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Originally Posted by HughO
Drive it FIRST! I have both automatic and manual 240Ds. Auto is slowwww..... manual is better. There is no slower car in the world on an interstate entrance ramp. They are dangerous in fact. They are slow on any significant hill. You cannot pass other cars without a lot of preparation. I live in a rural area with no nearby interstates and they are fine for that. If I have to take a road trip to big cities I take one of our turbodiesels.
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For comparison most commercial vehicles are slower yet aren't dangerous
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
I disagree about the low first gear....it seems fine to me. The 116 automatic has a ridiculously low first gear.
You won't win any drag races but they are engaging to drive. I never got tired of them. I recommend a stick.
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Manual has a 3.90 first and the 722.116 has a 3.98 first gear. Not much difference between them.