1973 Mercedes-Benz 280 E /8 W114 TOP SPEED DRIVE ON GERMAN AUTOBAHN🏎

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  • Mercedes Benz 280 E Strich 8 W114 185HP Oldtimer Top Speed Autobahn POV ( No Speed Limit )
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  • @ranger_who
    @ranger_who 4 года назад +2081

    How the old Mercedes handles that speed with stability and confidence is truly amazing.

    • @imoovabull6042
      @imoovabull6042 4 года назад +159

      all the old Benz's were like this. in Australia my father purchased a new 67 280s and it was about 60+ klm faster than anything the police had at the time. i remember a couple times mum telling dad off for getting chased out on the highway. back in 1970 there was almost no traffic on interstates compared to today.

    • @MG-wi1eq
      @MG-wi1eq 4 года назад +13

      @@imoovabull6042 That's funny but awesome lol.

    • @AbrahamLechLacha
      @AbrahamLechLacha 4 года назад +15

      GTA Duetchland...

    • @edwardandrade4390
      @edwardandrade4390 4 года назад +10

      I'll say I agree with you. Looks just so comfortable and perfect even at those speeds

    • @kodfish1985
      @kodfish1985 4 года назад +11

      That pulls so well for what it is and the age. Goes to show how good the engineering was with merc. Almost no power loss to 200 kph either.

  • @adamspringmann2449
    @adamspringmann2449 4 года назад +2731

    47 years old car and the sound of that closing door... perfectly on point

    • @warrengage9536
      @warrengage9536 4 года назад +28

      I knew someone who had one. He would have lost his mind if one of us 'slammed' the door like that!!!

    • @BMike66
      @BMike66 4 года назад +39

      Shame about the side panel

    • @mattiasalmqvist6564
      @mattiasalmqvist6564 4 года назад +14

      At least a 47-year-old driver, judging from the huffing and puffing while getting in the car...😉🥰

    • @mrqwerty9821
      @mrqwerty9821 4 года назад +9

      I had a 330D W123 from 1980, I sold it about an year ago (no time to enjoy it as much as I wanted), and it was making EXACTLY that noise after 30 years :) Though I greatly doubt it was able to go over 160kph... But it did manage 140 :P No turbo, aspirated :)

    • @eugenio708
      @eugenio708 4 года назад +8

      yeah and she is fast as fk...

  • @marklisiecki5790
    @marklisiecki5790 2 года назад +186

    47 years old ,handling smoothly with one hand at 200 km !!! Respect to German engineering !!!

    • @stefanh7243
      @stefanh7243 9 месяцев назад +4

      I had the successor. You could steer it with your little finger at 200 km/h. I really tried it out several times. But the rims of this one are really ugly.

    • @zkilerex9661
      @zkilerex9661 8 месяцев назад +1

      Bro if u look closly its been tuned its not the original engine and its automatic cars didnt had automatics untill 2007

    • @chris4321das
      @chris4321das 8 месяцев назад

      @@zkilerex9661 It sure sounds like the original engine. Where did you get the idea that it's not the original engine, when the engine isn't even shown? I had an unmodified 2.3l I6 in a 1967 110 230 (Heckflosse) and that thing could do almost 160km/h. A 280E at 220km/h is no problem.

    • @bennyhannover9361
      @bennyhannover9361 8 месяцев назад

      @@chris4321das sorry but a well adjusted 1967 200 I4 95 Hp did manual shift already 158 kmh, with 120 bhp the 230 did 170 to 175 kmh down the mountain Autobahn 180 …

    • @bennyhannover9361
      @bennyhannover9361 8 месяцев назад

      @@zkilerex9661 Mercedes offered automatic gearbox for upper middle class 190 fintail already in 1962 and for all ! W 114 models the automatic as an option was available even for a 55 bhp 200 Diesel, steering servo was also option and you had to pay up to 1000 DEM extra or 250 Dollars… the 280 had steering servo as stock, perhaps even 250 … but the stock price of a 280 was at least twice the price of a 200 diesel…

  • @paulghosal6736
    @paulghosal6736 3 года назад +382

    Nearly 50 years old and solid as a rock. Amazing. There’s also something very classy about an old Benz blasting past more modern cars.

    • @vuqarabdu1layev659
      @vuqarabdu1layev659 2 года назад

      W210 ela masindir🇦🇿

    • @patrickmaloy5262
      @patrickmaloy5262 Год назад +5

      It's a classy and an expensive ride, anyway you want to look at it.

    • @brianmilligan1787
      @brianmilligan1787 Год назад +3

      Stop talking about my age

    • @Hardy_H_H
      @Hardy_H_H Год назад +6

      i'm 50 years old and solid as a rock, Thanks viagra !

    • @JrGoonior
      @JrGoonior 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@Hardy_H_H I'm 53 and don't need Viagra!!! 😆

  • @wnstj15951
    @wnstj15951 4 года назад +873

    Imagine driving this car on autobahn over 220km/h, in 1973. Amazing😃

    • @atarvhegde5210
      @atarvhegde5210 3 года назад +21

      Well the car had only 158 bhp and would reach 200 only if the road was long enough ( like a mile long).
      Also , this car must be tuned.

    • @renek243
      @renek243 3 года назад +49

      @@atarvhegde5210 this is the D-jetronic fuel injected 280E (185hp), not the carburetted 280 (159hp), but I agree I'm a bit doubtful whether this car is bone stock when I look at the 100 to 200 kph time (22.1 sec), which is a full 2 sec faster than the '78 286hp 450SEL he also did a video on.

