MBUSA always did that, higher numbers lead to a high-end expectation, the same reason that the Audi 80/90 was the Audi 4000 here, and the Audi 100/200 the Audi 5000, ...badge engineering at its finest.
In the US they just put badges all over the car like ABS, Turbo, Fuel-Injection, etc. to sell them. Oh and my favorite: the Chevy "Eurosport" lumina. We were always wondering when Mercedes would offer a model with fake woodgrain on the sides, chrome bumpers, wire wheel hubcaps, whitewall tires, and a big Amerisport sticker on the side.
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- Jeff
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