RE: McLaren GT vs. Continental GT vs. Mercedes-AMG S63
Discussion
FA57REN said:
These 'grand tourers' aren't really about touring, they're about status signalling.
The two are not incompatible I suppose. I am sure the motivations to buy are multiple and that for some, that aspect does enter into the equation amongst other criteria, consciously or not.And then you have those who perceive the status signalling irrespective of whether it's there or not. A sort of assumptive reverse snobbery if you like. It's very present on PH, probably more than snobbery. It's even worse IMO.
British Beef said:
If you are using this car for a daily commute of 100 miles having to fill up more than once a week gets very tedious (not the same sort of car or budget, but I had a 90 mile round trip in my Mazda RX8 for 2 months before I had enough of filling it twice or more a week and sold it, such was the combination of small tank and poor economy.
The E9x M3 is similar in that regard as well. A small tank and quite thirsty if you keep enjoying the revs. My X5 4.8iS was better because it had a massive fuel tank...but it needed it because it was worse on fuel than the M3! cerb4.5lee said:
British Beef said:
If you are using this car for a daily commute of 100 miles having to fill up more than once a week gets very tedious (not the same sort of car or budget, but I had a 90 mile round trip in my Mazda RX8 for 2 months before I had enough of filling it twice or more a week and sold it, such was the combination of small tank and poor economy.
The E9x M3 is similar in that regard as well. A small tank and quite thirsty if you keep enjoying the revs. My X5 4.8iS was better because it had a massive fuel tank...but it needed it because it was worse on fuel than the M3! TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
cerb4.5lee said:
British Beef said:
If you are using this car for a daily commute of 100 miles having to fill up more than once a week gets very tedious (not the same sort of car or budget, but I had a 90 mile round trip in my Mazda RX8 for 2 months before I had enough of filling it twice or more a week and sold it, such was the combination of small tank and poor economy.
The E9x M3 is similar in that regard as well. A small tank and quite thirsty if you keep enjoying the revs. My X5 4.8iS was better because it had a massive fuel tank...but it needed it because it was worse on fuel than the M3! It must be brilliant to be able to afford to buy and run these cars in the article for sure.
I owned a S63 AMG for a couple of months. It felt wooden and too quiet and too floaty all at the same time when I first drove it. Then when I took it through the Welsh hills, it was an amazing, fast, comfortable and lovely place to be. Under appreciated thing the S63 AMG. I can see why Chris Harris raves about it.
AC43 said:
Conti for me please.
Although not with that....errrr....burgundy interior. What were they thinking?
How can we top this hideous off white exterior?Although not with that....errrr....burgundy interior. What were they thinking?
Conti for me too, not in that colour scheme. So much nicer looking than the rather bulbous original.
Merc doesn’t interest me at all, and I am not a fan of their rectangle dashes.
I quite like the Mac looks, but I would have to spend £10k or something stupid on the “MSO unjag pack” to replace the hideous chrome window trims with black
I love to say Mac for me because it looks so special inside and out but cars like these always attract attention and that’s a bad thing if you don’t have your private body guard for the car when you park it.
Bentley looks beautiful but as many said, why stop there? Just go for the Rolls!
Mercedes is so bland and interior is horrid.
Bentley looks beautiful but as many said, why stop there? Just go for the Rolls!
Mercedes is so bland and interior is horrid.
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