Whose car can wheelspin?
 

Thought I'd get some input on this - whose car will wheelspin?

Not huge smoky burnouts, even something small counts! I'm Only talking in a straight line, and not holding the brakes on (!) - even my 190E 2.0 will spin if I'm turning sharp, but never in a dead straight line, even in the wet.

Russ

My 300d 2.5 can!!!!

My 300E 2.6 can't. Can barely spin in 2ft of snow with bald tires.
My Corvette sure can though.
JackD

Waht's wheelspin?
 

I have two MB's. The 1991 300TE 4matic has $7000 of factory equipment installed for the sole purpose of preventing wheels from slipping. Unless there's over an inch of snow on the ground and you're into wide open throttle, it just tracks happily along.

My 1980 300D has 77 factory HP in a 3500 lb chassis. Unless I find a fresh oil slick, I can't even turn the tires on a wet road. It's also pretty good in the snow with plain old Dunlop D60A2's.

someguyfromMaryland

My 190E-2.6 cannot spin its wheels from dead stop, even when the road is wet. Sluggish 0 - 100 kph time of 9+ secs.:o

My 1995 C36, no ASR, easily breaks the grip of the stock 245/40 ZR17 tires. 0 - 100 kph is 6+ secs. Wheee! :D

Bong

Mine leaves about 10 meters of black (from both wheels)rubber on the road from take off ;) . But I think that all that wheel spine hinders the 0 -100 km/h time :(

Joreto
190e 2.5-16v

300CE - wet or dry, doesn't matter

300D turbo...brake stands...wet (definitely) dry...sometimes with a little coaxing, but I stopped driving like I had a Z28 several years ago.

560 sel - 0-60mph 4500 lbs in about 8 seconds - why would I want to squeal???

280e euro
 

My 280E euro will do this every time if I am not careful. Quite fast for a 20 year old car!

My 1977 300D....
 

It wouldn't spin it's tires if I floored in while sitting in a pool of Crisco. Never did, never will.

JCD

The 300D - um no.

The new E420 - um, yes, and yes!

- Ryan

400E
 

The 400E is very well geared, most of the time stomping on the throttle will result in a nice launch. On rare occasions when a tire does slip, you've gotta get your foot of the gas before the tire gets shredded. It could put on an impressive smoke show if one so desired :-)

When I had stock 195 tires on my 400E, I could easily slip my tires from stand still, even at 40-50 kmph. After I put on 215 tires, haven't slipped tires on dry road yet, though I feel on wet road I can slip the tires at any speed.

With my 5 speed I have gotten a nice chirp but haven't really pushed it, I've changed too many clutches

Both the C230 and E300 will spin the Michelin Pilot Alpins on dry pavement. Both would give a nasty chirp to the OE MXV4's. The E300 cannot break the RE950 loose, not even a little bit.

The C36 would roast the Michelin Pilot Sports.

The 190E 2.3's had no hope of spinning tires.

The 190E 2.3-16V could.

My 300E spins them, no probs.

My SL won't smoke them at all, it just sits in the air fishtailing for about a block until second catches with a nice rip for a few feet, and I'm talking new 255 tires. But maybe I'm spoiled with 322 hp.

I don't think my 560SEL can, but I never really tried. Maybe a brake stand in 1st gear start ;) Fast enough tho' 0-60 in about 7.6 secs. My 1970 Olds Toronado GT (400HP) will lay at least a 20 ft patch and squeals out of 2nd gear (car weight 4600 lbs). Most people are surpised to see this in a FWD car, lol.

My '63 Galaxie (non stock 351 Cleveland, and 4:11 gears, now owned by my bro) burned rubber in first three gears, what a hoot.

burn outs
 

Doing "Burn Outs" in German cars is BAD!:eek:

I get a nice "screeeech" when hitting the gas hard away from stoplights, at 3/4 throttle. If the car is floored, it will spin the rears nicely from a start, but they catch quickly and the W126 moves down the road.

W126, I'm sure a 560SEL could leave a nice black patch. You should find a secluded road out near Middleton or Verona and just hammer it from a standing start. :cool:

-Sam

My 1990 UK 190e 2.6 5 speed manual will happily leave big black lines on the road if I so desire... My mates gifted me with 'best burnout of the day for a street car' (just using throttle, no brakes) at a RWYB at the drag strip last year! :D

My 93 400 SEL can on dry pavement from a dead stop. Tires are not new but half way there, only a year old.

I don't do it often though, I take care of my baby.

I try to avoid 'burning rubber' but my 1960 220S finback 'Miss Daisy' still can do it.
Last October, when I picked up the car from the 2 daughters of the original owner, I had to back the car down a steep driveway with brick retaining walls close on each side. I got too close to one wall and, unused to this clutch, made a loud screech like a getaway car. I got away from the wall but probably scared the ladies half to death!