    • @atarvhegde5210
      @atarvhegde5210 3 года назад +1

      @@renek243
      Well , how can it be quicker than the 450 sel 6.9?

    • @renek243
      @renek243 3 года назад +10

      @@atarvhegde5210 Well, by tinkering with the engine I suppose, like I said I doubt the car is stock.

    • @doctoremil2678
      @doctoremil2678 3 года назад +9

      @@atarvhegde5210 450 SEL is also much heavier.

  • @sokolskenderaj9690
    @sokolskenderaj9690 4 года назад +471

    No strange sounds , no vibrations , everything perfect on this piece of art . GREAT

    • @Guille64
      @Guille64 10 месяцев назад +2

      Just a red light in the soeedometer

    • @fjordking
      @fjordking 10 месяцев назад +1

      no funky music too

    • @brysoncartmell8536
      @brysoncartmell8536 9 месяцев назад +1

      thats the go pro lol@@Guille64

    • @OssamabinKenny
      @OssamabinKenny 9 месяцев назад

      @@Guille64 The only fault was the missing driver's side door panel.

  • @rip4273
    @rip4273 2 года назад +52

    Great video. It just shows the quality of Mercedes-Benz back then, and how far ahead they were of the competition. Wonderful that 280E W114

  • @graemeneale9311
    @graemeneale9311 Год назад +11

    When these cars were launched I was a young boy, I did not realise how well engineered they were, here we are half a century later and the same car can still hold its own on the Autobahn.

  • @incyphe
    @incyphe 4 года назад +1544

    185hp from 2.75 liter was extraordinary amount of power in 1973.

    • @wildtatz
      @wildtatz 4 года назад +58

      Yep it was ..I own a 1970 250ce 170 HP ..drives like a modern car. .

    • @davechen1426
      @davechen1426 4 года назад +76

      Not bad even in today's standard!

    • @aomar9449
      @aomar9449 4 года назад +159

      Meanwhile in Murica a late 70s Eldorado with 8.2L barely put out 180hp

    • @nomon95
      @nomon95 4 года назад +15

      the next 280(1977) had more power near 200 hp and four speed.

    • @mr.butterworth4216
      @mr.butterworth4216 4 года назад +15

      @A Omar There’s a well known reason for that or didn’t you know? Emissions regulation was choking all the engines then. That same 8.2 V8 made 400 horses and 550 lb.ft. in 1970. Shove that in your pipe and smoke it.

  • @beibarysturdaliev9767
    @beibarysturdaliev9767 4 года назад +847

    OMG! IMHO it has better interior than most of the modern cars

    • @PabloPerez-ed9gp
      @PabloPerez-ed9gp 4 года назад +3

      😂😂😂agree

    • @RS-xx8gz
      @RS-xx8gz 4 года назад +8

      Pablo Perez and faster lol

    • @natsooben3257
      @natsooben3257 4 года назад +7

      Yes its true very beautiful interior indeed

    • @yusufzaman3331
      @yusufzaman3331 4 года назад +9

      @@natsooben3257 yh the speedometer looks really nice too

    • @blazbohinc4964
      @blazbohinc4964 4 года назад +9

      The whole car has been completely redone. There's nothing stock about it. You can even see the empty left door. Most likely whole interior re-do. It looks brand new

  • @whu58
    @whu58 2 года назад +10

    Wow, he touched 136mph in a 280 E Merc from 1973, not only that, it did it without any squeeks & rattles.......amazing

  • @oliverkuehn7576
    @oliverkuehn7576 Год назад +8

    The ease with which it continues to accelerate after 140kmh rivals many of the newer cars you drive. I had to replay that sequence about 5 times to truly believe it. Now I want one of these cars! I've always wanted an older Benz, but I was unwilling to go quite that far back...before this. The lines and design are so much more elegant than 8-s & 90s MB.

  • @WesleyPacheco-Gameplays
    @WesleyPacheco-Gameplays 4 года назад +836

    I actually enjoyed this way more than the newer cars

    • @hermanman8235
      @hermanman8235 4 года назад +5

      Classic like these are understandably expensive to maintain and upkeep.certainly will need more than a Mercedes of money to drive it at 200+kph

    • @leithchesser7449
      @leithchesser7449 4 года назад +6

      isn’t that why we’re all here ;)

    • @unknownunknowns
      @unknownunknowns 4 года назад +9

      I enjoy AutoTopNL drive the current ones but it is good to know what the old ones from TopSpeedGermany are like, so history does not repeat itself...

    • @konyina
      @konyina 4 года назад +1

      What is that top you're wearing? Looks unbelievably fitting for this car, even tho it's definitely modern af.

    • @narendrannadabrahma
      @narendrannadabrahma 4 года назад

      Very true. This is just beautiful.

  • @vishalmanoj1320
    @vishalmanoj1320 4 года назад +3774

    Everyone on autobahn : wow we are doing 200 km per hour
    A german grandma: moveeeeee

    • @rarecarblog8865
      @rarecarblog8865 4 года назад +5

      ruclips.net/video/maOyztK6qLM/видео.html

    • @y.k.7737
      @y.k.7737 4 года назад +128

      No. A German Grandma screams "aus dem weg"!"

