Ummm the turbo 606 engines will easily wind past that, but I think they become torque-limited at around 130.
-- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jan 5, 2011, at 14:21, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, a lot of them aren't too bad. I saw 230-240 kph once in a Porsche > Twin Turbo Cayenne on the track. Doesn't sound that fast, but given the > length of the track, the trucks weight, and that it had to scrub off all > that speed for a corner, was pretty impressive. > > When I was over touring around the North of Italy, I logged lots of kms on > the Autostrada at 180kph+, in a little 4 banger with only 2.0L. Had it > loaded down with luggage and two people in the back too. It had long legs > for what it was, but even driving it as I did, it returned amazing fuel > economy. It was the most fun I've ever had in a car on public roads. Not > just the Autostrada, but driving up in the Alps too. > > The fastest indicated speed I ever saw in a diesel, was 95mph in an old > 300D. We had a good tailwind, and a long run of road, and all the stars and > planets were aligned. hee hee. It felt like breaking the sound barrier in > C17 at 20 feet off the ground ;-) > > Ed > 300E > > On 5 January 2011 11:42, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The S class, even with the smaller V8 available in Europe, or with the >> diesel, hits about 240km/h pretty easily. I've experienced them on the >> autobahn... the power and acceleration is quite remarkable. Even the A >> class can do 200km/h if you give a bit of time... kinda like a 240D getting >> upto 85mph. >> >> Jaime >> >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:32 AM, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Not before updating those tires first. ;-) Several of the German >>> manufactures had a gentleman's agreement (in the past) to cap their cars >> at >>> 155, more or less to keep the Greenies off their backs. I suspect the >>> current caps at 130 are to address mechanical limitations. You know, >> find >>> the weakest link in the chain, and put the cap there. >>> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
