mercedes 560 sel 0-170kph speedo shot

accelerating a mercedes 560 sel at full throttle to 170 kph. it was not yet in 4th gear but i had to throttle back (not at 172 where the clip ends but at the dot of 170)due to traffic. i will do a 0 to top speed(?) soonish.
i lost half a second in the video (between 130-140kph) for some unknown reason (maybe because i changed the camera angle and the camera's stabiliser lagged the recording. so add .5 second to the times above 130kph).
this is an old car with a 5.6 litre v8 and is very heavy and not known for performance.
it is therefore surprising to see how quick it is for all those drawbacks.
there is a shot of the outside of the car at the end to show the model type.

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[Atca09]

Very good acceleration 5.8 seconds 0-100km One i thing i dont understand is that this car accelerates faster than the 560sec, and its heavier

[iamxb70]

i do not know why. i think it is 6.3 to 100 (not 5.8).

in the US, you have extreme emission controls.

we had none in aus when this car was imported.

your 560 specs are much less than euro 560 specs.

second possibility is i use 98 octane fuel we have available here.

what fuel do you have there. we have 91 (4 cyl jap petrol), 95 (family 6's and v8's) and 98 (high performance gasoline)

i use 98.

also i may have had a tail wind (dont know).

but it was not down hill, or (eerrkk) on a dyno roller.

[iamxb70]

but your question was about the sec's.

i suspect australian 560 sec's are a bit faster than my 560 sel.

you may be thinking of US sec's which would still be slower than aus sel's.

maybe the sel has shorter 1st & 2nd gears to compensate for the weight. maybe it is compensated too well.

i know sel's final gear (4th) is longer than the sec's, and sel's are designed to cruise at higher straight line speeds than sec's, which are short burst sport saloons designed for more curvy challenging roads.

[Yamato3088]

i own a 560 Sel from 1986 its really good i havent had much problems with it

[iamxb70]

be more specific.

do you like your car?

you comment is not very descriptive.

i have not had any problems with my car either, but that is not often thought of by me.

i like the surprise other people in racey cars have when they are outgunned by me at the lights.

a big 2,400kg car with a german 5.6 litre V8 that hauls it rapidly to cruising speed.

and cruising speed can be as high as 240 kph with no problems.

top speed is not governed, so about 272 kph is what it can achieve flat out.

[TheSkylineShopVancou]

I know this is very bad for the car, But drive the car like a manual and youll see a big improvment in your accleration, Put the car into 2B and shift into 2 at redline and then into 3rd then into D for 4th

[iamxb70]

i saw your cars on your page and it is amazing you even look at my old battler.

my car is not a sports car, but a luxury car and therefore the performance is surprisingly good.

but i do not want to injure my car trying to make it do more than it was designed for.

it is satisfactory for me.

if i wanted extreme performance i would buy a ferrari or porch or amg or something built for it.

i just posted this to show that a "grandpa's " old merc is a lot quicker than most would think.

[kamsysczewa]

fiat is totally shit, so shut up pal and don't compare mercedes to fiat ever.

[franchi123]

best european coupe ever made.

[MrMrazha]

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[parananna]

this is an american sel or german sel? the time is like 5,7-5,8 is very fast

[dzava]

@iamxb70 whoa, now thats quite new to me... I had big problems getting my us Ford Taurus on the licence numbers. If there was no contact.. Id not be driving it in Europe. The emissions are higher. and also the 98 octane is here also....

[WhiteSTiLtd]

The self leveling suspension can be expensive to fix but other than that they have the same problem areas as any other 124/126. Most cars are on their original shocks and steering dampers (all blown to hell by now). Plan to do a major service (diff fluid, trans fluid & filter, engine oil & filter, coolant, p/s fluid & filter, brake fluid, suspension fluid & filter, cap, rotor, plugs and wires, air & fuel filters). Get a '90+ if you can, they upgraded the stereo and the interior in later cars.

[WhiteSTiLtd]

@MrFacin8: I had a 560 for 5 years and I serviced them professionally for 3. If you get one that has been well cared for, they are nearly bulletproof; any issues they develop are due to age and wear, not any inherent design flaws because there just aren't any. I'd actually say that they're more reliable than the 300 because that I6 LOVES to eat head gaskets. Get a low-mileage (100k-150k-ish) example, have a good independent shop do a pre-purchase inspection, take care of it and it'll be fine.

[MrFacin8]

Hey iamxb70.. I see that your from Australia, good to see you making most of our crap speed limits.. HAHA. Anyway, how has your 560 been reliability wise? People try to talk me out of the 420 to get a 300SE but I just feel the V8 suits the S class more.. How has it been for you?

[MaxTimaro]

I own a 560 SEL too.

What´s your rpm at 100km-h or 62 mph?

Mine is running app. 2200 rpm at that speed, which I find a little bit high...

However it´s still peanuts for this engine.

Thumbs up from Holland!

[palix507]

AWESOME!!! I love the sound of the 560. Great video!

[2abo3ala2]

oh GOD !!! that's what im talkin about..i must get one of these..i have a 300 SE 1991..but i surely like the 560 SEC amg much better .. oh God it sounds, looks and tastes good !!! i can feel it from down here..