2 years in my SL65

[Bieldside]

It’s almost two years since I saw and began to negotiate the purchase of my SL65 AMG
Can’t say I’ve ever regretted buying it
And I can say it’s highly unlikely I’ll ever sell it
V12 , in excess of 600 bhp
Beautiful interior

A car that MB doesn’t make anymore

Which I find sad ... the demise of the V12 !

 

[AMGeed]

All is not lost for the V12.
New Mercedes S-Class to get V12 engine after all - report

 

[Bieldside]

All is not lost for the V12.
New Mercedes S-Class to get V12 engine after all - report

Aha - so the S Class Final Edition is not the Final Edition . If you bought one how ......off would you be now !

 

[SmartAmg]

Glad the V12 is carrying on, can't say I'll ever have one, but nice to know there still there.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Glad the V12 is carrying on, can't say I'll ever have one, but nice to know there still there.

The V8 now does much of what the V12 used to do - whether that’s refinement, power/torque, image or a combination of factors - which makes the V12 even more difficult to justify for manufacturers given the current economic and environmental situation, but the motoring world would be a poorer place without it.

 

[AMGeed]

^ I wonder what Mercedes AMG could have achieved using a V10, like Audi and BMW had in the past.

 

[Bieldside]

Aahhh
But you don’t get the V12 badge !
That’s the attraction
Oh and the quilted leather seats

does that sound shallow !!!!

 

[SmartAmg]

Aahhh
But you don’t get the V12 badge !
That’s the attraction
Oh and the quilted leather seats

does that sound shallow !!!!

No!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Aahhh
But you don’t get the V12 badge !
That’s the attraction
Oh and the quilted leather seats

does that sound shallow !!!!

Yes, but you’re amongst friends who understand the affliction, so only a bit shallow.

 

[Alex]

The V8 now does much of what the V12 used to do - whether that’s refinement, power/torque, image or a combination of factors - which makes the V12 even more difficult to justify for manufacturers given the current economic and environmental situation, but the motoring world would be a poorer place without it.

[pedantic mode ON]

V8 can never be as refined as V12 because of the odd firing order.

[OFF]

Agree with the rest.

 

[nickjonesn4]

[pedantic mode ON]

V8 can never be as refined as V12 because of the odd firing order.

[OFF]

Agree with the rest.

Was just thinking the same thing

I would dearly love to own a naturally aspirated Merc V12 at some point and/or a jag V12 - nothing comes close for refinement IMO

 

[Steve84N]

A straight six comes close...

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

[pedantic mode ON]

V8 can never be as refined as V12 because of the odd firing order.

[OFF]

Agree with the rest.

I agree with your inner pedant, a V12 is inherently more refined than a V8, but my comment was that despite it’s disadvantage a V8 can be engineered to be so refined that the cost and effort of building a V12 is difficult to justify for motor manufacturers.

 

[Neiltodd]

[pedantic mode ON]

V8 can never be as refined as V12 because of the odd firing order.

[OFF]

Agree with the rest.

Is that not what give a V8 its special sound?

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Is that not what give a V8 its special sound?

Yes, and what gives the V12 it’s relative refinement. The crank - whether flat or cross - influences the V8 sound too.

 

[Bieldside]

You sit in
You push the start button
Boom ... the exhaust kicks in , the car slightly shudders
You select drive and it’s ready to go - a bit too ready sometimes
A proper car I’d say

but then I would

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Is that not what give a V8 its special sound?

The inherent anomaly of a V8 cross plane crank is where the burble is derived (effectively it’s a sign of inefficiency).

 

[Steveml63]

2 years in my SL65.................filling it with petrol!

 

[Bieldside]

2 years in my SL65.................filling it with petrol!

it’s worth every penny !
So it’s 12 mpg round town
23 mpg on the open road
Someone else can drive a hybrid
Not me

 

[leef44]

The inherent anomaly of a V8 cross plane crank is where the burble is derived (effectively it’s a sign of inefficiency).

I love this kind of inefficiency

My favourite are American V8s - the less efficient, the more delicious the rumble