Mercules
Spiltting lanes
Having only putted around the streets and a short squirt up the M2, I have never really driven my W116 for any extended period at high speed (over 110 kph) It may not really be that fast but with 50kph zones everywhere in Sydney it is a big difference.
Drove from Sydney to the Central Coast up the F3 today and the 450 just sings along the whole way - it is revving way too high for a V8 (damn these 1976 gear ratios suck!) but barely required any throttle to blast up all of the hills & dippers - left all the Falcons & Commodores for dead. Fuel economy was good too - used 1/4 tank and covered 160kms at a healty pace...
...14.06 L/100km is by far the best fuel economy I have ever seen in this thing - usually it is around 24 L/100km! If I could get 14 L/100km all the time I would keep the bloody thing!
The car also felt very smooth - you barely feel the bumps - seems to get smoother the faster you go! The seat cushions seems to work in tune with the vehicle suspension to ensure maximum comfort. Steering response was good but body roll was to be expected.
Maybe not the world's most exciting story but these are my thoughts for the day.
Cameron
Drove from Sydney to the Central Coast up the F3 today and the 450 just sings along the whole way - it is revving way too high for a V8 (damn these 1976 gear ratios suck!) but barely required any throttle to blast up all of the hills & dippers - left all the Falcons & Commodores for dead. Fuel economy was good too - used 1/4 tank and covered 160kms at a healty pace...
...14.06 L/100km is by far the best fuel economy I have ever seen in this thing - usually it is around 24 L/100km! If I could get 14 L/100km all the time I would keep the bloody thing!
The car also felt very smooth - you barely feel the bumps - seems to get smoother the faster you go! The seat cushions seems to work in tune with the vehicle suspension to ensure maximum comfort. Steering response was good but body roll was to be expected.
Maybe not the world's most exciting story but these are my thoughts for the day.
Cameron