Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9

Acelerando uma Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 1978.

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[bigbzon]

My stephdad was the head mechaninc for Mercedes in Stuttgart, Germany and he said that they completly rebuilt the engine with different cams, etc. And as far as i know the engine were pushing almost 500HP..

And my mom has a speeding ticket from the early 1980's when she was caught in a speedtrap doing 185Mph(295Kmp).

[Philx4xFar]

What the hell is the big deal? He probably isn't lying, and if he is, what difference does it make? Shit, some people are so jaded they like to bitch about anything..

[MrProminister]

First time I've seen that r.p.m. clock is smaller then a speedometer. :)

[orbitofdoom16]

The BW 3 speed wasn't made for speed, its a great transmission for the highway, and economy use.

[yaris4fun]

Poor video...

[2jzgtejza80]

@Heske1991

German gearbox constructors producing much much better g-boxes than fucking BorgWarner.

[2jzgtejza80]

@McLarenMercedes

English is actually my 3rd language, so I think that you only speaking 2, since you are from Sweden.

I don't know why are you mad, but i can find even BMW or Ford from 1935 running very good. Mechanic between old and new cars are same, no much difference, only reason why new engines are not reliable, it's because of fucking electronic controls. Leave the engineering to engineers.

[2jzgtejza80]

@McLarenMercedes

Buddy, I live in a country where taxi drives reached over 1 million km on old 1974. 240D and 300D Mercedes without rebuilding the engine. Old Mercedes cars are really build with luxury and quality in 60's 70's 80's. I love old Mercedes sedans because they were top of quality and still running very well. You probably never been driven in new Mercedes, I am, in S600, S500 and few AMG cars. It's insane good cars. These modern Mercedes will last also 30-40 years if you maintain it

[McLarenMercedes]

@petersneaks

Brock Yates, and other testers in the late 70's saw 150mph+ on the speedometer. Mario Andretti reportedly did 155mph in one, and was amazed how stable it was at that speed (compared to the contemporary supercars).

Sorry, but your aerodynamics argument is bunk. You can make a huge semi go 185mph if you have enough power. And they have done it.

[McLarenMercedes]

@petersneaks

Horse shit. With enough power you can make a flat brick wall move at 185mph.

Sure, the old Mercedes sedan is not as aerodynamic as modern cars, but with enough power it compensates for it. I seem to recall that 6,9 litre V8 developing some insane torque, with which it can push the air.

"just not aerodynamically possible"= you have no clue about even the simplest things in basic physics.

Did you know Mercedes GP cars saw over 200mph in the late 30's?? How aerodynamic were they??

[McLarenMercedes]

@2jzgtejza80

Did you know that 80% of all Bentleys ever made still roll on the road? That's quality.

A 1908 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost still works as good today, 100 years later

I don't know what world you live in but if you ever bothered to check the JD Consumers report in the USA, they reveal that Mercedes have taken a severe downturn in the quality of their vehicles since the 80's

And take some English lessons too,while you are at it. Do not speak English with the grammar of your language