New e550 Is this normal?
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2011 E550 Coupe P2 Distronic
New e550 Is this normal?
I just bought a 2011 e550 a couple weeks ago and am I loving it. Recently driving on the highway I noticed at around 75MPH the rpm are around 2000. Is this normal for these cars?
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Oh ok thanks. I thought it seemed kind of high. Didn't really realize how loud this exhaust system is on this car as I didn't take it on the highway for long on the test drive.
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Well not exactly loud but you can hear it slightly. I am coming from a gs350 Lexus so ya... But also you know the coupe does have an entirely different exhaust note then the sedan.
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'17 C63S Estate (S205) / '14 CLS 550 SB (X218) / '17 E220d (S213)
The E-Coupe (C207) is basically a C-Class (W204) and uses a totally different exhaust system compared to the E-Class sedan (W212) and wagon (S212). Also, the C207 has a shorter gearing in the rear differential (M273 5.5 N/A cars only) than the W212 / S212! Therefore RPMs are a bit higher.
Both factors will result in higher interior noise!
Both factors will result in higher interior noise!
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W212 E550 4M P2
By comparison, my last car was spinning somewhere around 3,000rpm with much the same redline as the Merc. Seems like a frenetic pace now versus the Merc.
