Just got back from a 4th of July road trip, about 1200 miles in the 500E. I finally had a chance to experience a bit of high speed cruising for which these cars are born and bred. Going up 91N thru CT, Mass, and VT, I hooked into a 4 car train that was really moving.

We were doing 80 - 85 for an hour or so with short bursts up to 95+. I don't know about where y'all are, but where I normally drive, MD, that doesn't happen! Too much traffic, and too many gendarmes.

Anyway, the "snarl" is that sound you hear at about 3200 RPM when the M119 is on-cam and responds to the slightest touch. And it becomes a great sounding growl when you bump up to above 3500. The miles melt away as you stay focused on everything and everyone on the road... and you have that edge caused by being on the lookout for Crown Vics and flashing lights, etc.

Happy to say the car never missed a beat, including the other extreme - a bumper to bumper crawl for 45 minutes on 95 north of NYC where the thermometer showed 100F - my car never went north of 85C. Just cleaned the bugs and grime off last night and put it to bed, ready for the next trip!

Rgds,
Chris W.
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