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Old 02-08-2007, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by langpfeife View Post

The 560 is quite a bit more potent. (Actually, even the 420 has more ponies than the US 500.) The US-spec exhaust in particular really strangles these things. Runs well enough though, and pulls uphill strongly at cruising speeds.

I *really* dislike the early US headlights.

Enjoy your nice Benz!

Cheers
That's the nice advantage of the non USA 500's- more power than the domestic 420 AND 560's, plus euro headlights.
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