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Old 01-03-2007, 12:48 PM   #7
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Re: ***Testdrove a 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDI 4Matic***

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Originally Posted by MJaaFY View Post
As usual Christian, lovely and informative review.

One thing I noticed though, the car accelerates to 100Km/h and already changes 4 gears ? thats kind of strange. Very short gearing. I know it has the 7G but that is just tooo much IMO.
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I think it is pretty logical that a heavy truck like the GL comes with short gear rations: for quicker acceleration. This is a heavy truck, so in order for it to accelerate to 100 km/h within acceptable times, it needs shorter gear ratios. Don't worry though, this is a 7-speed auto, so you still have 4 gears left.
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