Oct 9, 2006 5:49:25 AM
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GL 500 V. Cayenne Turbo
http://car-reviews.automobile.com/Mercedes/review/2006-mercedes-benz-gl-class-preview/1639/
Definitely not comparable and of a different focus but what's everyone's inputs?
At first I wasn't so sure about the look of the car but after the debut, I was sold. It was a GL 500 in BLACK and the interior is top notch.
I was considering Range Rover Sport 4.4 Supercharged, Audi Q7, BMW X5 2007 new generation and Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
Range Rover is great but reliability is really an issue according to a good friend per ERDoc. Inputs?
Audi Q7 at close to a million HKD is a bit ridiculous based on its marque.
BMW X5 2007 debutant will be a 4.8L V8 1.1 million HKD but considering most car company's strategy, you will soon find X5 3.0 or 3.5 running around at 1/2 the price.
Finally, GL 450 and 500. Pricy but it seems to me that it will not be below 1.2.
However, I have some doubts on it being built in Alabama. Can some present ML owners shed some lights on reliabilities? No data on JD POWER but for sure the previous ML was terribly built.
Cayenne Turbo has a facelift next year but we all know after its debutant in 2003, the car is due to be phased out in 2009 after the facelift?
The GL has a huge presence and it is very very big XXL 7 seater.
Any input? For or against the GL from LOOKS, RELIABILITIES?
Of course you will all say Cayenne Turbo but just wanna get some inputs from the pros.
Definitely not comparable and of a different focus but what's everyone's inputs?
At first I wasn't so sure about the look of the car but after the debut, I was sold. It was a GL 500 in BLACK and the interior is top notch.
I was considering Range Rover Sport 4.4 Supercharged, Audi Q7, BMW X5 2007 new generation and Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
Range Rover is great but reliability is really an issue according to a good friend per ERDoc. Inputs?
Audi Q7 at close to a million HKD is a bit ridiculous based on its marque.
BMW X5 2007 debutant will be a 4.8L V8 1.1 million HKD but considering most car company's strategy, you will soon find X5 3.0 or 3.5 running around at 1/2 the price.
Finally, GL 450 and 500. Pricy but it seems to me that it will not be below 1.2.
However, I have some doubts on it being built in Alabama. Can some present ML owners shed some lights on reliabilities? No data on JD POWER but for sure the previous ML was terribly built.
Cayenne Turbo has a facelift next year but we all know after its debutant in 2003, the car is due to be phased out in 2009 after the facelift?
The GL has a huge presence and it is very very big XXL 7 seater.
Any input? For or against the GL from LOOKS, RELIABILITIES?
Of course you will all say Cayenne Turbo but just wanna get some inputs from the pros.