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fritz said:
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MKW said:
.... but for the 90% of " grannies " who buy these cars, they feel like they are in command of more power/tq than an AMG sedan , LOL !



90% of the "grannies" out there are more likely to use an AMC sedan than an AMG as their benchmark anyway!



Actually, GM has known for years that for lazy non-enthusiast American drivers , how the car jumps off the line from a stop light is how they judge how powerful a car is . They will never in their ownership experience rev their engines with their quick upshifting automatic boxes over 3500 rpm. That's why GM could care less that these motors sound and feel horrible anywhere near redline as American driving conditions favor low rev TQ , not high rpm HP for the masses . It's purposely designed to " impress" ( fool ) on the around the block test drive.
I'm sure we've all experienced how " sluggish " our MBZ or similar feel on throttle tip-in from a dead stop the first few times after having driven some pitiful Pontiac rental car on vacation.