Straight-line acceleration (only 172hp?)
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Straight-line acceleration (only 172hp?)
I was just wondering how many other's here have ever questioned the factory's advertised horse-power rating for the 103 motor such as the completely stock one in my `87 300E. I was basically blown-away with the acceleration from about twenty mph-on. I am somewhat familiar with fast car's having owned numerous Chrysler-powered drag vehicle's and even a `94 Viper. This car is by no-mean's quick off the grid, but to-date I've had the pleasure of ruining the day's of quite a few Mustang's, Camaro's, a couple of M3 BMW's and even an `07 Hemi-Charger. Anyone else here had any similar experience's? Just not sure about the factory horse-power figure's.
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Nope. My 300ce achieved manufacturer times at the drag strip with 87 octane fuel and snow tires, and a total noobie behind the wheeel (me) after 20 years of being on the road, and thats amazing, but I dont feel like any of the w124 are fast except maybe the 500e.
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Idk guys I think my car is pretty fast. It's a 190e 3.0 fitted with the 5 speed manual transmission. But this is in comparison to my first car, a 1979 300D ![rolf](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
I've tried racing a dodge neon srt4 when i first got the car a year ago when the engine was stock and I couldn't drive and I got smoked. Last month I raced my friend's 1999 audi a4 1.8T and left him in the dust! So these engines arn't high performance by any means, but they will definetly move out when you get after it.
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I've tried racing a dodge neon srt4 when i first got the car a year ago when the engine was stock and I couldn't drive and I got smoked. Last month I raced my friend's 1999 audi a4 1.8T and left him in the dust! So these engines arn't high performance by any means, but they will definetly move out when you get after it.
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Idk guys I think my car is pretty fast. It's a 190e 3.0 fitted with the 5 speed manual transmission. But this is in comparison to my first car, a 1979 300D ![rolf](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
I've tried racing a dodge neon srt4 when i first got the car a year ago when the engine was stock and I couldn't drive and I got smoked. Last month I raced my friend's 1999 audi a4 1.8T and left him in the dust! So these engines arn't high performance by any means, but they will definetly move out when you get after it.![drive](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/driving.gif)
![rolf](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
I've tried racing a dodge neon srt4 when i first got the car a year ago when the engine was stock and I couldn't drive and I got smoked. Last month I raced my friend's 1999 audi a4 1.8T and left him in the dust! So these engines arn't high performance by any means, but they will definetly move out when you get after it.
![drive](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/driving.gif)
I am suprised that so far, no-one else has had this sort of experience.
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Your car was surprisingly quick when we were cruising around when I first met you. Your car seemed as quick as mine.
I know my car was faster than my buddies parent's w210 e320 and slk 230 up to 100km/h, which both have 0-60 of 6.9. In high school, (years and years ago), I beat my friends e39 528I by about a car length, race was probably around a quarter mile. I think the 0-60 is about 6.8 for those cars and his car was chipped.
All those races were back in 2002 when I was a stupid kid.
Not all engines are made equal though. Some of these cars are pretty quick, not fast by todays standards, especially off the line, but on the highway they shine.
I know my car was faster than my buddies parent's w210 e320 and slk 230 up to 100km/h, which both have 0-60 of 6.9. In high school, (years and years ago), I beat my friends e39 528I by about a car length, race was probably around a quarter mile. I think the 0-60 is about 6.8 for those cars and his car was chipped.
All those races were back in 2002 when I was a stupid kid.
Not all engines are made equal though. Some of these cars are pretty quick, not fast by todays standards, especially off the line, but on the highway they shine.
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Your car was surprisingly quick when we were cruising around when I first met you. Your car seemed as quick as mine.
I know my car was faster than my buddies parent's w210 e320 and slk 230 up to 100km/h, which both have 0-60 of 6.9. In high school, (years and years ago), I beat my friends e39 528I by about a car length, race was probably around a quarter mile. I think the 0-60 is about 6.8 for those cars and his car was chipped.
All those races were back in 2002 when I was a stupid kid.
Not all engines are made equal though. Some of these cars are pretty quick, not fast by todays standards, especially off the line, but on the highway they shine.
