srika

S600 is just nuts........... 0-60 in 4.3 seconds and 12.5 @ 115 in the 1/4 mile, this for MB's biggest sedan. With the Maybach chip in place, this car will do 11's. There are videos of it out on the net......... but check out this article at C&D.com

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1

starting from page 5, do you guys see some weird shit?!?!?!?

wtf........ I'm drunk off my azz, wondering if its just the alcohol, or am I seeing what I'm seeing. weird.

Sarlacc

Interesting...

I would take the 760 over the merc anyday. I just dont have a love for mercedes, cept the SL but that has no manual soooo back to the bimmer or other manufacturer.

SilverCL225hp

In my opinion 745i is the best deal for the 7-series sedan. It is not worth the extra $47k for that extra speed. However, S600 is worth the extra money mainly due to the higher prestige in the upper luxury sedan level for Mercedes-Benz .

Sarlacc

Oh hell yeah its worth the extra money!!!

The 760 makes the 745 look like garbage, and Im one of the only ones that likes the new 7's.

Course as I had said I dont like mercedes, and I think bimmer has just as much prestige especially the V12s.

But this is all my opinion of course

Beltfed

No it doesn't at all, I would get a 745i Sport over a 760 all day long. When I went to order the M3, I had to wait for my salesperson. So another salesguy I knew gave us the keys to the 760 he had in the back.

The 760s interior has leather everywhere, 2 types of wood inlay ( has like a scroll design in it ), and lots of rear seat features.

There was a 745i Sport in the showroom that was just as nice. Obviously it didn't have as much leather, but the interior didn't look that much different. The short wheelbase looks much better, and the Sport has the monochromatic exterior and shadowline trim. Also goes without saying which one is more entertaining to drive.

Sticker on the 760Li was $120k or so, sticker on the 745i Sport was $74k. The 760 was being sold at MSRP, there are incentives on the 745i's.

Would be a no brainer for me.

Chief F1 Fan

Has anyone but me tried using that ilogic or whatever the hell it's called? Whatta pain in the ass. That thing wld drive me to distraction which is precisely why I'm thinking of jumping into a 5 now before they change over in the fall (will have same sort of heat/radio, etc controller).

MCHM3

id choose the bimmer ..........why? not cuz i think mercedez sucks cuz they dont, but you cant put 22's on a benzo

JRock

Yo someone link to vids of the S600 please?

civic4982

mmm twin turbo V12... *Drool*

srika

http://www.treynor.com/S600_Sacto_1.wmv
http://www.treynor.com/S600_Sacto_2.wmv
http://www.treynor.com/S600_Sacto_3.wmv
http://www.treynor.com/S600_Sacto_4.wmv
http://www.treynor.com/S600_Sacto_5.wmv

for me, you know, I think I may just have to think about it. Because first of all, if I were in the market for one of these, I would probably already have a 10 or 11 second supercar in the garage. So I wouldn't need to have a smokin fast sedan as well. Also I think the MB looks kinda boring compared to the 760. The 760 with some 20"s looks much better. And its no slouch either, hitting 60 in 5.1 seconds and 1/4 in mid 13's.

-d

ItalianStallion

i tooled with iDrive a while back when it was brand new. after like 5 or 10 minutes just going thru menus and what not, it wasnt so hard. i dunno maybe us youngens are just more generally computer literate than the people that can afford these things.

for the record the 745 is a bad ass car. it looks hella mean to me. they should definitley have a M7. but price everything to go against the S. an M7 at 150k wouldnt make sense when you could get the S55 for 30k less unless it blew the S55 off the planet.

power3dfx

mercedez jumped up to near 500 hp out of nowhere! makes you wonder how they will top off the next set of v12's.
my choice of course would be the MB. I still have not grown to like the new 7. i guess i am the only one!?

srika

here are the specs of the M7 (ok this is purely fictitious!):

twin-turbo V10
600 hp
670 ft-lb torque
0-60 mph: 4.1 sec
1/4 mile: 12.1 @ 121

that would be sweet!!!!!! thing is, MB is bringing out the S65, I'm pretty sure (at least the CL65 is coming out, so I would imagine S65, and SL65 along-so) - so I don't think this is fictitious!! ):

twin-turbo 6.0L V12
612hp
737 ft-lb torque
0-60 mph: 4.0 sec
1/4 mile: 11.7 @ 124

How's that!!! A BONE STOCK big ass Merc 4-door sedan that you can't take to the dragstrip and run flat out - BECAUSE YOU'D GET THROWN OUT for not having a rollcage!!!!!!!!!

Re: idrive. No. I know a lot of companies are trying to "integrate" everything into one knob, or reduce the amount of controls/knob/buttons in the interest of simplicity. No. I vote no. I DON'T WANT to use my navigation system to control the AC, radio, cd-changer, seats, windows, locks, and all those things, ON TOP of the GPS. I WANT separate components. Say I want to adjust the AC WHILE I am changing the radio station. Can't do it. Say I want to switch the CD WHILE I am looking at the current GPS map. Nope. So please, give me COMPLEXITY. The sad part is, "innovations" such as i-drive - that are supposed to SIMPLIFY things, actually don't (as was mentioned earlier, especially for the "age group" most likely to buy these high-end cars). I WANT separate +/- controls for the dual-zone climate control, separate controls for both front seats, etc. etc. please. Is it asking too much, lol.

Check out this supercharged M5....... it's uhhmm..... kinda fast. and sounds mean as all hell.

http://www.bmwm5.com/movies/m5vsporsche.mpg
http://www.bmwm5.com/movies/m5vssl55amg.mpg
http://www.bmwm5.com/movies/m5vsdiablo.MPG

pretty damn fast....... It's gotta be running low 11's/high 10's..... judging by how it smokes these other cars........

