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The general consensus here is low 70s. They won't sell more than a dozen of them at 85k.
The general consensus here is low 70s. They won't sell more than a dozen of them at 85k.
I take it you haven't seen Mercedes Benz quality reports lately.... The S class the the Hindenburg have more in common than just German engineering.90Brougham350 said:Build the world's highest quality car first, and make Cadillac the standard of the world, before you price the first true high performance Cadillac engine to compete with tried and true German engineering.
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same hp but lighter.Epik Liphe said:tht mercedes engine is 1 liter bigger then the cadillac engine? so id assume the cadillac is prolly less heavier... and gets more horse for less engine?
This is absolutely 100 percent true, HOWEVER, unlike most car companies, Mercedes has ackknowledged their recent pitfalls and is working actively to resolve them. Theyve made large strides in the past year.Crozier said:I take it you haven't seen Mercedes Benz quality reports lately.... The S class the the Hindenburg have more in common than just German engineering.
I don't know about far superior. It will be down a significant amount of torque compared to the blown 5.4 in the E55 and S55. Of course mercedes could always add a super or turbo on later to make it more powerful.Devil_concours said:soon all the supercharged v8 for the amg 55 series engines will be replaced with far superior 6+liter v8 with output of over 500hp
I agree.MCaesar said:I don't know about far superior. It will be down a significant amount of torque compared to the blown 5.4 in the E55 and S55. Of course mercedes could always add a super or turbo on later to make it more powerful.
The new 6.3 liter engine (really 6.2) is actually very similar in output to the LS7 Z06 motor.
The new motor is better suited for a manual transmission whereas the E55 motor is much better with an automatic and it is not even close.Vrocks said:I agree.
New 6.2(3?)L for E63, S63 and others:
...It measures 6.2 liters, revs to 7,200 rpm and delivers 503 hp at 6,800 rpm and 456 lb-ft of torque at 5,200.
The engine in the '06 E55 makes 516lb-ft @ 2,650 - 4,500 and 469HP @ 6,100
ExactlyCrozier said:Wow. Down 60 lb/ft? That will be missed. I think the new car will 'feel' slower.
supposedly the new motor won't run out of steam in the high end like the blown motors. (that's from mercedes benz). Also the new motor is very light.MCaesar said:I don't know about far superior. It will be down a significant amount of torque compared to the blown 5.4 in the E55 and S55. Of course mercedes could always add a super or turbo on later to make it more powerful.
The new 6.3 liter engine (really 6.2) is actually very similar in output to the LS7 Z06 motor.
By the time it gets to the high end the blown motor is gone!Devil_concours said:supposedly the new motor won't run out of steam in the high end like the blown motors. (that's from mercedes benz). Also the new motor is very light.