Acceleration 2010 GL450 4MATIC
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2010 GL450 4MATIC
Acceleration 2010 GL450 4MATIC
Hello everyone,
I have the 2010 GL450, 120k miles on it and it drives amazing. I notice that if I ever floor it from a stop, the engine almost redlines and I feel like Im pushing the engine really hard. Yes it gets up and moves, but it feels like if I floor it, it would be bad for the engine. Is this because it is a heavy SUV? Is flooring it bad for engine? It feels better from a roll, but from a stop it feels like the engine is working extremely hard. I only do it for fun sometimes.
I have the 2010 GL450, 120k miles on it and it drives amazing. I notice that if I ever floor it from a stop, the engine almost redlines and I feel like Im pushing the engine really hard. Yes it gets up and moves, but it feels like if I floor it, it would be bad for the engine. Is this because it is a heavy SUV? Is flooring it bad for engine? It feels better from a roll, but from a stop it feels like the engine is working extremely hard. I only do it for fun sometimes.
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GL320 2007
Hello everyone,
I have the 2010 GL450, 120k miles on it and it drives amazing. I notice that if I ever floor it from a stop, the engine almost redlines and I feel like Im pushing the engine really hard. Yes it gets up and moves, but it feels like if I floor it, it would be bad for the engine. Is this because it is a heavy SUV? Is flooring it bad for engine? It feels better from a roll, but from a stop it feels like the engine is working extremely hard. I only do it for fun sometimes.
I have the 2010 GL450, 120k miles on it and it drives amazing. I notice that if I ever floor it from a stop, the engine almost redlines and I feel like Im pushing the engine really hard. Yes it gets up and moves, but it feels like if I floor it, it would be bad for the engine. Is this because it is a heavy SUV? Is flooring it bad for engine? It feels better from a roll, but from a stop it feels like the engine is working extremely hard. I only do it for fun sometimes.
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Mercedes gl450
Hello everyone,
I have the 2010 GL450, 120k miles on it and it drives amazing. I notice that if I ever floor it from a stop, the engine almost redlines and I feel like Im pushing the engine really hard. Yes it gets up and moves, but it feels like if I floor it, it would be bad for the engine. Is this because it is a heavy SUV? Is flooring it bad for engine? It feels better from a roll, but from a stop it feels like the engine is working extremely hard. I only do it for fun sometimes.
I have the 2010 GL450, 120k miles on it and it drives amazing. I notice that if I ever floor it from a stop, the engine almost redlines and I feel like Im pushing the engine really hard. Yes it gets up and moves, but it feels like if I floor it, it would be bad for the engine. Is this because it is a heavy SUV? Is flooring it bad for engine? It feels better from a roll, but from a stop it feels like the engine is working extremely hard. I only do it for fun sometimes.
It will be a lot less fun having it towed to your repair shop.
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Mercedes gl450
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GL320 2007
1st gear is very short. Use the paddle shifts to try and get it into 2nd. My guess is that starting hard in 1st forces the car to overrev and then takes a few gear changes before the engine can slow down. I think you want to be around 3500 rpm for peak acceleration from when I've looked at torque/power maps.
