M-B must be raking it in

by "valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option" (valsidalv)
Published 04/04/2017 at 23:01

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I swear, I am seeing C43's everywhere I look now. Today I came across more of them than I did C300's. I imagine it’s a relatively easy upsell at the dealership too - “want something quicker, want to stand out more, want to make a bigger statement?”

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"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
04/04/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 3

“well, I would never buy a luxury car with less than six cylinders!” - the owners probably

"Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)" (galileo-humpkins)
04/04/2017 at 23:23, STARS: 2

This is one of the most brilliant sales tactics I’ve seen from a car manufacturer in a long time. There are already a fuck-ton of their cars aimed at certain people on the road being driven by people who just want to say they drive a MB. Now they’ve drawn in a crowd who still have just enough money to pay a little more for the status symbol of having an AMG (without having a true AMG). Fucking brilliant.

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
04/04/2017 at 23:24, STARS: 0

So does this have an actual AMG engine (H A N D B U I L T or something), or is this the start of that thing everyone was mad about with the AMG badging and packaging on non-AMG powered models?

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/04/2017 at 23:30, STARS: 0

The second one, unfortunately.

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/04/2017 at 23:31, STARS: 1

It is, but I’d feel a little dirty driving one.

"valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option" (valsidalv)
04/04/2017 at 23:31, STARS: 0

According to Wikipedia:

All AMG engines - with the exception of the “43" M276 3.0 L V6 Bi-Turbo engine - are hand built using a “one man, one engine” philosophy at the current AMG plant in Affalterbach, Germany

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-AMG#.2243.22_M276_3.0_L_V6_Bi-Turbo

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
04/04/2017 at 23:34, STARS: 0

Mercedes knew what they were doing.

"victor" (victor)
04/04/2017 at 23:51, STARS: 0

Still decently fast cars though. I wouldn’t turn one down.

"Rico" (ricorich)
04/05/2017 at 08:29, STARS: 1

You shouldn’t, it’s the only way to get a 6 cylinder engine instead of a turbo 4 in almost every MB model.

"Rico" (ricorich)
04/05/2017 at 08:30, STARS: 0

Think BMW M Sport but with an engine upgrade over the standard model instead of suspension only.

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/05/2017 at 09:10, STARS: 0

Yes, and with MB/BMW/Audi, the 6 is the one I want in the small/mid-sized segment. It’s just the AMG badge that turns me off. I’d take an E43 and remove all of the AMG badging, then I’d be happy—

"Rico" (ricorich)
04/05/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 1

They are so dumb they should have kept the “AMG Sport” moniker for these baby AMGs.

"Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)" (galileo-humpkins)
04/05/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 0

I can’t say I’d turn one down, but I would have real reservations about it.

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/05/2017 at 10:11, STARS: 1

Yeah, I think I’m numb to that now, with the M Sport, S line, R line, F sport garbage everyone else is doing.

Hell, I daily an F sport, so who am I to judge?