-d

darrinb

awesome vidz, where do u guys find these..

i guess i gotta go to the benz forums

KavexTrax

page 5+ looks okay to me.

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srika

I'm getting this on page 5:

The Power of Twelve
(continued)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ancient Cultures and Mythology
Sumerians of Mesopotamia Greek
gods Roman
gods Labors of Hercules Norse
gods Egyptian
gods
Apsu Solar System gods
sun An / Anu Zeus Iuppiter The Nemean Lion Thor Ra (Re)
Mercury (Mummu) Enlil (Marduk) Dionysus Iuno The Lernean Hydra Odin Set (Seth)
Venus (Lahamu) Ea / Enki Athena Minerva The Hind of Ceryneia Loki Isis
Mars (Lahmu) Nanna(r) / Sin Hera Vesta The Erymanthean Boar Forseti Anubis
Earth
(Tiamet-> Gaia) Utu / Shamash Demeter Ceres The Augean Stables Heimdall Bast
Moon Ishkur / Adad Artemis Diana The Stymphalian Birds Freyja Ptah
Jupiter (Kishar) Antu Aphrodite Venus The Cretan Bull Bragi Nephthys
Saturn (Anshar) Ninlil Ares Mars The Horses of Diomedes Skadi Sekhmet
Neptune (Ea) Ninki Hermes Mercurius The Belt of Hippolyte Njord Hathor
Uranus (Anu) Ningal Poseidon Neptunus Geryon's Cattle Tyr Osiris
Pluto (Gaga) Inanna / Ishtar Hephaestus Volcanus The Apples of the Hesperides Baldr Horus
Nibiru* Ninmah / Nhrsg Apollo Apollo Cerberus Hel Thoth
*For more on the 12th planet click, visit:
http://www.sitchin.com/lurkingplanet.htm | http://www.scivis.com/AC/hist/sumercr.html

For the story of each labor of Hercules, visit:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/labors.html

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The Power of Twelve
(continued)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Monotheistic religions
Christian Apostles Tribes of Israel Islamic Imams
Simon (Peter) Asher Ali Al-Murtatha(as)
Andrew Benjamin Hassan Al-Mujtaba(as)
James Dan Hussein Al-Shaheed(as)
John Gad Zain Al-Abdeen Al-Shujjad(as)
Philip Issachar Mohammed Al-Bakir(as)
Bartholomew Joseph* Jaffar Al-Sadiq(as)
Thomas Judah Judah Musa Al-Kathum(as)
Matthew Levi Ali Al-Reda(as)
James Naphtali Mohammed Al-Jawad(as)
Jude (Thaddaeus) Reuben Ali Al-Hadi(as)
Simon the Zealot Simeon Hassan Al-Askari(as)
Judas Iscariot Zebulun Mehdi Al-Muntadar(as)

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The Power of Twelve
(continued)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Astrology
Months of the Year Signs of the Zodiac Vedic (Indian) Astrology
Houses Influence
January Aries Mesha Lagna governs body
February Libra Vrishna relatives
March Taurus Mithuna brothers
April Scorpio Karka friends
May Gemini Simha sons
June Sagittarius Kanya enemies
July Cancer Tula wives
August Capricorn Vrishchka death or terminus vitae
September Leo Dharus auspicious qualities, moral conditions
October Aquarius Makar profession, honors, and dignity
November Virgo Kumbha income and finance
December Pisces Meena indicates expenditure
For more about Vedic Astrology, or Jyotish, visit http://www.netspace.net.au/~sethis/vedic.htm
Chinese Astrology
Months of the Year Year Sign Earthly Branches and Corresponding Elements Stages of Life
January Rat Zi -> Yin Water Birth
February Ox Chou -> Yin Earth, Yin Water, Yin Metal Bathing
March Tiger Yin -> Yang Wood, Yang Fire, Yang Earth Dressing Up
April Rabbit Mao -> Yin Wood Adulthood
May Dragon Chen -> Tang Eart, Yin Wood, Yin Water Prime
June Snake Si -> Yang Fire, Yang Earth, Yang Metal Declining
July Horse (Year 2002) Wu -> Yin Fire, Yin Earth Sick
August Sheep (Year 2003) Wei -> Yin Earth, Yin Fire, Yin Wood Dead
September Monkey Shen -> Yang Metal, Yang Water, Yang Earth Buried
October Rooster You -> Yin Metal Vanishing
November Dog Xu -> Yang Earth, Yin Metal, Yin Fire Embryo
December Pig Hai -> Yang Water, Yang Wood Development

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The Power of Twelve
(continued)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Chinese Medicine
Twelve Jing Meridians, vertical channels of ch'i, or energy flow in the body
Lung Channel of Hand — Greater Yin
Large Intestine Channel of Hand — Yang Brightness
Spleen Channel of Foot — Greater Yin
Stomach Channel of Foot — Yang Brightness
Heart Channel of Hand — Lesser Yin
Small Intestine Channel of Hand — Greater Yang
Urinary Bladder Channel of Foot — Greater Yang
Kidney Channel of Foot — Lesser Yin
Pericardium Channel of Hand — Absolute Yin
Triple Burner Channel of Hand — Lesser Yang
Gall Bladder Channel of Foot — Lesser Yang
Liver Channel of Foot — Absolute Yin
For specifics on the Jing Meridians, visit http://www.kigai.freeserve.co.uk/kyu...ans/primary.ht m

Western Culture
Federal Reserve Banks Most Powerful Words
Atlanta YOU
Boston MONEY
Chicago SAVE
Cleveland NEW
Dallas EASY
Kansas City LOVE
Minneapolis DISCOVERY
New York RESULTS
Philadelphia HEALTH
Richmond PROVEN
San Francisco GUARANTEE
St. Louis FREE

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