G55 AMG as DD

JACKPAC · 03-01-2011, 12:55 PM

I'm a big fan of AMG, but have never seen a reason to AMG up the G wagon beyond the "cause we can" line of thinking. This also applies to turbo Porsche SUV's. I could spend that money a lot better.

HKYStormFront · 03-01-2011, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JACKPAC

I'm a big fan of AMG, but have never seen a reason to AMG up the G wagon beyond the "cause we can" line of thinking. This also applies to turbo Porsche SUV's. I could spend that money a lot better.

yea but the cayenne is all independent suspension (vs the G-wagon which is solid axle front and rear). i've driven the cayenne turbo and it preforms really well for the size of it, the electronic suspension really works wonders on that thing not to mention the rush of torque off the twin turbo engine. the G-wagon is really a "cause we can" vehicle whereas the cayenne was designed from the get-go to be the turbo variant and the chassis is made for it

JACKPAC · 03-04-2011, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

yea but the cayenne is all independent suspension (vs the G-wagon which is solid axle front and rear). i've driven the cayenne turbo and it preforms really well for the size of it, the electronic suspension really works wonders on that thing not to mention the rush of torque off the twin turbo engine. the G-wagon is really a "cause we can" vehicle whereas the cayenne was designed from the get-go to be the turbo variant and the chassis is made for it

Anytime I see a SUV like this, I can't help but think that these SUV's would be too tall, heavy and with 20 inch rims and skinny tires, too harsh to be any good on the road, while being terrible off road as well (mostly due to tires). I'd spend that money on an equally harsh road car.

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JACKPAC Track Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 516 Drives: MB 370z Rep Power: 19	I'm a big fan of AMG, but have never seen a reason to AMG up the G wagon beyond the "cause we can" line of thinking. This also applies to turbo Porsche SUV's. I could spend that money a lot better.