Originally Posted by Merc1

My god where do you get this bs?

I hate to feel like I have to ignore your comments but this proves it. Did you actually read the article Yannis? It was a simulation with a idiot magazine editor at the wheels of the car. He was supposed to stop the car and simulate what the system would do. The system wasn't even activated because Mercedes told the magazine that it would not work in their test hall. The system DID NOT FAIL Yannis, the only failure here is you not having read the article and/or understanding what happened.


I'm still waiting on you to admit that you simply don't like Mercedes because you hardly ever make any sense when you try to bash Mercedes. You still think Mercedes' have as poor weight distribution as Audis too I bet.

It amazes me how in the same post you can look to reviews about the S-Class and claim things about sound insulation and what not, yet you point to a bogus test of Distronic, when those same reviews of the S-Class have shown that Distronic works in the real world. Every magazine across the world has driven the new S-Class and not one of them reported that Distronic didn't work. Now if you have a magazine review that says different I'd love to see it, otherwise you're just bs'ng again.

Originally Posted by Yannis

So the Distronic system actually works and it was the magazine that made a mistake? That sounds like a good excuse to some people but not to me.

What does weight distribution has to do with this thread? Who says that Audis have bad weight distribution? A8 is the driver's car of the three no matter what weight distribution it has.

Originally Posted by warot

Yannis, it turns out that the test was faulty because they drove in an insulated hangar.... therefore it doesn't work properly...

Originally Posted by warot

What I'd like to point out is that when you are buying something this price, there's no such thing as the "best" IMO. What makes you rank the S class as the best?
What if I like the looks of the A8 and hated to looks of the S class.... then the A8 is the best right?
What if I like handling the most? Then 7er wins.
In terms of techonology, these 3 cars really aren't that far apart. 2 dB less driving noise isn't going to make one car that much better than the other.

My point is, these car magazines are as subjective as it can be... therefore it's so dumb to say that the S class is the "best" (whatever that means) therefore it has to be worth 10k more.

Originally Posted by bum-man

So do you think it's dumb to say that the 3er is the best in its segment because it doesn't offer the comfort of the C-class or the industry leading 4wd tech of the A4?

Originally Posted by Just_me

its the same with 3er. just like S-class, 3er live on history and reputation therefore they sell a lot but it doesnt mean they are the best.

Originally Posted by bum-man

And where did the 3er get that reputation by being the benchmark in its class with each new model. Same goes for the S-class.