Topic: Test Drive: 2017 Mercedes-Benz SL 450

[AutoTrader.ca]

A styling refresh and more power give the six-cylinder SL more sizzle.
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[Ex-airbalancer]

MB 9/10 for  Quality 
Is that for the first week , what happens to the quality after week 2 ?

You get a Tesla and a Smart car for the same price 

[OliverD]

It's not mentioned in the article but this is actually a new model for Canada this year. Previously our "base" SL was the 550.

[sailor723]

MB 9/10 for  Quality 
Is that for the first week , what happens to the quality after week 2 ?

You get a Tesla and a Smart car for the same price 

There is a school of thought that says that "quality" and "reliability" are two different things.

[Fobroader]

This is one of the three convertibles that I would ever own. It would have to have a rumbly V8, preferably of the AMG kind. What a gorgeous piece of kit

MB 9/10 for  Quality 
Is that for the first week , what happens to the quality after week 2 ?

You get a Tesla and a Smart car for the same price 

There is a school of thought that says that "quality" and "reliability" are two different things.

Uhhh....how can something be of "quality" if its broken all the time??

[OliverD]

MB 9/10 for  Quality 
Is that for the first week , what happens to the quality after week 2 ?

You get a Tesla and a Smart car for the same price 

There is a school of thought that says that "quality" and "reliability" are two different things.

Uhhh....how can something be of "quality" if its broken all the time??

Cribbed from another web site: Quality = Does it perform its intended function? Reliability = How long will it do so?

[Sir Osis of Liver]

MB 9/10 for  Quality 
Is that for the first week , what happens to the quality after week 2 ?

You get a Tesla and a Smart car for the same price 

There is a school of thought that says that "quality" and "reliability" are two different things.

Time to sort out that school.



 

[aquadorhj]

MB 9/10 for  Quality 
Is that for the first week , what happens to the quality after week 2 ?

You get a Tesla and a Smart car for the same price 

There is a school of thought that says that "quality" and "reliability" are two different things.

Uhhh....how can something be of "quality" if its broken all the time??

Cribbed from another web site: Quality = Does it perform its intended function? Reliability = How long will it do so?

makes sense.

beautifully crafted tool is a quality item.   but also if it breaks on its second use, then it's also a POS.   like Schrodinger's cat.

[sailor723]

MB 9/10 for  Quality 
Is that for the first week , what happens to the quality after week 2 ?

You get a Tesla and a Smart car for the same price 

There is a school of thought that says that "quality" and "reliability" are two different things.

Uhhh....how can something be of "quality" if its broken all the time??

Cribbed from another web site: Quality = Does it perform its intended function? Reliability = How long will it do so?

makes sense.

beautifully crafted tool is a quality item.   but also if it breaks on its second use, then it's also a POS.   like Schrodinger's cat.

^ This

Quality might be perfectly aligned body panels, beautiful interior fit and finish using high end materials etc etc

Reliability is more about mechanical and electrical components with a low failure rate

[Serniter]

Quality may be assessed based on comparative superiority.

You may have superior panel gaps and inferior reliability, inferior panel gaps and superior reliability, or a combination.

Superiority depends on how much weight you assign each variable.

[Noto]

There is a school of thought that says that "quality" and "reliability" are two different things.

Time to sort out that school.

, that made me laugh!!!

For 2017, it jumps from 329 to 362 horsepower, and torque gets nudged from 354 lb-ft to 369 lb-ft. It’s eager to rev and it delivers its urge with nary a hiccup or hint of turbo lag.

There is nary a hint of cowl shake, and this lets the suspension work properly without having to compensate for any flexi-flyer hijinks.

Nary me once...
...nary me twice,