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Comment Re:Please dear lord, .... (Score 2) 72

by ArchieBunker (#65482268) Attached to: Mercedes-AMG to Drop Four-Cylinder for Inline-Sixes and V-8s

I owned a Volvo with their inline 6 engine and it was great. Ran smooth and the seats were super comfortable. Unfortunately the rest of the car was garbage with numerous leaking fluids, electrical problems, and rotted rubber hoses in the emissions control systems. Also had an old Jaguar with the famous 4.2L and it was equally nice to drive.

My daily driver now is an Alfa Romeo and they managed to squeeze 280hp from a 4 cylinder engine. It’s fast enough to be fun but it’s certainly not smooth under acceleration. 8 gears almost seems like too much to be enjoyable. Mileage is amazing though, 35mpg on the highway and 24 around town.

Comment Re:Resonate with customers (Score 3, Interesting) 72

by ArchieBunker (#65482220) Attached to: Mercedes-AMG to Drop Four-Cylinder for Inline-Sixes and V-8s

The AMG badge typically meant you either had a tuned V8 or even V12. And it wasn't for drag racing or making noise. It meant you wanted to cruise comfortably at 155+ on the autobahn. They had a nice respectable sound. The badge started to get watered down with AMG packages only having some fancy wheels. It's still amusing to me how many Cannonball run times were set with German sedans.

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