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    2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan

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    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    04/01/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    Interesting that we've got the butt-ugly upright grill for pedestrian safety (what ever that is), and a stand up hood ornament for skewering loose children near playgrounds and school yards...
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    04/01/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    7 speed transmission eh? Is that 14 speeds with the 2 speed rear differential?


    Maybe the Freightliner engineers got lost and wandered into the E's development process at some point.

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    Image of bygeorge bygeorge
    04/01/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    I had a tranny once with only two speeds - slow and fast - but I don't think she ever drove a Mercedes though.


    Oh wait, wrong blog...

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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    04/01/09

    @bygeorge: I bet she required some very expensive lubrication, too. To prevent shearing issues... wait, what?
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    Attention Assist.


    I think this should be a laser-guided water pistol to the forehead/temple area.


    It should also fire if you change lanes without signaling.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/31/09

    @sub-$3K luxury rides are expendable: It should fire bleach.
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    Seven speed? A CVT has infinite ratios. DAF FTW
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/31/09

    @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - wants a Busa V8: ...but Nissan FTL.
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    Image of Sportwagons, haulin' stuff and haulin' balls Sportwagons, haulin' stuff and haulin' balls
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    Seven speeds? Really? Gears in automobiles are becoming like blades on disposable razors: each manufacturer trying to cram more of them in than the others. "Seven speeds for more shifting than the leading brand!"
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/31/09

    @Sportwagons, more popular than Grimace: I was originally gonna refute your claim, but then I thought about it. Razor blades are getting exponentially more numerous with respect to time:

    1880: first American safety razor

    1971: Trac II

    1998: Mach 3

    2003: Quattro

    2006: Fusion


    I saw someone do a best-fit function for this once, and it extrapolated that in a few decades we're all going to have 150-blade razors.


    If you think about it, the first fully automatic transmission was the four-speed Hydramatic in the 1940 Oldsmobile. Two- and three-speeds were popular for a while, the four-speed came into vogue around '90, the five- and six-speed can't have been more than 10 years ago, the seven-speed was MB in 2004, and the eight-speed was Lexus in 2007... what's next? And where do they just switch to CVT?

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    Image of korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers! korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!
    03/31/09

    @A f*cking player: People didn't like CVT because it "feels" slower due to lack of jerk experienced on gear changes. Hence why CVTs have gears programmed into them.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/01/09

    @korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!: Yeah, I know, but given the rate the numbers of gears and razor blades are growing it seems that a CVT would be a simpler and more pleasant solution than a 36-speed automatic.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    The E Class has become irrelevant to me since the CLS appeared. But in isolation, that AMG sounds pretty awesome.
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    Image of korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers! korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    As hard as I'm sure this car owns, I'm still left dissappointed because it's had 500hp for like 3 generations now.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/31/09

    @korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!: Not really three generations. My E55 makes 470HP and it's a '06.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/31/09

    @Syrax: Your car has more horsepower than my family.


    Wait... nope, not anymore. We're at around 605, actually.


    Exclude any one car, though...

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    Image of korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers! korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!
    03/31/09

    @Syrax: And the same engine was rated 500hp in other applications.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    04/01/09

    @korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!: Not on E.
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    04/01/09

    @Syrax: The first one to make 500HP was the SL for 2007. The one in the SLR is a different version of the engine. M113 for the regular one and M155 for the SLR's.
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    04/01/09

    @F*ckingPlushroom: I've got to hold on to them. They're the only horsies I've got.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    Dear AMG,

    Give* us a Wagon version, please.


    Thank you.


    *In exchange for some cash, of course.

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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    I guess they didn't want Audi to be the only one with 7 gears, no torque convertor, and electronically controlled damping ;) Good on 'em.


    While the Euros fight over the market share that Cadillac will release when GM goes bankrupt, Honda is working on reading your mind. Can they make a car that switches sport mode "off" and autopilot "on" when it detects roadhead?


    [www.blavish.com]


    [www.guardian.co.uk]

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    03/31/09

    @Turboner: I should have read the entire front page before assuming Jalopnik hadn't gotten this yet :)
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/31/09

    @Turboner: You should have recalled that MB put a 7-speed in the SLK in '04...
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    Image of Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    7 speed. How much does it cost to service that tranny?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/31/09

    @Tiberiuswise - now with 20% more sarcasm.: The more pressing question is, how much does it cost to get serviced by that tranny?
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    Image of Steve Neill Steve Neill
    03/31/09

    @F*ckingPlushroom:


    About as much as it costs to look at this monstrosity. A feeling of going blind, bumps in weird places, and a tingling in your pants... you know.. the kind that feels like you're losing your manhood.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/31/09

    @Steve Neill: Hey, nothing wrong with trannies. Do 'em from behind, reach around and imagine you're stickin' it right through.


    Wait, what?

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    Image of Motor_Yakuza Motor_Yakuza
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    To german 4 my tastes.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/31/09

    @Motor_Yakuza: 4 Germans, to my tastes?
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    The rear looks to me like someone took something like a Crown Vic, and slid everything from the rear wheels back, below the C pillar, forward a foot or so. And lef the C pillar in place.


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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    03/31/09

    @area_educator: and
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    Image of SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R) SlowMo (actually, there's no E on my R)
    03/31/09

    @area_educator: I think your pics disprove your point. Yep, they've both got trunks and 4 doors. Other than that...
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/31/09

    @SlowMo: No, I totally see it. I will use Photoshop to illustrate. One moment...
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/31/09

    @A f*cking player: Basically, it looks like either the wheels are too far forward or the C-pillar is too far back. This makes the Benz look awkward. Here is also a Crown Vic with C-pillar stretched into the same place:



    It's seriously encroaching on fucking Malibu Maxx territory. And that's a problem.

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    Image of blueplate blueplate
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    I really, really like those wonderful tail lamps. So familiar, so cozy.


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    Image of Comrade Clockwork Comrade Clockwork
    03/31/09

    @blueplate: Clever move, MB. Let's see if Hyundai can steal a design that already belonged to them.
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    Image of 03SVT Defender of SUVs, friend to the douche 03SVT Defender of SUVs, friend to the douche
    03/31/09

    @Clockwork: That sonata nice thing to say.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/31/09

    @03SVT wants Kristjan Einar's dog: NICE. You get a ♥.
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    Image of .357 .357
    03/31/09

    In reply to 2010 Mercedes E-Class AMG: Seven-Speed Tranny, 518 HP Super-Sedan
    AMG, you are the reason I'm still interested in M-B. The only reason I bought a Benz was because of the AMG badge on the back (C63). I look forward to this car.
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