"heliochrome85" (heliochrome85)
05/19/2015 at 23:03 • Filed to: BMW, Mercedes, SL, 650i
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"heliochrome85" (heliochrome85)
05/19/2015 at 23:03 • Filed to: BMW, Mercedes, SL, 650i | 2
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Today BMW brought their fleet of 3/4/5/6/X4/X5 vehicles to our local dealer so that volunteers would take their products out on test drives and compare to competitor vehicles. For each test drive, BMW donated $10 to TEAM USA for the Paraolympics. Naturally, I drove the most interesting of the line up, a 2015 SL550 with 102 miles on the clock and damn near every box ticked.
Other vehicles available:
2015 335i MSport Xdrive
2015 550i MSport
2015 X4 2.8si
2015 428i GranCoupe
2015 Mercedes-Benz E350
2015 Lexus NX200t
Overall, the SL has an amazing chassis and was far more composed at highway speed than the 6. The engine is a masterpiece and the constant turbo whine is a reminder that there is always more power available if needed. Its fairly spectacular. The sticker on this car was >125k. The interior blew the BMW out of the water and had far more wizardry and sheer tech than the BMW.
Next up, a 650i Convertible. I didn’t check out the sticker on this car, but it was drop dead gorgeous. The engine was far more entertaining than the SL, but the chassis let this car down in comparison to the SL. The interior was very nice, but didn’t feel as special as the SL.
If you are interested in doing this in your local area, check out:
https://www.bmwusa.com/secured/conten…
Happy motoring!
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> heliochrome85
05/19/2015 at 23:19 |
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So this was one of those where they bring along a competitor’s car so you can “see how it’s worse”?
hike
> heliochrome85
05/19/2015 at 23:31 |
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That’s a beautiful SL! Love the brown with Diamond White. As a Mercedes guy, it’s nice hearing how much better it is than the 6-Series.
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heliochrome85
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/19/2015 at 23:32 |
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yeah, but in the GT class, there is only one real option: the SL.
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> heliochrome85
05/19/2015 at 23:54 |
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Mercedes’ headlight/grille combos on their recent sports & GT cars bug me. I feel the same way about the SLK and SL in regular and AMG trim, and the AMG GT.
These are not some attractive snoots.
I don’t really like the front end of the AMG GT, but compared to the SLK and SL, it’s almost decent looking.
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> heliochrome85
05/20/2015 at 00:04 |
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The 6 is a full-size 4-seater with a cloth top. The SL is a 2-seat roadster flippy hardtop. Also while the 640i convertible and SL400 have similar prices, the SL550 base price is a good $20k more than the 650i convertible, and BMW doesn’t have anything like the SL AMG models.
Still a bit surprising about the chassis on the 650i especially since that one looks like an M-Sport, and that SL doesn’t have Active Body Control.
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sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> heliochrome85
05/20/2015 at 01:23 |
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That’s what I find so funny about when manufacturers bring along competitor’s cars to convince buys that the other product is not as good. It backfires half the time, and when it does the company that initiated the comparison just looks that little bit sillier.