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Mercedes AWD

Coulda', driven it!

But I opted for an hour and a half drive in an SLK with the top down. 
Caught a cold.

I just returned from the full line debut of the '98 Mercedes' in DC.  The
real push was on the new C-class based CLK coupe.  Sweet car.

They also had two AWD E320s.   I haven't cracked the huge press kit but I
can tell you the system is a 35/65 F-R split.   No floating torque splits I
believe.  The system adds 198 (189?) lbs of weight.  Is far lighter and far
simpler and less expensive to produce than the previous 4-matic.

That f-r split worked very well for Ford in the Sierra and sure made a
killer car out of the Lancia Integrale.  Me?, I think alot of us would like
a split like that more than the 50-50 us older cars have.  As I like RWD I
know I would.  But I got what I got.

I'll read up and post more.

Neil