Mercedes' fish-inspired car

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/03/08/cars.fish.popsci/index.html

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JWJ
1983 MB 300D - > 430,000 miles - Deep Blue - Bilstein Comforts - 0-60 in 24 seconds - 27MPG
1985 MB 300TD (wagon) - > 275,000 miles - Manila Beige - Thule rack - 0-60 in 18 seconds - 22 - 25MPG
Biodiesel, Mobil Delvac 1, and Viton fuel lines!

That's ugly. I almost swore! Well I did say 'Dang' and now when I die I'll probably go to heck!
(and it's MB's fault!)
UUuuuuuuuUUUUgly!

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Thanx,
Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR

Outside of the looks I was happy to read that its not a hybrid.

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JWJ
1983 MB 300D - > 430,000 miles - Deep Blue - Bilstein Comforts - 0-60 in 24 seconds - 27MPG
1985 MB 300TD (wagon) - > 275,000 miles - Manila Beige - Thule rack - 0-60 in 18 seconds - 22 - 25MPG
Biodiesel, Mobil Delvac 1, and Viton fuel lines!

I wish it was! SOMEBODY needs to make a diesel electric hybrid.

C'mon people. Its about as ugly as a new Jetta but the saving grace is the fact that it gets 84 mpg!! Toss some BioDiesel in that thing and drive for eternity. The Cd is .19 which is going to make for a very quiet ride and it looks like nothing else, much like our own cars. That is what I like about it-its ultra- efficient, quiet (unlike my 123) and distinctive looking. Too bad Americans love cookie cutter cars. Maybe that's why we dont get any cool Euro imports.

Diesel electric hybrid, huh. Like old subs and trains. Why not!? That's too damn logical FI.

BUTTFugly. Almost as bad as all of our "21st century wind tunnel-tested designs". Kripes man, there are only so many mathematical solutions to a slippery front end. And we wonder why today's cars all look the same. Simple math actually. Not asthetics.

Simple answer: No. I'd drive a dang motorbike NAKED if I needed 84 mpg before I drove that thing. I do, however, appreciate the engineering of it.

I'm in the process of building a diesel electric hybrid, patterned after the Chevy Volt in my engineering class. BTW. I'm the team leader of development.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

What engine are you using?

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JWJ
1983 MB 300D - > 430,000 miles - Deep Blue - Bilstein Comforts - 0-60 in 24 seconds - 27MPG
1985 MB 300TD (wagon) - > 275,000 miles - Manila Beige - Thule rack - 0-60 in 18 seconds - 22 - 25MPG
Biodiesel, Mobil Delvac 1, and Viton fuel lines!

I'll stick with my good old W126 on biodiesel... At least its pretty, and I personally like the noise

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Ich liebe meine Autos!

1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL | Megasquirt MS3-Pro | 722.6 transmission w/ AMG paddles | Feind Motorsports Sway Bar | Stinger VIP Radar | AntiLaser Priority | PLX Wideband O2 | 150A Alternator | Cat Delete
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Blown engine, rebuilding someday...
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Rear ended, retired in garage.
2009 Yamaha AR230HO | Das Boot

Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!

Holy Carp! Did you see the 0-62 MPH time of 8.2 seconds??? It is not sacrificing performance!

-Jim

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

I would drive it, if the reliability is as high at the OM616 or OM617 engine.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D

Ugh! I can't get past the appearance.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Didn't Ferrari come out with an electric car that was in the 4-5 second range?

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I would absolutely drive it. It's sort of like the bulldog of passenger vehicles -- ugly is part of its charm.

Adam, cool stuff. Hey a 17 yr old livin' the life of a 50 yr old ( I;m not quite ther yet), is cool.

Too bad you dont have a wife and a steady diet of "cream pie", which is one of the benefits. On teh downside, all my dang hair fell out. Look like a young airborne solider again,.... plus 35 lbs! But I'm still gettin' the pie!

Yeah, me too guys, I;ve have my 300D for three days is all, and the injectors are messed, but I LOVE the smell of diesel fuel in the morning.

Ha! If I went to therapists, they'd have a dang field day with me. Useless psycho babble, I know I'm different!

But I wouldnt want to be "that" different in driving the bottlenosed dolphin.

Sometimes ya dont want to stick out like a sore thumb! Subtle sticking out is the "50 yr old" method.