I just noticed the New 06' ML on www.mbusa.com
http://www.mbusa.com/main/container.jsp?/future/06_mclass/index.jsp
http://www.mbusa.com/main/container.jsp?/future/06_mclass/index.jsp
I just noticed the New 06' ML on www.mbusa.com
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I heard it's a unibody - I bought my ML because it was on a frame ... like a 'real' truck ... probably won't buy one of these.
Saw the new ML500 at Maggiano's last night with MFR 44 plates
It was dark but valet'd right in front of the restaurant. Very nice but did not have that awe effect I was hoping for. kind of blends in with other 2006 SUVs. Still a Mercedes but certainly does not thrill me like seeing an S, SL or E. I like the w163 better. The w164 will have to grow on me. Surely more enjoyable when you are driving it but the looks are not stunning and rather "play it safe" in my mind. They hit a single that might turn in to a double if you run fast enough.
Anyone out there drooling over the w164? Yet to find one who is.
It was dark but valet'd right in front of the restaurant. Very nice but did not have that awe effect I was hoping for. kind of blends in with other 2006 SUVs. Still a Mercedes but certainly does not thrill me like seeing an S, SL or E. I like the w163 better. The w164 will have to grow on me. Surely more enjoyable when you are driving it but the looks are not stunning and rather "play it safe" in my mind. They hit a single that might turn in to a double if you run fast enough.
Anyone out there drooling over the w164? Yet to find one who is.
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Unibody vs. frame
Body on frame is traditional for hard-core off-roading. But Jeep and others have had good results with unibody. The big advantages of unibody SUVs are lower weight, more rigidity which allows better suspension tuning and ride comfort, and better crash pefromance.
Body on frame is traditional for hard-core off-roading. But Jeep and others have had good results with unibody. The big advantages of unibody SUVs are lower weight, more rigidity which allows better suspension tuning and ride comfort, and better crash pefromance.
I met Blackhawk today--nice guy. But, if he thinks the ML looks like a Kia, I don't agree with his judgement. Yeah, squint really hard and there are similarities (Koreans have been copying Germans for some time), but the details and engineering are on a totally different plane.
W164 off-road qulifications
The ML is aimed directly at the heart of the market (X5, GX, LR3) which calls for a light truck that can do light off-road (still better than car-based utes). Most people, muyself included, need a vehicle than can haul a bunch of stuff, tow a trailer, handle snowy roads, pull a boat up a ramp or go on unpaved roads while still carrying five.
To make it a great trail vehicle would destroy many of its other qualities. If you dis it for not being one, you don't understand its mission.
It's obviously not oriented for hard core off-roading. Hopefully, the off-road package will include more appropriate wheels/tires and other enhancements. It will have the ability to raise over 4" (110 mm) which will improve those angles.
The ML is aimed directly at the heart of the market (X5, GX, LR3) which calls for a light truck that can do light off-road (still better than car-based utes). Most people, muyself included, need a vehicle than can haul a bunch of stuff, tow a trailer, handle snowy roads, pull a boat up a ramp or go on unpaved roads while still carrying five.
To make it a great trail vehicle would destroy many of its other qualities. If you dis it for not being one, you don't understand its mission.
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