Top speed was around 130, I think -- WAY too fast for that suspension!
The 300 SE(L) 6.3 was indeed the fastest production sedan until the
Quatroporte came out -- and those have all rusted away by now, and were
MUCH less safe than the 300!
0-60 in something like 6.2 seconds, if my memory serves me. Quite slow
for a performance car these days, but pretty spiff back in the dawn of
electronic fuel injection (it was mechanical, a hangover. The 6.9 was
K-Jet).
Quite a beast, and under-rated, as the actual hp and torque were
usually well above factory minimum spec of 300 hp and 400 ft/lbs.
50 ft of twin rubber marks from an idle start just by smashing your
foot down....
Peter
On Mar 27, 2007, at 8:27 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
I still would not mind owning one. I've had two 1972 280SEL 4.5's and
they
were great cars. The 280SEL 4.5 was the same body, spring instead of
air
suspension, slightly smaller 4.5 liter V8 engine.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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<<Wasn't the 6.3 faster than the 6.9? I'm guessing they mean fastest
production sedan for the time.>>
By today's standards, neither one would be called anything but a good
performer. Top speeds around 140. And according to a former 6.3 owner
known
to most
of us, that model's brakes were grossly inadequate and handling could
be
treacherous.
RLE
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