWorld...ha. If you wanna find the largest group of stuck up, my-car-has-more-torques-than-your-car kinda people then go straight there.

They have a kill section. It's a must see if you wanna laugh a little.

They don't stfu about how fast their E55s, SL65s, whatever, are, in a straight line.

E82tt6 · 03-19-2009, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

MBWorld...ha. If you wanna find the largest group of stuck up, my-car-has-more-torques-than-your-car kinda people then go straight there.

They have a kill section. It's a must see if you wanna laugh a little.

They don't stfu about how fast their E55s, SL65s, whatever, are, in a straight line.

No kidding. I saw a post there about how someone in his SL55 ran nose-to-nose with an '03 Cobra, and he said in the thread that he couldn't even imagine how much the guy must have spent on his mustang to make it keep up!

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