    • @bunay2615
      @bunay2615 4 года назад +62

      @@y.k.7737 No a German Grandma screams "Raser"! and calls the Polizei and stays middle lane for safety with 80 kmh

    • @sennaluijk
      @sennaluijk 4 года назад +27

      We had this when going to italy we were going 220 I belive and a very old lady was like make Some space for my BMW

    • @vishalmanoj1320
      @vishalmanoj1320 4 года назад +12

      @@sennaluijk yes it does happen alot in Germany

  • @alberteinstein1401
    @alberteinstein1401 Год назад +5

    Must be well serviced for someone to take such a vintage car up at those speeds. Kudos to the mechanic's skills and driver's confidence!

  • @armagedon9931
    @armagedon9931 3 года назад +120

    Господи, как же он хорошо идёт 😍
    Вот это машина 73 год, а лишних шумов нету только шум колес и двигателя ✊

    • @tomcray7907
      @tomcray7907 2 года назад +13

      @Владимир Владимирович и та срисована с какого-то американца, тьфу

    • @user-zn7yy2qo3k
      @user-zn7yy2qo3k 2 года назад +4

      @@tomcray7907 и с кого ее срисовали?? давай скажи

    • @sergiimatsiievskij6462
      @sergiimatsiievskij6462 2 года назад +5

      @@user-zn7yy2qo3k а тебе что на патриотическое яйцо наступили?)))

    • @user-zn7yy2qo3k
      @user-zn7yy2qo3k 2 года назад +5

      @@sergiimatsiievskij6462 я не патриот если че я путина не люблю но когда обзывают наши машины мне не нравится

    • @77JOPANEGRA77
      @77JOPANEGRA77 2 года назад +2

      @@user-zn7yy2qo3k Ford Mercury Monterey1952/1953 и Ford Mainline
      убирай свои патриотические яйца и катись)

  • @abdoulatifcorrea4934
    @abdoulatifcorrea4934 4 года назад +1205

    No airbag
    No electronic
    No ABS but more beautiful than an AMG

  • @nizzan91
    @nizzan91 4 года назад +1593

    When they wrote 220 on that speedometer, they meant it.

    • @andrevinicius1360
      @andrevinicius1360 4 года назад +23

      Well, Mercedes want us to know if the car can really reach that speed, I would accept the challenge...

    • @ryanphillips3361
      @ryanphillips3361 4 года назад +10

      Thats a metric kph cluster not... MPH..

    • @kitrocks8058
      @kitrocks8058 4 года назад +13

      That’s not in mph idiot

    • @ryanphillips3361
      @ryanphillips3361 4 года назад +4

      @@kitrocks8058 Just what I said in my post ...it's in kph not mph.....

    • @krabbe969
      @krabbe969 4 года назад +24

      Ryan Phillips why should he mean its mph?🤦‍♂️

  • @MRPAD744
    @MRPAD744 5 месяцев назад +4

    BEAUTIFUL OLD MERCEDES -I WOULD DRIVE THAT ALL DAY AND BE PROUD.

  • @JPX8
    @JPX8 Год назад +7

    My first car back in the days was a 20-year old 200D W114 with a max speed around 115 km/h 😅 I really loved that car!

  • @peteg8920
    @peteg8920 3 года назад +87

    Brings back memories. Me and my mate , two 18 year olds , were hitchhicking in Germany back in '73 and were picked up by an old bloke in one of these just outside Dortmund. Couldn't believe the speed he was driving and calm as a cucumber. 180 to 200 all the way to Hamburg.

  • @TheThunderwars
    @TheThunderwars 4 года назад +305

    This may not look impressive but driving at 200 km/h with virtually no noise and with such a stability was witchcraft back in the days, and even today it is still incredible.

    • @Georgije2
      @Georgije2 4 года назад +64

      I once drove my 2006 Renault Megane at 190 km/h and it felt like the world was ending

    • @Henry_Jr_Watsson
      @Henry_Jr_Watsson 4 года назад +9

      @@Georgije2 Omg...that you even dared doing that! xD

    • @911Lyfe
      @911Lyfe 4 года назад +20

      @@Georgije2 same with my 2006 307, feels like 9 on the Richter scale

    • @XxXnonameAsDXxX
      @XxXnonameAsDXxX 4 года назад +9

      @@911Lyfe done around 170 in a peug 207 sw. Felt like the car is taking off

    • @McLarenMercedes
      @McLarenMercedes 4 года назад +12

      The Thunderwars Yes, if one reads reviews from car magazines back then all testers are amazed how stable and composed the car is at 200km/h. This was at a time when supercars felt twitchy and nervous above 200km/h.

  • @NoosaHeads
    @NoosaHeads Год назад +4

    One of the finest 6 cylinder engines ever produced. I used to have a 1978 280CE.
    I miss that car so much.

    • @PhantomWoIf
      @PhantomWoIf Год назад

      there will be some 1978 280CE on the used market

    • @charlestimmis273
      @charlestimmis273 3 месяца назад

      M110 engine. one of MB finest...

  • @Huggybear101
    @Huggybear101 9 месяцев назад +1

    This was a dream to watch. Thanks for sharing. My first car was a 1971 Mercedes 250. The interior looked to be exactly the same. I was a young solider at the time and had it shipped to Germany for my first tour. The underbody rust was too much so it wouldn't pass inspection. I was forced to sell it. I had driven her from Monterey, CA to Annapolis, MD. I still think about her.....33 years later.

  • @T-y-39
    @T-y-39 4 года назад +1316

    Don’t ask why, but that steering wheel looks futuristic.

    • @ridgefrost
      @ridgefrost 4 года назад +45

      To be honest i wouldnt have a problem using it on my ride

    • @massimolettuce
      @massimolettuce 4 года назад +63

      Retro futuristic steampunk vibe... I like it.

