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Maxwell Smart
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Well ok its possibly a one off for a review but here it is:
http://www.auto123.com/en/info/news/roadtest,view,MERCEDES.spy?arti...
So does that mean there is hope?
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Adoni
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Sacramento, CA
Vehicle(s): '00 G500, '15 C300 4Matic, '06 L322 G4
Posts: 1283
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Hmm...I want to believe, but I have a feeling MB is just #$!^@#* with us. |
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Roch207
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Palmetto State
Vehicle(s): 2005 E320 CDI, 2010 Silverado 2500HD
Posts: 3749
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Is it possible that they will be offering it in Canada and not in the US? That was a Canadian article, but the test track was made in the US for the press. |
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Marsden
Classic MB
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
| RE: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Oh man, that's the one I'd want. My fave color even! "In Europe, not only do they get three different engines, they can also choose from three distinct body styles:
a short wheelbase 2-door hardtop or convertible or the regular 4-door."  |
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Chris
Veteran
Date registered: Sep 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
Vehicle(s): 2012 G550, 2012 GL350 BT
Posts: 241
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
I know Land Rover maintains a fleet of Diesel vehicles in the US but they are strictly just "test vehicles" which at one point given hope to Diesel enthusiasts. BUT they have done this for years now with nothing to show for. |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| RE: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Mike,
is that a 540K in you picture? The one Ferdinand designed? |
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Adoni
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Sacramento, CA
Vehicle(s): '00 G500, '15 C300 4Matic, '06 L322 G4
Posts: 1283
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Ya, it's just a way for the execs at the company to get to drive the cars that we all want and they think should be sold here without having to piss off corporate. I heard an exec at MB in Alabama had a G400 or ML400 CDI as his personal vehicle of course only for "testing purposes". So let me ask this question, does MB build ML's and GL's for Europe here in the U.S. or do they build their own? |
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Marsden
Classic MB
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
| RE: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
It is a 540K but I can't remember which one. Definitely not mine  |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Adoni - 2/14/2007 5:38 PM
Ya, it's just a way for the execs at the company to get to drive the cars that we all want and they think should be sold here without having to piss off corporate. I heard an exec at MB in Alabama had a G400 or ML400 CDI as his personal vehicle of course only for "testing purposes". So let me ask this question, does MB build ML's and GL's for Europe here in the U.S. or do they build their own?
All in Vance, AL. |
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Adoni
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Sacramento, CA
Vehicle(s): '00 G500, '15 C300 4Matic, '06 L322 G4
Posts: 1283
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Dammit, that means the motors we want for our cars are even closer than we suspect!!! |
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AsianML
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
The motors are still built in Germany, the rest of the body is assembled in Vance. I recall hearing a very small percentage of W163s were built in Graz for part of the European market. But the rest of the Euro market was built in the US.
Edited by AsianML 2/14/2007 5:50 PM
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
AsianML - 2/14/2007 5:49 PM
The motors are still built in Germany, the rest of the body is assembled in Vance. I recall hearing a very small percentage of W163s were built in Graz for part of the European market. But the rest of the Euro market was built in the US.
"Were" in Graz is the operative word. All ML, GL and R class are built in Alabama. The engines are shipped to Alabama for installation during assembly. Same is true for the transmissions.
There is supposed to be a pretty large piece of duty free property there where the R-O-W models are kept prior to shipping to the ports. |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
actually there has been an entire duty free corridor created from Vance to Mobile. That was part of the deal between
MB and AL before they even spent a dime on the new factory. |
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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| RE: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
Pictures from the site... 
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Re: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
4x4abc - 2/14/2007 6:53 PM
actually there has been an entire duty free corridor created from Vance to Mobile. That was part of the deal between
MB and AL before they even spent a dime on the new factory.
I see quite a few car carriers crossing Georgia on their way to the Ports of Brunswick & Savannah, GA and Jacksonville, FL. The model designations on the backs of those cars are quite interesting. |
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Marsden
Classic MB
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
| RE: G320 CDI spotted in USA!
wow that is amazing about the duty-free corridor(s)... I had no idea but it does make sense. and thanks braingears for the photos, damn it looks nice |
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