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cawimmer430 · 12-01-2006, 02:16 PM

A guy over on www.carspin.net just bought a GL and replaced his ML55 AMG with it. Here are his opinions about the car. As soon as he posts pictures, I'll post them here.

Link to the original thread: http://www.carspin.net/forums/the-bi...s-gl450.0.html

Newbie here. We just traded in our ML55 last week and picked up a GL. For starters we (wifey) test drove the GL, Q7, RR Supercharged Sport, Caddy & Denali XL. Our needs demanded safety, performance, comfortable seating for at least 6 (including 2 child seats) room for luggage and towing capacity for our track car (3600 lbs w/ trailer). Long story short, the only stand outs were the Q7 and GL. I really liked the styling of the Q7, well done. BTW, there is no "Sport" in the RR, looks great but it is an absolute pig.

Here are my initial thoughts on the GL:

1. The GL is a night and day improvement (in every way) over the ML.
2. The ride is not choppy (truck like). Very smooth, but not floaty. Especially on the highway. Obviously it is not as stiff as the 55 but it handles well.
3. The turning radius is just as good as the ML.
4. Parking the GL has taken some getting use to. The Parktronic is helpful. I would recommend the review camera option. (We did not get the camera sad )
5. The interior is absolutely beautiful & comfy. Seats are perfect. Go for the sunroof option. Fits the Kid Seats and four adults no problem.
6. Performance. This surprised me. The GL will out brake and is just as quick if not quicker than the ML55. Granted it does not have the torque that the 55 had but the motor pulls hard in the upper rpms and the 7 speed tranny makes sure it is in its power band. Big thumbs up on the 7 speed. Compared to the others tested, it will run circles around them any day of the week.
7. Gas mileage (so far) has been +2-3 miles better than the 55.

MB did a great job on this (dare I say) "truck". Highly recommend. Especially for the price

Go drive one.

EDIT: HERE'S HIS GL AND HIS E55 AMG.

12-01-2006, 02:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
cawimmer430 Contributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mühldorf am Inn, Germany Posts: 6,256 Thanks: 2,385 Thanked 1,758 Times in 835 Posts	Carspin Forum Member bought a GL... A guy over on www.carspin.net just bought a GL and replaced his ML55 AMG with it. Here are his opinions about the car. As soon as he posts pictures, I'll post them here. Link to the original thread: http://www.carspin.net/forums/the-bi...s-gl450.0.html Newbie here. We just traded in our ML55 last week and picked up a GL. For starters we (wifey) test drove the GL, Q7, RR Supercharged Sport, Caddy & Denali XL. Our needs demanded safety, performance, comfortable seating for at least 6 (including 2 child seats) room for luggage and towing capacity for our track car (3600 lbs w/ trailer). Long story short, the only stand outs were the Q7 and GL. I really liked the styling of the Q7, well done. BTW, there is no "Sport" in the RR, looks great but it is an absolute pig. Here are my initial thoughts on the GL: 1. The GL is a night and day improvement (in every way) over the ML. 2. The ride is not choppy (truck like). Very smooth, but not floaty. Especially on the highway. Obviously it is not as stiff as the 55 but it handles well. 3. The turning radius is just as good as the ML. 4. Parking the GL has taken some getting use to. The Parktronic is helpful. I would recommend the review camera option. (We did not get the camera sad ) 5. The interior is absolutely beautiful & comfy. Seats are perfect. Go for the sunroof option. Fits the Kid Seats and four adults no problem. 6. Performance. This surprised me. The GL will out brake and is just as quick if not quicker than the ML55. Granted it does not have the torque that the 55 had but the motor pulls hard in the upper rpms and the 7 speed tranny makes sure it is in its power band. Big thumbs up on the 7 speed. Compared to the others tested, it will run circles around them any day of the week. 7. Gas mileage (so far) has been +2-3 miles better than the 55. MB did a great job on this (dare I say) "truck". Highly recommend. Especially for the price Go drive one. EDIT: HERE'S HIS GL AND HIS E55 AMG. Last edited by cawimmer430; 12-03-2006 at 11:05 AM.