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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@imoovabull6042 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

@@imoovabull6042 That's funny but awesome lol.

@AbrahamLechLacha 4 жыл бұрын

GTA Duetchland...

@edwardandrade4390 4 жыл бұрын

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

@kodfish1985 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@warrengage9536 4 жыл бұрын

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

@BMike66 4 жыл бұрын

Shame about the side panel

@mattiasalmqvist6564 4 жыл бұрын

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

@mrqwerty9821 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

yeah and she is fast as fk...

@marklisiecki5790 2 жыл бұрын

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

@stefanh7243 7 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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

@chris4321das 6 ай бұрын

@@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 6 ай бұрын

@@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 6 ай бұрын

@@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 3 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

W210 ela masindir🇦🇿

@patrickmaloy5262 Жыл бұрын

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

@brianmilligan1787 Жыл бұрын

Stop talking about my age

@Hardy_H_H 10 ай бұрын

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

@JrGoonior 7 ай бұрын

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

@vishalmanoj1320 4 жыл бұрын

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

@rarecarblog8865 4 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8d_rN2lsJzVfIE.html

@y.k.7737 4 жыл бұрын

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

@bunay2615 4 жыл бұрын

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

@sennaluijk5164 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

@@sennaluijk5164 yes it does happen alot in Germany

@wnstj15951 3 жыл бұрын

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

@atarvhegde5210 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

@@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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@renek243 3 жыл бұрын

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

@doctoremil2678 3 жыл бұрын

@@atarvhegde5210 450 SEL is also much heavier.

@rip4273 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jurgenseifert1921 7 ай бұрын

Da war ein Mercedes noch qualität 😊

@graemeneale9311 Жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@wildtatz 4 жыл бұрын

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

@davechen1426 4 жыл бұрын

Not bad even in today's standard!

@aomar9449 4 жыл бұрын

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

@nomon95 4 жыл бұрын

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

@mr.butterworth4216 3 жыл бұрын

@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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@PabloPerez-ed9gp 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂agree

@RS-xx8gz 4 жыл бұрын

Pablo Perez and faster lol

@natsooben3257 4 жыл бұрын

Yes its true very beautiful interior indeed

@yusufzaman3331 4 жыл бұрын

@@natsooben3257 yh the speedometer looks really nice too

@blazbohinc4964 4 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@armagedon9931 3 жыл бұрын

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

@tomcray7907 2 жыл бұрын

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

@user-zn7yy2qo3k 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sergiimatsiievskij6462 2 жыл бұрын

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

@user-zn7yy2qo3k 2 жыл бұрын

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

@77JOPANEGRA77 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sokolskenderaj9690 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Guille64 8 ай бұрын

Just a red light in the soeedometer

@fjordking 8 ай бұрын

no funky music too

@brysoncartmell8536 7 ай бұрын

thats the go pro lol@@Guille64

@OssamabinKenny 7 ай бұрын

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

@WesleyPacheco-Gameplays 4 жыл бұрын

I actually enjoyed this way more than the newer cars

@hermanman8235 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

isn’t that why we’re all here ;)

@unknownunknowns 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@narendrannadabrahma 4 жыл бұрын

Very true. This is just beautiful.

@MRPAD744 4 ай бұрын

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

@oliverkuehn7576 Жыл бұрын

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.

@abdoulatifcorrea4934 4 жыл бұрын

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

@idrisariffin1488 4 жыл бұрын

it is actually really really nice

@abdoulatifcorrea4934 4 жыл бұрын

@@idrisariffin1488 yes no doubt

@GiovanniXO 4 жыл бұрын

U need to elaborate

@aniezaliezas6451 4 жыл бұрын

One in billion

@predragbalorda 4 жыл бұрын

No indicators, either...

@TheOCTOPIED 4 жыл бұрын

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

@tolgaerdem2894 4 жыл бұрын

Bahahaha=) but not 5 min, almost 55 seconds to 200 kmh=)

@jordanhkj5835 4 жыл бұрын

@@tolgaerdem2894 😂😂

@tomasnokechtesledger1786 3 жыл бұрын

In my case would be my mother and my father. I´m 51.

@tomasnokechtesledger1786 3 жыл бұрын

In my case would be my mother and my father. I´m 51.

@keyvanem1625 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@alberteinstein1401 Жыл бұрын

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!

@Huggybear101 7 ай бұрын

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.

@kareemsh2365 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Daniel-666 4 жыл бұрын

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

@kareemsh2365 4 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-666 love old Mercs ;)

@malekalsoory7718 4 жыл бұрын

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

@yankee.98 4 жыл бұрын

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

@haroldsullivan1514 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheThunderwars 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Henry_Jr_Watsson 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MugenSolutions 4 жыл бұрын

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

@XxXnonameAsDXxX 4 жыл бұрын

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

@McLarenMercedes 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@JPX8 Жыл бұрын

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!

@NoosaHeads Жыл бұрын

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

@PhantomWoIf Жыл бұрын

there will be some 1978 280CE on the used market

@charlestimmis273 Ай бұрын

M110 engine. one of MB finest...

