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Old 04-26-2006, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by pawoSD
These cars do not have a lock-up torque converter.

I think MB added that feature sometime in the early 90's or late 80's, probably with the W124 or something. The W126 did not have it though.
Perhaps I should have used a different term or said it in a different way. The torque converter seemed more effective at transfering power to the wheels.
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