Odd SL500 question (old shape)

[pwig]

What revs are they doing at 100mph in top gear?

[GregE240]

About 3750.

Why do you ask?

[dazren]

May depend on wether you've got the original 4 speed or the later 5 speed gearbox?

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Wednesday 12th October 12:33

[GregE240]

dazren said:

May depend on wether you've got the original 4 speed or the later 5 speed gearbox? DAZ >> Edited by dazren on Wednesday 12th October 12:33

Good point Daz.

(mine is a 4 speeder BTW).

[pwig]

Just looking for a good motorway cars and playing with ideas

3750 not bad..

[pentoman]

Yeah it's bound to be different for the different transmission and the 4-valve M119 and later 3-valve V8's.

The autocar road test is here:
www.autocarmag.com/RoadTest_FullData.asp?RT=200071

But their car was apparently equipped with a "U-speed automatic transmission" and they've neglected to enter the mph/1000 rpm though the gear ratios are there.

Also despite picturing an early 32 valve car they've quoted the 308bhp of the later 24 valve model.

Russell

[Hughesie2]

pwig said:

Just looking for a good motorway cars and playing with ideas 3750 not bad..

Chickening out of a winter in the Dax then Pwiggie ??

[Marki]

why the obsession with how many revs at the ton

[pwig]

Hughesie2 said:

pwig said: Just looking for a good motorway cars and playing with ideas 3750 not bad.. Chickening out of a winter in the Dax then Pwiggie ??

Incorrect, If i start thinking now, I might have made a decision by next year

>> Edited by pwig on Thursday 13th October 18:21

[pwig]

Marki said:

why the obsession with how many revs at the ton

Cos I like to cruise at a ton +

And i hate revving the knackers off engines