yeah even on my w124 m103 u can see in the vid below that most power is made before 6000RPM and then it trails off from there. u can see it most in third when looking at the speed and how acceleration slows.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7veNRzsyyVc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdeBRyE3XhE

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