hey guys....

my cousin owns 96 s320... and he wants to race with me... he's been bothering me for days now.... and i wanted to wait till break in period... currently i got 450 miles on it.... well neways

only thing i know about this car is that its V6.... well can any one tell me the HP, LITER AND ETC.....
and which is faster? 04 TL or 96 S320

thanx

 

U would win, absolutely....

96 S320 is at least 4500 lb, it should be similar to current E320 (221hp/232lb)... or less...I guess...


Happy Holidays....

 

thanx i'm gonna race his ass now......

 

you would D E S T R O Y him

 

yea you'll beat him but not sure about off the line..i'm sure the S320 has a bit more torque...
i'm sure he'll be staying close tho

unless he's hiding a Kleeman charger under there...if so then

 

naw dude.. like the previous guy stated... it's 221hp, 232lb-ft of torque...

the MB may beat him in the first 2 feet!!!, but the TL has the rest ...

 

lol
i had the 92 S320 too....and it has a 0-60 time of 8.6 sec with the SWB model
the LWB model takes 8.9 sec

it has an INLINE 6 engine that has 231hp, but then reduced to 228hp for the later models...

it weights at least 4600lb compare to our TL's 3600lb, but it's already so gd for the S320 to get under 9sec~

and it has a top spd of 230km

 

The S class is a heavy car that is almost pointless in having anything less than the 4.3 liter engine.

S320 is just pointless. Its like putting a Civic 1.6 in the RL.

BTW, your TL makes about the same amount of torque, so in reality you should beat him even off the line.

 

b4 u riding/driving one, u would think so

but i had a S320 b4, and it's not as slow as u think, it has a 0-60 time in just 8.6 sec, which comes close with the camry V6

however the fuel econ is sooooo bad...around 12/13mpg even with the inline 6

the torque from the old Inline 6 available so early that it gets to move around easy but lack of high rpm power, that's y they are using the V6 now, which is lower cost and has a broader power band.

 

interesting you say that, b/c before we got our '99 E320, (switched to the V-6 as you know from the same size I-6 in '98) .. all the carmags and mercedes stated the opposite, how the I-6 was much peppier mid-range and high-range, but NO low-end torque that Americans appreciate and crave. So i wonder where you got this from .. Clearly the gearing in the first 2 or 3 gears in the S320 was more aggressive than the E' to account for the extra weight .. hence your horrible MPG. That's the same approach SUV manufacturers use to make their blocks of steel w/ wheels semi-quick to really-quick... aggressive gearing.

 

The 96 MB S 320 is universally acknowledged as grossly underpowered by all car mags that had reviewed the car when new. 220 or so hp to move a 4000 + lb car is a no go. Why anyone would compare their car to this slow tank is beyond me.

 

Wasn't the '96 S-320 the Princess Di car. Shame she didn't buckle up.

 

the V6 revs a lot faster, thanks to the 5spd auto....mine had a 4spd auto and the engine was too lazy to go over 3000rpm...

the car is brisk from a stop, 8.6 sec is a very impressive time for this heavy car.

the E320 is a lot faster, 7.1sec with the old I6, and probably 6.9sec for the V6 coz of the lighter engine and a better high end~

btw my car revs at 3100rpm at 60mph, which is not so gd for hwy driving, that's y it has the horrible MPG
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Which rich guys would fasten their seat belts in the rear seats? I never heard of it.


Happy Holidays.

 

IMO, the s320 is for ppl who just want the benz badge. you just can't put that engine in such a heavy car.

 

that was a S280

and guess what? i never buckle up at the rear seat of my S320 too...

 

When you are in the rear seat I doubt the car is in motion, at least not forward motion.

 

You all know, however, that in Europe, they used to (and probably still do) put 4-bangers to 12-cylinder engines in the S Class .. there is such a wider array of engine options in Europe that it's bizzare to read about the S220 or S280 ..

http://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/pc/in...?model=s_class

click on "model range" .. you'll see the S280, S350, etc... those people aren't concerned about the "badge" .. they just want a car large enough for their needs, power isn't one of them.

 

S280 ... hehehe... 0-62mph in UNDER 10 SECONDS! LOL

 

Europeans like either big cars or compact/tiny vehicles. Extremely....

The small towns and crowded cities are everywhere... and, environmental protection regulations and tax would kill them if they're not rich enough to support their big engine cars...

 

you don't even need to use the Sport-Shift !

just make sure it's a real S320 not an E55 in disguise.!
look under the hood before.

 

b4 i got the S320, i had a 1990 230E in Hong Kong, and that was reallie underpowered for such heavy car

my another BMW 525i is much more livier and atheletic