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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 Location: Vehicle(s): | 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 Location: Vehicle(s): | 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 Location: Vehicle(s): | 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 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: S600 vs Phantom i'll take any of them if they're free..... | ||
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AsianML Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | 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 The Phantom seems to be outdated.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 Location: Vehicle(s): | 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 Location: Vehicle(s): | 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 Location: Vehicle(s): | 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 Location: Vehicle(s): | 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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