Its not about fear be race driver,you never thinking this way:What happend if my wheel broke..etc. Go check old Top Gear when Clarkson try driving F1 car that is great example.
Agree, torque it is. In the past I blew my 2.0 liter 8 valve in my Ascona B during a rally and I was in the ability to borrow a 2.7 Manzel 8 valve. From idle to 4000 rpm max. torque.
@@Martink9191 I had an old merc with throttle cable as opposed to drive-by-wire. It revved like a gas car. All the countless other diesels I have owned that are newer are so very much slower in throttle response and more sluggish in reacting to gas pedal.
I would guess that one had a few more Hp than the regular 72. Also, amazing how silent it still is on the inside! Rally driving in comfort so to speak.
My friends dad built a off-road buggy with 1989 420sel suspension parts, Volkswagen engine, and tractor parts. The thing handled bumps at 60mph like nothing was there.
@@leckercidre160 How would you rate the rebuild difficulty (1-10) for the om602? Mine works fine, but it may need a rebuild after a million or two miles lol
how the actual f is he doing that, lol. never lets off, even sliding around corners, perfect control, never oversteering too far/ approaching spin out territory. legend.
my daily is 525tds e39 and 530d e39 , y sold 6 or 7 190d in Morroco , (2/year) 190d 75hp , yes it is "slow" but really a good car, y drive them from Holland to Morroco , couple of hours sleep at home in spain , and next day to Almeria on the boat , to be honnest , y loved to drive the190d ! in 2010 the king of morroco says stop ! cars older than 5 years from outside of morroco cannot be sold anymore
The last generation of Passenger Mercedes which made with gravel and dirt roads in mind. Emission Regulation Standards made cars like this extinct which pushed people towards SUVs