    • @onepalproductions
      @onepalproductions 4 года назад +17

      We refer to this style of wheel as "death-by-steering-wheel", as this was the case with most 1970s car crashes.

    • @onepalproductions
      @onepalproductions 4 года назад +13

      @benz merc No, but at least you could have an open casket at the wake.

    • @thevintagehifiambassador8524
      @thevintagehifiambassador8524 3 года назад +3

      it reminds me newer BMW steering wheel. Why?! Don’t know

  • @akanmustafa4829
    @akanmustafa4829 4 года назад +429

    He is barely touching the steering wheel, while driving a 50 years old car with over 200 km/h. Respect!

    • @bobziho
      @bobziho 4 года назад +15

      Good thing he didn't answer the call at 3:50

    • @akanmustafa4829
      @akanmustafa4829 4 года назад +3

      rasch19785 and the steering wheel is made to be held at those speeds?

    • @THEGAMINGHELP101
      @THEGAMINGHELP101 4 года назад +15

      @@rasch19785 My Japanese scrap toyota corolla with 160k miles goes 100 mph without a problem so I dont know what your talking about.

    • @hermanman8235
      @hermanman8235 4 года назад +1

      And the steering is supersteady with no vibration.class...!!!

    • @Medes06
      @Medes06 4 года назад

      it is all new inside, should be.

  • @sed64
    @sed64 Год назад +2

    A stunning Mercedes, and so solid on the track. Not to forget, it’s a half century old work ❤

  • @Nelly41288
    @Nelly41288 2 года назад +2

    That moment when the engine goes dead quiet and all you can hear is tire and wind noise 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @DerBurner1709
    @DerBurner1709 4 года назад +167

    imagine chilling at your travel with 160 km/h tempomat, being overtaken by this masterpiece with 200 km/h

  • @diyarkoku3559
    @diyarkoku3559 4 года назад +113

    This car was over engineered. Legend still stands.

  • @Hellenic_Empire1980
    @Hellenic_Empire1980 Год назад +3

    The stability of the steering wheel is incredible!

  • @vepasoyunov6426
    @vepasoyunov6426 3 года назад +1

    Respect Germany for its cars. Mercedes is crazy even that years

  • @omgunicorns817
    @omgunicorns817 4 года назад +1466

    Back in days when the max speed written on speedo was actually the real max speed
    P.S. this measured gearbox shift gives me goosebumps, so soft and royal

    • @yannschuler8455
      @yannschuler8455 4 года назад +61

      It still is today, you just have to buy the biggest possible engine configuration. Car manufacturers don't put a different speedometer in the same car with a different engine, they just use the one for the biggest engine. It's for simple economical reasons

    • @sliwka621
      @sliwka621 4 года назад +68

      @@yannschuler8455 VW polo has 270km/h on its digital speedo. Which version can reach 270?

    • @yannschuler8455
      @yannschuler8455 4 года назад +23

      ​@@sliwka621 probably uses the same speedometer as the Golf´s and the the Golf R can do it: ruclips.net/video/K--bD4S_mbM/видео.html

    • @martincoufalik9101
      @martincoufalik9101 3 года назад +16

      @@yannschuler8455 yeah....german cars nowdays....facepalm

    • @yannschuler8455
      @yannschuler8455 3 года назад +10

      @@martincoufalik9101 then go on and drive ur Hyundai or Peugeot, I stay with my BMW 3 Series

  • @TheOCTOPIED
    @TheOCTOPIED 4 года назад +463

    Grandmother when was teen: I’m alone at home.
    Grandfather: wait 5min
    *220km/h*

  • @lennymettie1015
    @lennymettie1015 3 года назад +1

    Had 2 of these. The best sedans ever made. You feel special driving these cars...

  • @Toxic2T
    @Toxic2T 2 года назад

    When I'm depressed I watch your videos and they temporally take me to another place. The pleasure of driving a nice car.

  • @adica
    @adica 4 года назад +121

    My father used to own w124 250D from 1991.. What I've realized then with these "old" Merc's is that top speed of the car is where the speedometer ends.. No cheats no nothing.. if it says 300, it's 300, if it says 200, it's 200. Simple.
    Great car ! :)

    • @1rosconho
      @1rosconho 4 года назад +12

      My father had one of those too! Same year! 07/1991 how I miss that car... we had it for like 18 years and luckly I´ve driven quite some times
      Have this old wish to buy one and restore it

    • @kuckfredlp2316
      @kuckfredlp2316 4 года назад +16

      My grandpa owns a W124 E280 Automatic from '94 and still drives it every day. I'm absolutely in love with that car and if one day he can't drive it anymore, I definetly want to take care of it. It's in perfect shape with only 160k km and still has the first exhaust.

    • @arbrimehdija5821
      @arbrimehdija5821 4 года назад +3

      My dad used to own w124 200d from 1992 manual 4-gears transs. Top speed was 170 km/h. Once it reached 185 km/h with gas instead of diesel and it made 600 kms without any problem and any damage. After that day it worked for other 12 years with us,reached 550.000 km on the odometer and still was able to reach 165-170 km/h with ease. All parts were original,the engine,transmission,exhaust,friction! I miss that car a lot!

