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Marsden
Classic MB
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
| S600 vs Phantom
Comparison tested in the June '06 Car & Driver. No contest of course  TK--it's all done in Chi-town too. |
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1996_S500
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: S600 vs Phantom
Which S600 are you talking about? W140, W220, or W221???
I hope you are talking about the W140.   |
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cmitch
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Ala-Tenn
Vehicle(s): 2002 ML320, 2005 S430 4Matic, 2010 F150 Super Crew
Posts: 3412
| RE: S600 vs Phantom
Wasn't the V-12 600 having some crank bending/breakage issues?
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storm
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: S600 vs Phantom
i'm guessing the power to weight ratio of the S-class is better  |
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NZ Benz
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 1993 300SEL/S320
Posts: 2555
| Re: S600 vs Phantom
storm - 4/27/2006 1:09 AM
i'm guessing the power to weight ratio of the S-class is better :)
Yea the phantom is HUGE. |
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1996_S500
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: S600 vs Phantom
NZ Benz - 4/26/2006 10:31 PM
storm - 4/27/2006 1:09 AM
i'm guessing the power to weight ratio of the S-class is better :)
Yea the phantom is HUGE. :laugh:
yea, it is. But actually, I think I may prefer the Maybach to it.... The maybach seems more spacious. |
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storm
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: S600 vs Phantom
i'll take any of them if they're free..... |
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AsianML
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: S600 vs Phantom
The Phantom is huge, but it just seems so small and tight. I like the S better. The Phantom seems to be outdated. And I really wouldn't want to attract all that attention with an RR. I"ll be spending too much time cleaning finger and nose prints from the windows.  |
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1996_S500
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: S600 vs Phantom
storm - 4/26/2006 11:00 PM
i'll take any of them if they're free.....
I agree. I will sign up as well. |
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Marsden
Classic MB
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
| Re: S600 vs Phantom
AsianML - 4/27/2006 4:30 PM The Phantom is huge, but it just seems so small and tight. I like the S better. The Phantom seems to be outdated. And I really wouldn't want to attract all that attention with an RR. I"ll be spending too much time cleaning finger and nose prints from the windows. :cool: Funny you should mention--in the review, they listed the attention-getting factor under the Pros as well as the Cons of the RR. In the end, though, as I said, it was no contest. They pronounced the 221 the best sedan in the world. I'd link it but it's not online yet... |
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Marsden
Classic MB
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
| RE: S600 vs Phantom
Oh another thing they said about the Phantom is how disappointed people are when it turns out to be just you in the back seat
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AsianML
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: S600 vs Phantom
^^^lol, I'd be pretty disappointed too. The S600 gives you nice elegant, yet agressive styling, but it does it in sort of a sleeper package. Even more so with the Maybach, since it's styling is similar to the W221/W220. |
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1996_S500
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: S600 vs Phantom
AsianML - 4/27/2006 4:45 PM
^^^lol, I'd be pretty disappointed too. The S600 gives you nice elegant, yet agressive styling, but it does it in sort of a sleeper package. Even more so with the Maybach, since it's styling is similar to the W221/W220.
yea, I would want a Maybach rather than a Phantom. |
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AndrewAZ
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: S600 vs Phantom
I hear the phantom is slow. From all the reviews I have seen about RR or Bently basically they say if you want the best and latest go buy a Mercedes for half the price and you will get better build quality and technology that isnt from the 70's.
Lets just say I would rather have an S class that has crazy power and can do 0-60 in less than 4.5 seconds vs a slower RR that I think takes around 6 seconds or more to hit 60. Plus you cant beat all the great stuff in the S class tech wise. |
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