I know my car was faster than my buddies parent's w210 e320 and slk 230 up to 100km/h, which both have 0-60 of 6.9. In high school, (years and years ago), I beat my friends e39 528I by about a car length, race was probably around a quarter mile. I think the 0-60 is about 6.8 for those cars and his car was chipped.
All those races were back in 2002 when I was a stupid kid.
Not all engines are made equal though. Some of these cars are pretty quick, not fast by todays standards, especially off the line, but on the highway they shine.
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Word. If I hit the torque curve just right in the 25-30 MPH range and hit the kick-down switch, my tires will chirp.
But I still think of my car as a slug (a pretty one though!). And the reason the tires chirp is 1/2 because of power and 1/2 because the transmission shifts so abruptly... and I just had a tranny rebuild so I'm pretty sure it came this way from the factory.
But I still think of my car as a slug (a pretty one though!). And the reason the tires chirp is 1/2 because of power and 1/2 because the transmission shifts so abruptly... and I just had a tranny rebuild so I'm pretty sure it came this way from the factory.
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1966 250SE Cab, 1985 500SE Euro, 1985 190e 2.3-16 AMG, 1986 300E LeMons Car
Drop the hammer on mine at 20 mph or anywhere above 2000rpm and the car just hauls absolute ***. 2000 rpm is the magic number.
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Thank's mate, youv'e made my day!
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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES
A stock, well maintained M103-12V will run 0-60 in 7.5 and a 16.5+ / 86 mph quarter.
Period road tests will prove these numbers..faster then the BMW 635csi and Jag XJ-S 3.6.
Numbers are in line with many 70's US muscle cars....
The AMG 320CE ( 245HP / 239LBFT torque ) would run a 15.4 / 91 mph quarter.
Not too shabby for a low horsepower ( Mercedes always very conservative ) relatively heavy vehicle with an automatic trans and 3.07 rear gear
Period road tests will prove these numbers..faster then the BMW 635csi and Jag XJ-S 3.6.
Numbers are in line with many 70's US muscle cars....
The AMG 320CE ( 245HP / 239LBFT torque ) would run a 15.4 / 91 mph quarter.
Not too shabby for a low horsepower ( Mercedes always very conservative ) relatively heavy vehicle with an automatic trans and 3.07 rear gear
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A stock, well maintained M103-12V will run 0-60 in 7.5 and a 16.5+ / 86 mph quarter.
Period road tests will prove these numbers..faster then the BMW 635csi and Jag XJ-S 3.6.
Numbers are in line with many 70's US muscle cars....
The AMG 320CE ( 245HP / 239LBFT torque ) would run a 15.4 / 91 mph quarter.
Not too shabby for a low horsepower ( Mercedes always very conservative ) relatively heavy vehicle with an automatic trans and 3.07 rear gear![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
Period road tests will prove these numbers..faster then the BMW 635csi and Jag XJ-S 3.6.
Numbers are in line with many 70's US muscle cars....
The AMG 320CE ( 245HP / 239LBFT torque ) would run a 15.4 / 91 mph quarter.
Not too shabby for a low horsepower ( Mercedes always very conservative ) relatively heavy vehicle with an automatic trans and 3.07 rear gear
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1994 C124 E320 Coupe - 1975 W116 280S
My friend has a 190E 2.6....off the line, it's not that quick, but rolling-start acceleration is amazing. It stuns me how much friggen torque it has.
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That's what amaze's me....the torque-curve. I guess originally being from the UK, I've noticed that people in the USA tend to drive their car's in a much more conservative fashion as opposed to those back-home that tend to drive their car's as MB intended them to be driven (they're not made of crystal). You lot should see some of the test-footage showing what MB put the car's through during R & D.
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1994 C124 E320 Coupe - 1975 W116 280S
That's what amaze's me....the torque-curve. I guess originally being from the UK, I've noticed that people in the USA tend to drive their car's in a much more conservative fashion as opposed to those back-home that tend to drive their car's as MB intended them to be driven (they're not made of crystal). You lot should see some of the test-footage showing what MB put the car's through during R & D.
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Drive it like you stole it!!!!
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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES
Enough torque to do some serious tire smoking..
I prefer the M103-12V over the M104-24V....seems to have a better torque curve and feels lighter on initial acceleration...
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