    • @utubecomment21
      @utubecomment21 4 года назад

      I highly doubt it!
      Manufacturers can set the speedometer to be around 10% higher for safety reasons. Also, as your tyre wears down the rolling radius changes. Over or under inflating your tyres also has an effect. My friend in highway patrol stated that you can get away with 10% plus 2 mph for those very reasons. So no car is 100% accurate, 100% of the time ... unless you change your tires and keep the same psi of air in those tires after every trip to the shops.
      So just because you're holding a car at 200 kph on the speedometer, doesn't mean you're doing 200 kph

    • @Gunzee
      @Gunzee 4 года назад

      BMW & Mercedes in the mid 20th century agreed to limit their cars to 155 mph/250 kmh. I'm guessing due to safety or whatever, this is correct for cars from the factory. Even removal of the limiter be it mechanical or electrical yields very little gains. Gear ratios meant the speed wasn't much more than the agreed threshold.
      PS, this agreement is still active & covers a few other makers. Only a few special models have the limit removed as stock, the one that comes is the CLK GTR.

  • @kareemsh2365
    @kareemsh2365 4 года назад +771

    Viewers: the car won't even reach 200km/h it's too old.
    W114: Hold my speedometer.

    • @Daniel-666
      @Daniel-666 4 года назад +21

      IN 90' MY OLD MERCEDES W123 230E 4-GEAR MANUAL REACHED +200km/h 😈

    • @kareemsh2365
      @kareemsh2365 4 года назад +6

      @@Daniel-666 love old Mercs ;)

    • @malekalsoory7718
      @malekalsoory7718 4 года назад +5

      @@Daniel-666 my mercedes SE300 w126 reach 240km/h😎😎

    • @yankee.98
      @yankee.98 4 года назад +12

      @@malekalsoory7718 My W210 E55 reach 0km/h because she's on repair 😌

    • @haroldsullivan1514
      @haroldsullivan1514 4 года назад +7

      Best I've done with my US-spec '73 W114 280c is 95MPH (150km/h) somewhere between Portland and Seattle last year. Best damn freeway cruiser I've ever owned.

  • @omarfarooq9105
    @omarfarooq9105 10 месяцев назад +1

    The way she looks and those wheels! Piece of art.

  • @rolandmichaux7322
    @rolandmichaux7322 9 месяцев назад

    Fantastisches Auto, das als Vorläufer des 190 E 25-16 angesehen werden kann. Ich hatte damals nur einmal die Gelegenheit, unter diesen Bedingungen einen zu fahren, und ich erinnere mich noch daran.

  • @PricklyPear3
    @PricklyPear3 4 года назад +14

    This car is fortress. It's beautiful that engineers have created a vehicle that drives this way after 47 years - respect.

  • @xro1589
    @xro1589 4 года назад +47

    From the era when cars used to look like cars

    • @Triadii
      @Triadii 4 года назад +1

      I couldn’t agree less

  • @maxbarko8717
    @maxbarko8717 10 месяцев назад +2

    A good driver at this speed holds the steering wheel with both hands at the correct position.

  • @Pexyz
    @Pexyz 2 года назад +2

    Wow, this is absolutely fantstic! What a great car. I'm glad I own a 280 E W114 myself ✌ Greetings from Sweden //Peter

  • @liuton2005
    @liuton2005 3 года назад +68

    Apart from the max speed after all these years, the most amazing thing is how smooth the ride is

  • @Marvin-vj4ib
    @Marvin-vj4ib 4 года назад +285

    I can’t even get to 160km/h in my 06’ Toyota Corolla without it vibrating like crazy and wanting to crumble 🤦🏻‍♂️. Look at how smooth and stable this thing is👌🏼

    • @alimroweh1
      @alimroweh1 4 года назад +3

      I can comfortably cruise at 200km/h in my 2018 1.8 Corolla. (tires need to be at around 37 Psi)

    • @gx455
      @gx455 4 года назад +35

      @@alimroweh1 Lmao get a proper car, not a dressed up Prius

    • @vaidos96
      @vaidos96 4 года назад +1

      @@gx455 😂😂😂😂

    • @jasonsong86
      @jasonsong86 4 года назад +4

      Balance your tires.

    • @RDSAlphard
      @RDSAlphard 4 года назад +8

      2001 Corolla (9th generation) here, with 132hp 1.8L engine, the car is all over the place over the place over 110km/h.

  • @jobmunene3263
    @jobmunene3263 Год назад +2

    This baby is handling 200kph casually at her age ! She definitely has a space in my garage if I get a chance! Wonderful performance and stability from such a wonderful girl. Pure gold really.

  • @milanpacik6053
    @milanpacik6053 3 года назад +1

    Super tvoje videa nemají chybu
    Fandím ti...

  • @iKonographi
    @iKonographi 4 года назад +125

    Rock. Solid. at 200kmh,
    Classic Merc quality

    • @FERNweh101
      @FERNweh101 3 года назад +2

      Seems to be the same with all the older cars compared to the new...any brand.

    • @Thorkell6969
      @Thorkell6969 3 года назад

      @@FERNweh101 depends, german sedans are still the same when it comes to high speed stability

    • @gaspdahl1
      @gaspdahl1 3 года назад +1

      Most impressive about this car is the M110 engine, an absolute masterpiece. Maximum power at 5800-6000 rpm and still smooth and quiet. And almost immortal. No matter how you push this machine, it just won't seize up!

    • @12dougreed
      @12dougreed 3 года назад

      Yes a good way to discribe the car. I owned and drove an e 280 in 1973 typical mercedes they
      Were so rock solid and quiet, it was easy to forget how fast you were traveling.
      Due to the nature of my business, I spent most of my time driving up and down the autobahn
      Hamburg, Hannover. Munich . Great cars
      Just to add, mercedes was the only car that
      Could stand the daily stress, and also have a sales value with 350000 km on the clock

  • @eddyrocket8737
    @eddyrocket8737 4 года назад +49

    I liked this video because it’s a million times better than driving a lambo or yet another fast Porsche or Audi. Also takes bigger balls to do this. Well done Germany!

