Rick,

I can vouch for 130 mph. Adirondack Northway, last summer on my way to Wilsboro, NY to join the family at the in-laws place on Lake Champlain at about 2:00 a.m. with absolutely no traffic. Not as rock solid as the 190E 2.3-16 at that speed though. Just a little floaty but very quiet - mostly wind noise with a subdued engine roar. Still had a few hundred rpm left to redline, and with a longer straight or a downhill slope I might have seen a little more. But very impressive for a Diesel engine powered car as my 240D gets loud enough to cause hearing damage at 80 mph and needs about an hour to get from there to 82 mph on level ground. Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)