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Detroit, 6:38 AM
Sun Nov 8
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Of course, I can't even afford a used C-Class, but still...
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Somewhere around 700 horsepwer sounds right.
06/22/09
Tell me, what exactly is the point of all that power in the States? Why not just dip the thing in Ecstasy and call that the added value?
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The speed limit in the US is 65mph by law, but the common speed is 75mph, with 80-90mph not being uncommon, either. And let's face it, if you're on the road going 65mph and trying to pass another guy going 65mph, well, you probably weren't sharp enough to pass the written exam and paid some guy named Pablo in downtown to make you a fake driver's license. And then there is the 100ft or less merge-lanes that can be scary as hell, and sometimes downright unsafe, if your ass can't accelerate quickly enough to merge into freeway traffic.
So, yes, in summary, there is a purpose for all of that power.
Also, if Mila Kunis is involved, I'll sign up.
06/22/09
DUDE..
I completely AGREE!
If ya go check out my comments about the ML AMG.. its fuckin sick.
Who in their right mind.. needs a vehicle of this size..
And with that kind of power.
And..
If MILA KUNIS is involved.. (If I remember correctly she managed to pick up a SC from about 2-3yrs ago to drive around.) Gutless - pointless - ugly as shit.
06/22/09
@CaptMatt15 is high on 9000 rpm: Yeah, that's true, now that I think of it. There are some in the northern midwest, too.
06/22/09
525hp to move a two-ton car to a limited top speed of 155mph is just dumb. Sure we've all seen the triple digits - big whoop. My truck will do 95 even if it sounds really really unhappy at that speed. Big whoop.
There just isn't that much point to this car. Its raison d'etre is conspicuous consumption, a flaunting of wealth. Again I say, big whoop.
I can go freaking fast in traffic in this awful sham of a car, a vehicle so expensive that it costs more than a nice little house in the suburbs, or I can buy a good used Camaro and go freaking fast in that, and buy the house.
Just saying. I can't get behind it. It's not a car, it's an accessory.
06/22/09
OK, it's not about the top speed, but how it gets there. A 911 GT2 is slower to 60 than a Turbo. After that, it absolutely destroys it. I mean, after a certain point, the Camaro won't stand a chance. You would understand after flooring that throttle even once. And, it's also utter lunacy that a car that weighs this much is this fast. And isn't that what Jalopnik is about? And, if you have the money, why not spend it? I mean you could have a house, but purchases like this aren't rational. It's all for the fun of owning a modern German muscle car.
06/22/09
The people who buy this car will have done nothing for the car.
So, if I had the money to spend, would I buy this car? No freakin way. A Lamborghini Espada? Absolutely. You've got to be effing insane to saddle one of those babies up. Insane, and blessed with a big garage full of tools, and a fresh copy of Rosetta Stone: Italian. Or a BMW 7-series - attention hogs. Or I'd build my own. Start with a Crown Vic, and work the wrenching magic - how fantastic a ride would that be, a hairy chested Crown Vic that can cheerfully cruise at 120 all day, with stacks of muscle left over, and a ride suitable for the Dragon, the turnpike, or the track?
The AMGs are a mighty swing - and a miss. Where I come from, they are not Jalopnik at all.
06/22/09
And what's missing from the trousers.
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hopefully I would know this before I was allowed to open the drivers door ?
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Hey, my AMG is way faster!
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And then make her correct you.
"No, Orelia."
"Oh, really?"
ad nauseam.
Then you would get to know the family; wait for one of the girls to grow up, and then marry into this filthy rich, spoiled clan.
You are NOT thinking!
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Who the hell buys a beige Ferrari??!?
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Second, dude, we need to hang out, just so I can meet someone who has eight lower extremities. I've never even heard of one much less seen one.
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My wife has decided that rather than a more plebian A4 Avant, she would prefer the Espada for a "mom car".
When we talk about various future vehicles, she point out that whatever I'm talking about is fine, provided it's in complement to "her Lambo".
If sometime in 2012 you feel a chill running down your spine around 11:30pm Pacific Daylight Time, it's me, cursing you while weeping over a multicarburated Italian V12.
05/16/09
That, or your mom is the Alpha Wrench.