Curb Zone - View Single Post - Disappointed with his E63 and selling the car!

Sunny · 09-07-2006, 03:35 AM

If my source is correct, the reason Merc replaced the E55 with E63 is not to improve performance but to meet future emission requirements - it was difficult to meet them with the supercharged engine. In the US, a certain percentage of cars every manufacturer sells has to meet certain emission requirements. And merc is using that % for the SL55 which also explains why it didn't get the 63 engine with the face lift like the rest of them.

On a side note, I saw the face lifted non-AMG E, and it looked cheap with the pointed front and some chrome bars supporting the fog lights - looked very Korean. Kind of sucks cause I loved the E before the face lift.

09-07-2006, 03:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sunny Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 328 Thanks: 44 Thanked 29 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Disappointed with his E63 and selling the car! If my source is correct, the reason Merc replaced the E55 with E63 is not to improve performance but to meet future emission requirements - it was difficult to meet them with the supercharged engine. In the US, a certain percentage of cars every manufacturer sells has to meet certain emission requirements. And merc is using that % for the SL55 which also explains why it didn't get the 63 engine with the face lift like the rest of them. On a side note, I saw the face lifted non-AMG E, and it looked cheap with the pointed front and some chrome bars supporting the fog lights - looked very Korean. Kind of sucks cause I loved the E before the face lift.