View Poll Results : LWB or SWB
Flagships! Do you prefer SWB or LWB?
10-04-10, 10:36 PM
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i feel like a lot of vehicles dont have long enough rear doors, and lwb solves the problem
10-04-10, 11:30 PM
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the SWB does look like the smaller mid-sized sedans, as Fizzboy7 mentioned. ive always liked the ls600hL and the roominess. parents like it, too.
10-04-10, 11:40 PM
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10-05-10, 12:16 AM
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I feel like the SWB always look more balanced and proportional than their stretched variants, so I go with SWB. Plus, I'm Asian and I'm short; don't really need the space thank you very much, haha
10-05-10, 12:22 AM
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interesting, for those who talk about driving, have you tried driving swb and lwb back to back? and find lwb that much harder to drive?
10-05-10, 07:55 AM
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LWB ALWAYS FOR ME
Even for M, AMG, F, S/RS or any performance-oriented variant/version.
10-05-10, 08:21 AM
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LWB for sure. I would buy a flagship for its size. Might as well go with the biggest they offer.
10-05-10, 12:29 PM
I do like the fact with BMW/Benz you can get the sport packages in LWB and SWB.
10-05-10, 12:41 PM
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if i ever buy a flagship model, my main requirement is luxury and comfort; therefore LWB would be the better choice.
10-05-10, 12:42 PM
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For flag"ship" it would have to be LWB, right???
For me though, I voted SWB... I don't like cars as boats
10-05-10, 01:49 PM
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For flag"ship" it would have to be LWB, right???
For me though, I voted SWB... I don't like cars as boats
lol all flagships are "boats", when compared to their "kids"
10-05-10, 08:26 PM
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SWB, of course, makes it easier to manuver and park (and may get slightly better mileage/performance from less weight, but the LWB (all other things equal) gives it more stability, a smoother ride that is less-disrupted by bumps, and, of course, usually more rear-seat legroom. With the new Jaguar XJ, the LWB models also give you built-in rear wooden pull-down tables on the back of the front seats, like on Rolls-Royce models.
10-05-10, 08:28 PM
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arent the pull downs a classic and date back to the original XJs?
10-05-10, 08:31 PM
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arent the pull downs a classic and date back to the original XJs?
I don't know exactly how far back they go, but, yes, they are more or less a tradition in premium British sedans.
10-07-10, 05:38 AM
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