Sweet! Thats what the S class is built for. Look at it this way if you were driving it on the Autobahn and crazy like me you could set the cruise control for 170mph.

There is no such thing as to fast in an S class...

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Fastest I've gone was 132 mph indicated in a 1972 280SE, probably a Euro judging from the shift points... I would definitely want to be sure my tires were properly inflated (adding the +7 or so psi that it says on the gas filler door). I just pumped the 300TE up to 34/43psi front / rear (max load over 100 mph)... wow, rougher ride but it handles a lot more like a go-cart. It's even more fun doing power slides in wet snow, ice, gravel, etc...

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

Well the "officer" is full of it. There's a big difference between 130 (300E's ACTUAL top speed) and 210 MPH.

I have $1000 waiting here for you if you can prove that kind of output. Also, NASA and Mercedes Benz engineers will be knocking at your door to figure out your secret in breaking the laws of physics.

So break out that flux capacitor, dilithium crystals, or whatever it is you have under that hood and lets see some real proof!

No doubt the 300E is a very fast, sweet ride. I know, I own one. However there's no way a basically stock 300E is going to break 200 MPH.

Adam

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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!)

PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320

What about tires and fuel consumption? What if something electrical/mechanical fails? What if an animal is in the middle of your lane as you barrel down the road at 250 feet per second?

100 mph steady cruising is about as fast as I'd want to go in any car for an extended period of time due to the aforementioned circumstances. In ANY CAR MADE.

A rush to ~200 mph for a short period of time is OK, too.

Fastest thus far is probably ~240 Km/h on a modified Honda CBR. Fastest in a Benz is about 210 Km/h in my 300E. A friend of mine took me for a ride in his Viper, think we hit 240-260ish? Not sure. Was too busy holding on and yelling!

However...

Just got the E430, summer is coming, I'll post back here in a bit...

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

Do you know how much HP it takes to propel a 300E to 210 MPH??

A hurricane?

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

Whatever buddy.... Regardless, you are putting everyone on the road in danger of losing their lives. I have no problem with a car excessively speeding on an empty highway, but driving a semi-truck on an occupied road at those speeds is just ridiculous....and bragging about it online with pics to prove it is just insane. People have been brought to court for far less. Maybe the charge won't "stick", but when you kill a family or die your own fiery death, I'm pretty sure reality will hit home....

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1999 C43 AMG ~~~ 744 on black, mostly stock
1991 190e 2.6 ~~~ m117 5.6 project car

Oh yeah....I almost forgot...

I have ANOTHER $1000 for the guy who takes his 300E w/ nothing but "fuel system mods" through 200 statute MILES per hour. Hell, I'll even bring the speed down to 180 just for good measure. If my C43 can just break 155, I have a hard time believing your heavier 176 HP 300E can touch anywhere near 180, let alone 210. My guess is that you run out of steam near 120-130 range.

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1999 C43 AMG ~~~ 744 on black, mostly stock
1991 190e 2.6 ~~~ m117 5.6 project car

fastest i've been in a car was my 1975 corvette stingray (slightly modded in which i topped out at 163 mph... probably could go faster (speedo read 180) but ran out of road

second fastest was in my 93 325is (again very slightly modded) in which i hit damn near 145 mph (that was really pushin it)

funny thing is, my corvette was pushing out damn near 400 horses and was a two seater with a fiberglass body (weighed far less than any mercedes ever built!) and i know there is no way in hell it would have ever touched 200... so how did this kid break 210 in an 88 klunker?... fyi, those are nascar speeds kid!

oh yeah, and you think you can't get caught for having a video of wreckless endangerment? Tell it to the guy who recorded his ferrari going 140 down a california interstate and put it on the internet... only thing is you'd have to talk to him through prison glass...

An essentially stock 300E over 200 mph - very simple. Gravity. Coupla roads around the Grand Canyon might get you enough drop distance or off the Royal Gorge Bridge (1,000 feet to the bottom).

According to the spreadsheet, done by others, for my 560SEC:
Frontal area sq ft: 24.7
Drag coefficient: 0.34
Weight pounds (wet): 4100

The modified LS6 motor I'm putting in there has been dyno'd at 410 RWHP, which I calculate to be about 475 - 480 crank HP. With the figures above for the SEC, I should run out of steam around 185 MPH (will run out of cajones well before that though).

Going to have go be a HELL of a 6-cylinder 300E motor to get a brick like a 300E over 200! I think a 6.0L full-on AMG motor in a Hammer was "only" good for 300KPH (186 mph), with all the aerodynamic mods that were done as well.

He either did a typo or is high on something. Maybe he meant 200KPH (124MPH)??

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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
FrankenBenz: '87 560SEC with an '02 cammed LS6 and custom 4L60E.
Bling: '87 560SEC, ported/polished, lowered
Lisa: '87 560SEL, lowered

I think it was a typo and he ment 210kph, which would be about right.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Well, he did type "MPH" twice... Kinda hard to mix up. It is funny though, 210 KPH would be just about right for a 300E.

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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!)

PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320

On the flat, the fastest I have had the 300TE was 137 with my GPS verifying it.


Now, down hill, the fastest she has gone was a about 147 with my GPS verifying.



The fastest I have gone in a Mercedes was in my uncles very very modified CL55. We briefly touched 192 MPH on a trip to the bay area.


The fastest I have gone on 4 wheels on the street was in a Bentley Continental GT. The speed was approximately 209 MPH. Thats scary fast. you pass cars like they are sitting still....

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

180 on an 02 yamaha R6.
157 in my 88 LeBaron convertible

Nels