i drove a 6.3 for a few years. it's not that amazing by modern standards but just shows how much cars sucked 40 years ago. i also drove a euro 600SEL, the equivalent car of roughly 20 years ago and it made the 6.3 into a joke
i imagine today's super performance cars are unreal and slightly above average cars match up well to the 6.3 On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 5:04 PM, ned kleinhenz via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I recently came across an enthusiast's article about the 1970 Mercedes > 300SEL 6.3. > The numbers in the article sounded really familiar. They were very close > to the numbers of my 2006 E320 CDI. So I looked specs of both cars and > made this table: > > Year ~1970 ~2006 > > Model 300SEL 6.3 E320 CDI > > Curb wt 4035 lb 3835 lb > > Wheel Base 112.8 in 112.4 in > > Length 196.9 in 189.7 in > > Width 71.3 in 71.3 in > > Height 57.9 in 57.0 in > > Engine 6.3 liter SI 3.2 liter CI > > Type DOHC V8 DOHC I6 Turbo > > Fuel Gasoline Diesel > > Power 250 hp 201 hp > > Torque 369 lb-ft 369 lb-ft > > Transmission 4–spd auto 5-spd auto > > 0 to 60 6.5 sec 6.6 sec > > ¼ mile 15.1 sec 15.3 sec > > Top Speed 137 mph 130 mph > > Fuel Mileage ~ 15.2 mpg 27 city / 37 hwy mpg > > Hwy Range 410 mi on 27 gal 740 mi on 20 gal > > Base Price $14,500 $51,050 > > To Compare - > > Cost of a GTO $3,500 $30,000 > > Many specifications of the two cars are strikingly similar. They are a > testament to how far automotive technology has advanced in 36 years. The > 1970 model was an exotic super car. The 2006 diesel was near the bottom of > the E class line, and is used frequently as a taxi. I'm sure most of the > performance specs are disputable. But I stuck as much as possible with the > manufacturer's claims. > > To compare values and reduce the affect of inflation, I compared the prices > with to those of my favorite muscle car - Pontiac GTO. The 1970 300SEL 6.3 > cost 4X the price of a contemporary GTO. The 2006 CDI cost only about 1.7X > the price of its contemporary GTO. > > The comparison may or may not be significant. But it seems reasonable and > is fun. > > Ned Kleinhenz > _______________________________________ > 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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
