C55 Max Speed in Each Gear?
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C55 Max Speed in Each Gear?
I don't have the owner's manual and could not find any useful threads that gave me a clear and concise answer on this. Does anyone know what are the max speed for each gear at redline in the C55?
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From the auto motor und sport C55 test back in the day.....
1st gear: 71 km/h
2nd gear: 118 km/h
3rd gear: 177 km/h
4th gear: 250 km/h
5th gear: electronically limited to 250 km/h, but if you look at the extrapolation of the line, it can potentially reach over 300 km/h (but I think it is unlikely that is reality)
From the auto motor und sport C55 test back in the day.....
1st gear: 71 km/h
2nd gear: 118 km/h
3rd gear: 177 km/h
4th gear: 250 km/h
5th gear: electronically limited to 250 km/h, but if you look at the extrapolation of the line, it can potentially reach over 300 km/h (but I think it is unlikely that is reality)
Last edited by PC Valkyrie; May 22, 2014 at 08:24 PM.
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Right after I posted this thread, I found a Road & Track spec sheet showing top speed in each gear at 6,250 RPM, which kind of skewed the data I was really after since I was looking for max speed at 6,500 rpm redline.
Anyways, thanks for posting the data.
For anyone else here in the States that might find this useful in the future, here are the MPH conversions.
1st gear: 71 km/h ~ 44 mph
2nd gear: 118 km/h ~ 73 mph
3rd gear: 177 km/h ~ 110 mph
4th gear: 250 km/h ~ 155 mph
5th gear: electronically limited to 250 km/h, 300 km/h delimited ~ theoretical top speed 186 mph
Anyways, thanks for posting the data.
For anyone else here in the States that might find this useful in the future, here are the MPH conversions.
1st gear: 71 km/h ~ 44 mph
2nd gear: 118 km/h ~ 73 mph
3rd gear: 177 km/h ~ 110 mph
4th gear: 250 km/h ~ 155 mph
5th gear: electronically limited to 250 km/h, 300 km/h delimited ~ theoretical top speed 186 mph
Last edited by Vette Moto; May 25, 2014 at 11:53 PM.