  • @AlfonsoTaormina
    @AlfonsoTaormina Год назад

    I just bought one of these sight unseen in what appears to be amazing condition indirectly from a 92 old. I get delivery next week - this video makes me feel like a 5yo the night before Christmas. I wont be attempting to drive as fast as the car in this video. Expecting a 50yo to pick up her skirt and sprint is abuse of the elderly. It will be pampered and cared for and given the respect it deserves. Stroke 8 280e lover. One point should be made about the video I note it has non standard and wider wheels/tyres than standard which probably assisted it keep its brilliant stability at speed.

  • @DrNoahBoddy004
    @DrNoahBoddy004 4 месяца назад

    That smoothness at that age is priceless!
    A testament to MBs place on Mt Everest in the realm automotive engineering.
    It truly is : THE BEST, OR NOTHING!
    Oh yes! we’ll have that Maybach!

  • @Wolfdings
    @Wolfdings 4 года назад +24

    I am so impressed how incredibly well this almost 50 year old car pulls from 100 to 220! What an engine!

    • @karlstuck6772
      @karlstuck6772 Год назад

      @Ali Cuntë
      They had not that modern crap to carry.

  • @mllanest
    @mllanest 3 года назад +17

    1973, 47 y/o and yet king of the road. I was born in 1974 and this car still catches my eye... superb piece of engineering

  • @dmitrykisel9564
    @dmitrykisel9564 2 года назад

    Best Mercedes-Benz commercial ever

  • @UndercoverDog
    @UndercoverDog 10 месяцев назад +2

    The braking is also insane, taking the Ausfahrt at 160kmh

  • @montellgreef3555
    @montellgreef3555 4 года назад +309

    this is like watching a 3rd person movie of the hitman on his way to assasinate somebody

    • @gazitravel
      @gazitravel 4 года назад +3

      Because of the gloves 😎. The car is very nice

    • @RaphaelKing1337228
      @RaphaelKing1337228 4 года назад +4

      3rd person is like in gta.

    • @DarVienasAs
      @DarVienasAs 4 года назад +1

      there was a movie - Hardcore Henry. Its all from the eyes of main character. Quite exciting. Whatch trailer, maybe you will like it ;) I saw it, liked. Loooooooads of action.

    • @unknownunknowns
      @unknownunknowns 4 года назад +1

      It gets even better if you watch it sitting on an XRocker gaming chair, that has a built-in tactile transducer, a bass speaker, and regular speakers. You can feel and hear more of the road imperfections. It is as if you’re being him.

    • @superspirtoulis
      @superspirtoulis 4 года назад +1

      Sooo true, i thought the same thing!

  • @airkingflyer3515
    @airkingflyer3515 4 года назад +58

    Pretty sweet seeing one of those big old Mercedes chewing up the autobahn like they were intended 💪💪💪

  • @bukuroshbitic1704
    @bukuroshbitic1704 2 года назад +1

    My Father had the same one in green when I was a kid I always loved it now I am 20 and I am driving it:)

  • @albertol1529
    @albertol1529 2 года назад

    My friend’s dad had one of these when they first moved to our town from London. His dad had retired as the General Manager of the Savoy Hotel (yes, theeeee Savoy). They moved across the road from us, and built the first home swimming pool in the whole of the town. The next door neighbour to my friend, owned a metallurgy company and he had the same car, exactly like this one in the video (except a UK one). My friend’s dad had a “shit brown” 280E, but it was a thrill to ride in it. My mum had a Corsair 2000E, and that was junk compared to the Mercs on our street. It’s amazing to see one of these cars from my childhood still going strong. Thanks for the video and for bringing back memories.

  • @robbieshaft
    @robbieshaft 4 года назад +256

    That steering wheel wouldn’t look out of place in a 2020 Merc

    • @nima20031
      @nima20031 4 года назад +6

      Literally

    • @martinkriener7146
      @martinkriener7146 4 года назад +3

      It aged well

    • @ambergris5705
      @ambergris5705 4 года назад +1

      Ooooooh now I want it soo bad

    • @bcoolkevin
      @bcoolkevin 4 года назад +5

      Mercedes held on to it's class, the newer generation S Class wheel has kind of a similar style going on, thats why it would fit, they just kept the classyness

    • @zwidawurzn9423
      @zwidawurzn9423 4 года назад +1

      well, no place for an airbag in that steering wheel unfortunately.

  • @davidfennessey2727
    @davidfennessey2727 4 года назад +132

    Brilliant this was from the era when Mercedes was run by engineers not accountants

    • @jblyon2
      @jblyon2 4 года назад +9

      I wouldn't want to crash one into a modern vehicle, but the build quality and craftsmanship in this car is far greater than any new Mercedes. It was designed to be driven like this AND last longer than a 3 year lease. You can't say that about a new one.

    • @davidfennessey2727
      @davidfennessey2727 4 года назад +2

      I have new E 300 de estate 4 months old and last month my wife touched the charging flap cover with her leg it snapped off the hinge is plastic if I was metal it would just bend a normal fuel flap is probably opened once every one or two weeks say 50 times a year a charging flap is going to be opened twice a day say 700 times a year which one would you make stronger

    • @popuptoaster
      @popuptoaster 4 года назад +2

      I had a '72 280ce a while back, the throttle linkage is a thing of beauty by itself.

