True but with all that sound deadening and suspension isolation you don't realize the power. New powerful cars bore the crap out of me. A 100 hp BMW feels and sounds a lot faster than new stuff even though its a complete joke nt today's standards.
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 29, 2013, at 11:25 PM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > compared to a modern powerful engine, they are all a joke > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 8:11 PM, <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Yes the 4.5 is quite the beast. My brother had a 280SE 4.5 and shit that >> thing was fast! Can even imagine what a 6.3 would be like. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 29, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> It's almost twice as big and gets about the same milage -- 3.23 gears >> instead of 3.88, uses less fuel. >>> >>> I suspect at 4.5 can be safely tuned to get around 18 on the highway if >> you use only premium. >>> >>> No comparison in terms of power, the 4.5 is a real beast. Factory specs >> are 9.5 sec 0-60, and most of that is on the "fast" end. It's actually a >> pain to drive on the open road, it keeps wanting to go faster and it's >> necessary to keep lifting your foot to stay near the speed limit. Top speed >> is 125 for the 4.5 and 118 for the sixes, although if you are brave you can >> push them faster. You will wear the cylinders out pretty fast if you do >> (as in a couple runs). >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > -- > *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars > > * > *www.BuyEUROparts.com* > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
