BEPLA said:
@TheAMGKit - Most of the smaller-engined 123s were sold as taxis and private cars for use in places like Spain, Portugal, Japan, Hong Kong & SE Asia, S America, and the Middle East - where speed was a non-issue. If I needed a car that I knew would last forever and lived in a place like Lisbon or Tokyo - and didn't want to go for an EV - This would be perfectly adequate.
"This long-wheelbase W116 comes fitted with a 4.5-liter M117 V8 engine which produces 217 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque. " Maybe for the European cars - but the US cars for 1980 were strangled down to 160 hp in order to achieve better fuel economy than the years prior when the 4.5l V8s produced 180 hp
This car has a 7 speed gearbox - not a 5 speed, as in the AMG E63 models. It's even stated on the window sticker as such.
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1983 Mercedes-Benz 200D 4-Speed
BEPLA said:
@TheAMGKit - Most of the smaller-engined 123s were sold as taxis and private cars for use in places like Spain, Portugal, Japan, Hong Kong & SE Asia, S America, and the Middle East - where speed was a non-issue. If I needed a car that I knew would last forever and lived in a place like Lisbon or Tokyo - and didn't want to go for an EV - This would be perfectly adequate.1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL
BEPLA said:
"This long-wheelbase W116 comes fitted with a 4.5-liter M117 V8 engine which produces 217 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque. " Maybe for the European cars - but the US cars for 1980 were strangled down to 160 hp in order to achieve better fuel economy than the years prior when the 4.5l V8s produced 180 hp2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 Sport w/46k Miles
BEPLA said:
This car has a 7 speed gearbox - not a 5 speed, as in the AMG E63 models. It's even stated on the window sticker as such.