Can we take a moment...

"With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username" (with-a-g)
12/23/2013 at 13:42 • Filed to: None

...and marvel at these? I have been told they are numbers , no different from the ones that might appear in a child's schoolbook.

DISCUSSION (22)

For Sweden > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 13:44

Rally wagon

For Sweden > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 13:44

Rally wagon

shinsen > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 13:46

is it bad that my first thought of seeing those 0-60 and hp stats I immediately think its a CTS-V wagon?

CAR_IS_MI > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 13:47

102370

Thats a lot on 'numbers'

drunkenup2 > shinsen
12/23/2013 at 13:47

no but that 0-60 seems a tad unrealistic for a CTS-V on street tires

shinsen > drunkenup2
12/23/2013 at 13:50

well it said estimated ;-); I wouldn't hold it against cadillac to be alittle optimistic in their figures

Tom McParland > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 13:54

Dat wagon!

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > CAR_IS_MI
12/23/2013 at 13:57

The things that boggle my mind are:

1. These are the numbers of the superest of supercars from 20-ish years ago.

2. That includes the price, in NON-INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS.

3. It's a bloody wagon that SEATS SEVEN.

atomic8778 > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 13:58

You know what's the saddest number? Number of passengers it can seat: 5. Used to be 7 (woo! jump seats!), but it's gone now.

Though in regular E class wagon flavor, it's still 7!

CAR_IS_MI > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 13:58

But lets see it do 0-60 in 3.6 with 7 full grown adults in it... THEN I will be impressed.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > atomic8778
12/23/2013 at 14:00

NOOOOOoooooo.....!

Seriously? When did they make the change? I've got a 7-seater with a *slightly* smaller engine (3.2) and believed that that feature went all the way up the model range.

HammerheadFistpunch > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 14:01

For a second, I thought one of those numbers [3.6, 577, 590] was the projected sales number...take your pick.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > CAR_IS_MI
12/23/2013 at 14:02

Tell you what: You procure the necessary bits to make that test and I'll demonstrate it for you and 5 others....

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 14:02

"handcrafted"

Coming soon to your Aston Martin.

CAR_IS_MI > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 14:06

If I cared enough, I probably could put this together. I have a major in at the Merc dealer, an in at the speedway, and 6 friends who would be willing to help out...

atomic8778 > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 14:08

I'm just as sad! They made the change when it was refreshed. Apparently the new model requires reworked rear suspension and can't fit the jump seats. I thought it was all "oh-haha! you're just pulling my leg!" until I came across this:

http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/vehic… Note the difference in passengers. Super sad.

I mean not like I could have afforded it anyway, but still.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > CAR_IS_MI
12/23/2013 at 14:08

By "you and 5 others," I intended to be behind the wheel. :-(

CAR_IS_MI > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 14:10

By behind the wheel I figured you meant riding in the back back (you know, behind the rear wheel[s])

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > atomic8778
12/23/2013 at 14:13

If indeed it's from "reworked rear suspension," then I almost understand.

Certainly MB can appreciate the cachet associated with being the fastest way to get seven people from the showroom floor to a point a quarter mile from the showroom floor?

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > CAR_IS_MI
12/23/2013 at 14:16

Mr Buzzkill, atomic8778, claims no more 7-seater AMG wagons.

I'mma pour out a 40 for them. Or perhaps a 35 biturbo.

atomic8778 > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
12/23/2013 at 14:21

I can't really remember if it was "reworked rear suspension." It was a jalopnik article when it came out and they mentioned it (I think….).

Not to mention, those in the jump seats see where they've been while going stupid fast!

TwoFortified > CAR_IS_MI
12/23/2013 at 18:16

Took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about...

YES, that might just be the only number on the page that is too big for my tastes.