  • @reece005
    @reece005 2 года назад +4

    Very fast for its age, also engine sounds lovely 🔊😍

  • @ilcanalefelice
    @ilcanalefelice 2 года назад +1

    Wow!!! Thanks so much Max! You make us dream! What a fine lady this Mercedes!

  • @atulkotak7068
    @atulkotak7068 4 года назад +64

    Precision engineering at its finest. They used to build cars without a budget. How times have changed

    • @atulkotak7068
      @atulkotak7068 3 года назад +1

      @ronnie doorzon Totally agree. I find we are now living in a throw away society and things are just not built to last. It's about sales turnover now. Take me back to the 80's any day!!

  • @WatchfulListener
    @WatchfulListener 4 года назад +28

    When model number equaled engine size...
    What a smooth acceleration. It surprised me a lot.

  • @eldenizmemmedov6105
    @eldenizmemmedov6105 8 месяцев назад

    Here is the German engineer. At this age, it does not lend its quality, it is beyond legendary👏

  • @cosminstroia3379
    @cosminstroia3379 4 месяца назад

    I bet everyone is pressing the like button after watching such an impressive car. Everything it’s perfect and I bet everyone is saying wow after watching it. Respect Mercedes Benz 🫡

  • @sepehrkhatami752
    @sepehrkhatami752 3 года назад +38

    My grandfather had one of this model, thank you for reminding me of his memory😢

    • @irishman6124
      @irishman6124 3 года назад +1

      My grandfather had a diesel one. Same body. Yeah its very close to heart reminding

    • @vladimirunreal8520
      @vladimirunreal8520 3 года назад

      In 70s My grandfather had same colour bicycle.

  • @atlasbandit
    @atlasbandit 4 года назад +301

    21 june 1994: odometer has left the chat.

  • @wassimjacob9485
    @wassimjacob9485 Год назад

    Awesome benz.
    Danke for the video

  • @chilledchadilss4070
    @chilledchadilss4070 3 года назад

    i had one of these and man, I love the ride...So smooth its like riding on air. quick too

  • @WolfrCats
    @WolfrCats 4 года назад +98

    I like how nobody is talking about that stripped door.

    • @fornman
      @fornman 3 года назад +1

      I thought the same thing. I have a black panel if he wants it!

    • @toongoos87
      @toongoos87 3 года назад

      Its on restoration .

    • @bozo3716
      @bozo3716 3 года назад +1

      Its an old car bro

    • @fornman
      @fornman 3 года назад +1

      @@bozo3716 Yes. I didn’t mean to sound critical of his work. I like that he prioritized the mechanical work before the cosmetic.

    • @Nelly41288
      @Nelly41288 2 года назад

      We'll get to that in a few 🤣

  • @hipster_tacos
    @hipster_tacos 4 года назад +696

    I paid for the whole speedometer I'm gonna use the whole speedometer"

    • @indignocat
      @indignocat 4 года назад +12

      There’s some german efficiency for you right there 😎

    • @alpertunasesver7675
      @alpertunasesver7675 4 года назад

      that comment is too sensible 😂😂

    • @iwd1705
      @iwd1705 4 года назад

      The W114 was NEVER that fast, especially not with those wheels. Daimler advertised it with 200 km/h. This one DEFINITELY isn't original anymore or the sepeedometer is really crappy as f*ck which i don't believe.

    • @upliftingsiren4946
      @upliftingsiren4946 4 года назад +2

      @@iwd1705 ow shut up

    • @iwd1705
      @iwd1705 4 года назад

      @@upliftingsiren4946:
      It's just the truth. Maximum speed was 200 km/h back then. And if you believe in a higher max. speed with wider tires, then you also believe in Santa Clause or the Easter bunny. Wider tires eat power, so it should even be slower than 200 km/h. Can't beat facts.

  • @manutencaobasicaecia.2609
    @manutencaobasicaecia.2609 Год назад

    Autobahn is another level. Even more when you see a classic selling health like this Mercedes 280. Sensational!!!!

  • @jaegermeister1968
    @jaegermeister1968 Год назад

    the steering wheel alone is a work of art. today cars have the elegance of a Playstation inside.

  • @kingofbaja5b
    @kingofbaja5b 3 года назад +530

    shiiit. very stabil. alet nalet.

  • @cipmars
    @cipmars 3 года назад +24

    That speedometer looks sexier than any other I've seen, real or virtual.

    • @shatterstarlongshot8421
      @shatterstarlongshot8421 3 года назад +1

      Wait until you see my CX prestige 1982 Dash. Thats like a spaceship!

    • @charlestimmis273
      @charlestimmis273 3 месяца назад

      @@shatterstarlongshot8421 Nothing beats the old classic MB speedometers...

  • @patrikcsilag337
    @patrikcsilag337 2 года назад +1

    Nearly 50 years old car doing 220km/h it's amazing

  • @matador521
    @matador521 Месяц назад

    Fantastically enjoyable. Thank you.

  • @mart_en
    @mart_en 4 года назад +786

    Only in Germany you can go 220 km/h but have to move quickly to the side because a much faster car is passing you ...

    • @StefanRose19
      @StefanRose19 3 года назад +7

      Randy andy No speed limit is very rare on our Autobahn. Mostly there are speed limits and it is very expensive ti ignore them.

    • @mart_en
      @mart_en 3 года назад +103

      @@StefanRose19 Unfortunately you are very wrong.
      The german Autobahn is 25.000 km long of which 18.000 km is without a speed limit.
      That's 70% of the Autobahn were you can go as fast as you wish ...

