1980 Mercedes 450sel top speed

Me taking my old 1980 Mercedes 450sel to its top speed

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• 1980
• mercedes
• top
• speed
• 450sel

[Diataurus]

@355LTM i got em on 280km/h on a german highway

[AvoDJ]

a car doesn't stop accelerating just because the speedo hits the end stop. its obviously still going way past 85!!!

[355LTM]

this 280S not 450

450 can go to 160MPH

[coolakiIlen007]

@ltyrson ok i see. thanks.

[ltyrson]

@kurbanica

it s about california law ath that tme which has forbidden speedometers which shows more than 85 miles. my friend has trans am from 1985 who has also a speedometer with maximum85 miles, 135 kilomters although that trans am runs 240 kmh

[ltyrson]

@coolakiIlen007 ..because of an anti-speed campain. it was an obligation for aome years in the 80´s for all car maufactors. i saw pontac firebird trans am of that time with high output 5.7 V8 which had a top speed high above 200 kmh which also had a 85 mph speedometer. after some years the us-government accept the fact that is ridiculous and a 85 mph speedometer doesn´t save any lives

[coolakiIlen007]

@ltyrson well, why would they only put 85mph?? when it has 240 km/h in europe?

[ltyrson]

@coolakiIlen007 according to the american law at that time. speedometers which just goes to 85mph, a little bit m,ore than 130 kmh

[coolakiIlen007]

whats 85mph? 130km/h? topspeed of 450, 3 speed automatic 224hp v8 engine has at least 200km/h - 120-125mph?

[kurbanica]

I hawe a 1979 w123 240D i goes faster than that, this car must be limited or somteing or the spedo is from a different car who knows :)