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Originally Posted by yco
maybe its not that good to write on a BMW forum but.. Merc' is way much better than BMW in last 2-3 years.. before that BMW had an advantage on chassis and engine performance.. but not anymore and now Merc' designs are much much better as well.. hear us BMW!!!
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I agree. Had only BMW's for 20+ years. I had the newest G30 540i with every option ticked and that car would put me to sleep.
When I saw the E43 win a car and driver test I laughed it off because the Mercs I knew (outside of AMG) were retiree cars. But when my 540 was totaled I thought I would at least try out the E53 (the replacement for the E43) to see if they were right and I was shocked. They had been doing their homework on BMW and perfected the sport/luxury balance for a mid-sized sedan that the last two 5ers just couldn't capture. I leased a CLS 53 and have loved it for over a year and half now, even got the wife into a GLC since she wanted a nice and comfy SUV.
I still do love BMW and do find some of their products better than the equivalent Merc (2er, X5/6/7, Z4, etc.) but the competition has caught up, its no longer the early 2000's where BMW was known for sport and Mercedes for luxury, the two are now closer than ever.