    • @bigblocklawyer
      @bigblocklawyer 3 года назад

      You haven't spent much time on the Florida Turnpike.

    • @Timodon1
      @Timodon1 3 года назад

      @@mart_en What??? 25000km??? Sweden is about 2500km from north to south and Germany is half of that!

    • @mart_en
      @mart_en 3 года назад +83

      @@Timodon1 That's not how numbers work. The highways through Germany are obviously not just one road from north to south but hundreds all across the country.

  • @JohnDoe_333
    @JohnDoe_333 4 года назад +305

    wow der ist echt relativ zügig, sogar für heutige Standards

    • @andrerrie
      @andrerrie 4 года назад +20

      Das ist mir auch aufgefallen...

    • @dickerschlitten9378
      @dickerschlitten9378 4 года назад +21

      Das war noch ein echter mercedes ;D

    • @Skylda
      @Skylda 4 года назад +1

      WTF? der ist brutal langsam für so viel ps. aber darf er auch bei dem alter. keine ahnung welche panzer du fährst.

    • @dickerschlitten9378
      @dickerschlitten9378 4 года назад +14

      @@Skylda früher waren die getriebe nicht so weit entwickelt, hätte der einen gang mehr würde der bestimmt auch 250 laufen ;D

    • @Skylda
      @Skylda 4 года назад +1

      @@dickerschlitten9378 eigentlich rede ich nur von der beschleunigung. "zügig" heißt für mich beschleunigung, oder meint ihr die endgeschwindigkeit?

  • @classicrestostv1fletch764
    @classicrestostv1fletch764 2 года назад

    Beautiful old Benz - so graceful in the top end. Great to see - we cannot do those speeds legally in Australia. Thank you. Mark.

  • @hugofourie7966
    @hugofourie7966 Год назад

    when he accelerates you hear pure Mercedes sound...makes the hair on my arm stand up

  • @blastfromthepast3073
    @blastfromthepast3073 4 года назад +93

    Porsche Driver in 70s: i have a sportscar i can do 200
    Mercedes 280/8 Driver: My Caravan beginns to struggle a bit at 200

  • @albertocastillo6862
    @albertocastillo6862 3 года назад +29

    This brought me a lot of memories, my father had one of this and that was my first car (w114 280 manual), it was amazing how it accelerated and took corners, also the ride was so confortable. I have never forgotten the sound of that six cilinder engine at 6500 rpm's and the face of some friends who had american cars that couldn't even dream about doing so many high rpm's on their cars. That engine had an oil cooler, and used 7 liters, that was a lot of oil to replace.

  • @kyrkbymannen
    @kyrkbymannen Год назад

    What an amazing piece of machinery that is! Fast car for its age and from what I can see, it looks like a real premium interior

  • @Alexi7666
    @Alexi7666 Год назад

    Amazing condition and performance for a '73 Benz. A well-loved car.

  • @jamess8175
    @jamess8175 4 года назад +12

    This vintage classic is impressive! It accelerates smoothly, not sluggish by any means and does 200 kph without breaking a sweat!

  • @user-fn4hq5dd4e
    @user-fn4hq5dd4e 4 года назад +125

    *Come next Mercedes
    W140 S600. The coolest video*

    • @W-SEL
      @W-SEL 4 года назад +2

      Вася Аристотель w140 is magnificent v12 👌🏻 certainly

    • @user-fn4hq5dd4e
      @user-fn4hq5dd4e 4 года назад +1

      @@W-SEL
      I agree. For 5 years I have S600)))

    • @timmuller2599
      @timmuller2599 4 года назад

      @@user-fn4hq5dd4e how fast is this?

    •  4 года назад

      @@W-SEL v8 sound best than v12

    • @remuaja84
      @remuaja84 4 года назад +1

      @@timmuller2599 The gearbox limits the 600 W140 to 288 km/h, I think it can get close at least (without the 250 km/h limiter). The facelifted version has 5 gears instead of 4, that one probably has 300+ km/h gearing but not enough power to reach it.

  • @ProBloggerWorld
    @ProBloggerWorld Год назад

    Truly a blast from the past.

  • @jackyliu2324
    @jackyliu2324 3 года назад

    This old car is so fast, 1973 car ? what a amazing car 😍

  • @K3NnY_G
    @K3NnY_G 4 года назад +126

    That missing door card hurts me in so many ways with an interior like this. xD

    • @PlanespotterBE
      @PlanespotterBE 4 года назад +8

      No wonder it's so noisy at speed. Road noise penetrates through that missing door card 😉

  • @user-fj5gu2pk8m
    @user-fj5gu2pk8m 4 года назад +67

    I believe that it can be described by only one word: Smooth...

  • @oelek1892
    @oelek1892 2 года назад +1

    This car is timeless. Nice interior

  • @michaels1984
    @michaels1984 2 года назад

    I just love Germany after seeing this.

  • @hartonosugih9083
    @hartonosugih9083 4 года назад +19

    Car so well maintained. Amazing to see it so stable at that speed. Respect.

    • @fellow7091
      @fellow7091 Год назад

      Until a deer or wild hog coming on the road

  • @menac3__
    @menac3__ 4 года назад +35

    Very beautiful car. Everything sounds so mechanic and nostalgic.

  • @moh2502
    @moh2502 Год назад

    At 200km/h this car is as solid as a rock, no bumps or bouncing or anything, just a glorious smooth straight 6

  • @peteacher52
    @peteacher52 Год назад

    Most impressive. I can just imagine the reaction of drivers passed by the Merc ... "Sheeeesh!! Look at that old tri-pointer go!"