Happy Motoring,
Mark

I have bald tires on my 300E, i once went about 3sec on dry pavment. Now on rain i could hold a steady 1hr (if i floored it).:D

Well my tires are new, 2 months old and I get a lot of wheel spin in first gear when a smash the gas pedal even if the car is moving :)


Joreto
190e 2.5-16v

My 91 350SDL.

The 500 could do it like there was no tommarow It was often a problem when you were trying to get into traffic quick. It was not as bad with the firehawks or mxv4s on.
I can do it in the BMW and have it on tape. But thats just cause i dumped the clucth at 5,000 rpms

wheelspin ?
 

200E, 1400kg, 4 speed manual .... :o

on a wet road, maybe. around a corner the tail can get unstuck under full throttle (although this is not stricktly wheelspin ..)

why wheelspin anyway ??

hehehe.... my 300E doesn't spin from a start, it just kinda sits there minding its time untill it decides to get past 3k rpm, then my rear-end flys out from the 1st-2nd shift, and I have to lay off the accelerator to keep from doing a 360.... I attribute this to some type of suspension problem... don't know what it is though....

My '92 300TE can do it, especially in the wet. In Seattle, we have lots of that and also lots of worn concrete pavement -- exposed aggregate -- smooth stones -- nice and slick in the wet. My old Michelins were not to be trusted, I could spin on a slight incline from 20-30 MPH while kicking the throttle and from 4th down to 2nd (e.g. freeway on ramp)(dry or wet). My Bridgestone RE950's have almost none. Almost exact same story on my '80 VW Rabbit Pickup (with '85 GTI motor). Hated the old Michelins, love the new RE950’s.

I had a Cadillac Eldorado with FRONT wheel drive that had most of the weight on front wheels. And we're talking some major weight, almost 5800 lbs total. This car had such good front wheel traction that it was the only car that would go in 2ft of snow back in Pennsylvania winters, without snow tires or chains. Are you ready for this? You could spin the wheels down to the rims if you wanted to! 500 ft lbs of torque. I seriously considered dropping one of these in a 380se I just bought. Don't think the rear end could take it, though.
Woody

Only before I bought new tires, but also only when the pavement was wet or snow coverd, or ice covered, or ...

Oh by the way an A-class doesn't count, because its front wheel drive!

I could do it in my old '86 300E but seem to be having a hard time in the '93 300E 2.8 I have now. It takes off rather conservatively but once it reaches 3000 rpm it goes like stink. Torque curve of the 24 valve engine I guess. I just testdrove my friend's 2001 CL500 with AMG package last night. Whoeeeeeeeee...
Start saving boys and girls! No wheelspin though, ESP and all. Could have disabled it (switch on dashboard) but there was a bit of snow on the ground and paintwork is expensive these days.
What a car.

Alex

My 1998 Crown Vic Police Interceptor would leave a long patch of rubber if you floored it from a stop with the traction control off, and would melt the tires if you lightly powerbraked it.

My old 85 500SEL (US Spec) would leave a strip also.

The only way my 300SDL leaves rubber on the road is if you floor it and make a left turn at an intersection.

The dodge Caravan we have will spin the wheels for ever becuase of the wieght transfer.

Massive burnouts created in the E320 and 300E.:D :D Gonna try bleach one day.

I have heard tranny fluid is great for smoke

My 300D will not do it from a standing stop in a straight line but it is quite easy to peel out around a corner. When I let somebody new drive my car they usually leave a little patch on accident around the corners. My car starts off rather mildly, as it is a diesel, but when the turbo kicks in it just takes off.

The 280SEL won't peel out on anything dry. Ever.

My c230 coupe (6sp) will do a massive burnout. I know because I watched the porter at the dealer burn em out in the service lane-with me standing right there. The other porter standing there kind of winced, and said "he's not to good at driving manuals". Unbelievable.

My 6.9 will!!

My 89 300CE with the 12-valve M103 has occasionally even chirped into second. ;-) Definitely a change from my previous long-term 85 300D, even with its turbo.

And I bet Aaron's 6.9 does a glorious job of it.

Not sure about the wife's 95 C280. I haven't tried it yet...

Alec

I drove a Hyundai Accent 1.3 once, no matter what... it just wouldn't lose traction! It's sooo slow! I think it's slower than my 300CD... The whole thing shakes over any imperfections and vibrates at anything above 60mph on the highway.

I've had the 300CD swap its tail around... I made a U-Turn and hammered the throttle down. The first time I ever had to counter-steer. The body rollss soo much!
But, it was fun...

The W124 230E doesn't break traction that easily either. It actually has a 5-speed... but.. it just doesn't have that much power...

my 1983 300sd does this when it is in gear 3 on a wet road and gravel.

ADAM BOURASSA
 

thats a beautiful 300E nicest I've ever seen. Any more pics?

I can get a wee smattering of rubber on tarmac if i try hard enough!

Sheesh, what tyres are you using? You *did* put tyres on, didn't you?
I can't, in the same car, but I've got new 205/55 Eagle NCT3s. Maybe London tarmac is slipper than Bristols?

later

Russ