My 36HP VW would maintain 70 mph as long as the head wind wasn't too strong nor the hills too steep. That Diesel will have much more torque as well. I think it will easily do 75mph.
On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 2:39 PM Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is about what I was thinking: > 42hp > 0-60mph 37s > 0-100kph 42s > Top speed 68mph. > But that was a manual trans, and the Hemmings car is supposed to be an > automatic? > > Compares favorably to a 36hp VW a friend drove 60 years ago that had to > draft a truck to maintain 65mph. > > > https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1955/1460195/mercedes-benz_180_d.html > > On Sun, May 17, 2020 9:32 am, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > Todd Knutson would be the best resource on this, but I believe he has > > said these cars will hold their own on todays roads as far as speed. > > Definitely the six cylinder models will. > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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
