That’s how I was describing the difference between the M119 and M120 to the eldest boy the other day. I was telling him about that really nice S600 that’s for sale nearby, and he was wondering why it would be any better than an S500 as far as performance.
We were on the interstate at the time, and I asked him if he remembers the get up and go from a stop his former S420 had. “Yup.” “OK, so we're going 70 mph. Think about that sort of performance when you put your foot into the car at 70 mph. That’s the difference.” -D > On Oct 3, 2019, at 1:37 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I drove the SL600 the other evening. It was a bit cooler and it was running > pretty well. Even at like 3/4 throttle it just builds power like a turbine > and it feels *really" good, then when it hits 4000rpm it is like a > supercharger kicks in and speed just builds and builds... I left my driveway > and hit 80 before I really realized it, I even triggered the ASR nanny for a > split second. It's extremely entertaining. It's probably not TOO much, but > it is quite adequate. Maybe. I was thinking what my buddy's newer SL65 > would be like... > > --FT > >> On 10/3/19 1:14 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: >> Rather than looking at various Austrian all-terrain vehicles, consider >> the answers to BAT's Question of the Week: How Much Power Is Too Much >> Power? >> >> Scroll the long way down to the bottom of the page and read the multitude >> of responses. >> >> Some of the good ones are: >> >> >> Oct 2 at 12:18 PM >> buickboy63 191 >> >> A Saturn “V” rocket strapped to a motorcycle MIGHT be too much power! >> >> >> Oct 2 at 12:35 PM >> Dr_Randy 7,166 >> >> Saw a picture the other day of a Miata with a supercharged Hellcat V8 >> stuffed into it. That might be the answer. >> >> >> Oct 2 at 12:35 PM >> zachmac 5,892 >> >> You are on the highway and want to pass. As you begin to depress the >> accelerator, before you have a chance to steer around it, you run over >> the car in front of you. That’s about enough power. >> >> >> There are many more ... >> >> >> Craig >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
