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OH, I see in the informal forum you cite my run on sentences. I never said the word stupid, you did, so you must be so. I will concede that MB are for an older buyer who is not looking for a spirited driver for that the AMG group handles well, albeit not going full tilt at that. MB's wares are luxury, safety and comfort, read heavier and less nimble. I don't know what models you are comparing, the R class and the Pacifica but the similarities end with the physical appearance. The saddest thing about this discourse is that you are looking for a car that is as unique as you are and an automaker could not make a dime manufacturing Yugos (sorry couldn't resist). What I really mean is that automakers are all chasing after volume, largely because share prices and shareholder profits are determining what is built. Chrysler has a lot of brilliant ideas that simply die on the floor because they cannot afford to loose on a gamble. La Paz