You no read Ned's fun comparison?
In case you missed it:
I recently came across an enthusiast's article about the 1970 Mercedes
300SEL 6.3.
The numbers in the article sounded really familiar. They were very close
to the numbers of my 2006 E320 CDI. So I looked specs of both cars and
made this table:
Year ~1970 ~2006
Model 300SEL 6.3 E320 CDI
Curb wt 4035 lb 3835 lb
Wheel Base 112.8 in 112.4 in
Length 196.9 in 189.7 in
Width 71.3 in 71.3 in
Height 57.9 in 57.0 in
Engine 6.3 liter SI 3.2 liter CI
Type DOHC V8 DOHC I6 Turbo
Fuel Gasoline Diesel
Power 250 hp 201 hp
Torque 369 lb-ft 369 lb-ft
Transmission 4–spd auto 5-spd auto
0 to 60 6.5 sec 6.6 sec
¼ mile 15.1 sec 15.3 sec
Top Speed 137 mph 130 mph
Fuel Mileage ~ 15.2 mpg 27 city / 37 hwy mpg
Hwy Range 410 mi on 27 gal 740 mi on 20 gal
Base Price $14,500 $51,050
On 05/08/14 22:53, LarryT via Mercedes wrote:
someone should pick it up and save it! I wonder if a 5 cyl or V6 Turbo
diesel would have enough power to make it practical? Then again, a
modern Turbo diesel probably puts out as many HP as that 6 cyl 2.8L
Gas engine, right?
Love those W108s -
Larry
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