We felt pretty brave squeezing 95 mph out of that old '76 300D. lol It didn't feel unsafe, but it did feel as thought the car was reminding us, what we were asking of it.
Ed 300E On 6 January 2011 15:50, John Reames <jwrea...@comcast.net> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