@nizzan91 4 жыл бұрын

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

@andrevinicius1360 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ryanphillips3361 4 жыл бұрын

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

@kitrocks8058 4 жыл бұрын

That’s not in mph idiot

@ryanphillips3361 4 жыл бұрын

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

@krabbe969 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Phillips why should he mean its mph?🤦‍♂️

@insideimagery133 3 жыл бұрын

The noise, the looks, the interior. The whole car is a legend. Bless those who keep these machines, which stood for real quality and endurance. Lol, the guy in the blue ford, must've been shocked.

@vepasoyunov6426 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Toxic2T 2 жыл бұрын

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

@peteg8920 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@omgunicorns817 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@yannschuler8455 3 жыл бұрын

@@sliwka621 probably uses the same speedometer as the Golf´s and the the Golf R can do it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZNdladluMXRkoE.html

@martincoufalik9101 3 жыл бұрын

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

@yannschuler8455 3 жыл бұрын

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

@IronAlaniaIryston Жыл бұрын

А у нас в это время радовались Волгам и москвичам) Вот это аппарат, он и сейчас на несколько голов выше самых последних современных машин россии и многих других

@AlfonsoTaormina Жыл бұрын

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.

@adica 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@akanmustafa4829 4 жыл бұрын

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

@bobziho 4 жыл бұрын

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

@akanmustafa4829 4 жыл бұрын

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

@THEGAMINGHELP101 4 жыл бұрын

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

@hermanman8235 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Medes06 4 жыл бұрын

it is all new inside, should be.

@DrNoahBoddy004 2 ай бұрын

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!

@lennymettie1015 3 жыл бұрын

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

@T-y-39 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ridgefrost 3 жыл бұрын

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

@massimolettuce 3 жыл бұрын

Retro futuristic steampunk vibe... I like it.

@onepalproductions 3 жыл бұрын

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

@insideimagery133 3 жыл бұрын

@@onepalproductions I think it had a collapsible steering column, to minimize injury. But, at 200km/ph, i guess not even an airbag, would save you.

@onepalproductions 3 жыл бұрын

@@insideimagery133 No, but at least you could have an open casket at the wake.

@DerBurner1709 4 жыл бұрын

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

@mullerman1104 3 жыл бұрын

Jedes Mal

@user-nh5jo8je6l 2 жыл бұрын

Слов нет, только эмоции. Эта машина сошла с конвейера когда мне было 3 года и я жил в Потсдаме.

@sed64 Жыл бұрын

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

@Marvin-vj4ib 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@gx455 4 жыл бұрын

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

@vaidos96 4 жыл бұрын

@@gx455 😂😂😂😂

@jasonsong86 4 жыл бұрын

Balance your tires.

@RDSAlphard 4 жыл бұрын

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

@PricklyPear3 4 жыл бұрын

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

@rolandmichaux7322 7 ай бұрын

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.

@milanpacik6053 2 жыл бұрын

Super tvoje videa nemají chybu Fandím ti...

@Wolfdings 4 жыл бұрын

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

@karlstuck6772 Жыл бұрын

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

@user-bd5yg5op3h 4 жыл бұрын

*Всем владельцам Mercedes здоровья и благополучия ! 👍😎 Были W201,W140, теперь W124, 86 г "рождения".*

@manutencaobasicaecia.2609 Жыл бұрын

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

@albertol1529 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@xro1589 4 жыл бұрын

From the era when cars used to look like cars

@Triadii 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree less

@iKonographi 4 жыл бұрын

Rock. Solid. at 200kmh, Classic Merc quality

@FERNweh101 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Thorkell6969 3 жыл бұрын

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

@gaspdahl1 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@omarfarooq9105 8 ай бұрын

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

@keinniemand5567 2 жыл бұрын

The Area where Daimler was the best Car in the World. Amazing Oldie Power...but it makes my heart cry...to see this Oldie must Run so fast. Please give him more love and slowly driving.

@eddyrocket8737 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@liuton2005 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ilcanalefelice 2 жыл бұрын

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

@steveburn8125 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute beauty! My dad had a w114 280E , it was a cheap one, L plate, 73/4 going back to 88/89 what a motor, would clock and hold 125mph, and once (pre speed cameras and automatic bans) got busted doing 111mph up a long steep hill local to us (naughty) just a 3 pointer in those days.

@mllanest 3 жыл бұрын

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

@diyarkoku3559 4 жыл бұрын

This car was over engineered. Legend still stands.

@Hellenic_Empire1980 Жыл бұрын

The stability of the steering wheel is incredible!

@Pexyz 2 жыл бұрын

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

@davidfennessey2727 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jblyon2 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@robbieshaft 4 жыл бұрын

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

@nima20031 4 жыл бұрын

Literally

@martinkriener7146 4 жыл бұрын

It aged well

@ambergris5705 4 жыл бұрын

Ooooooh now I want it soo bad

@bcoolkevin 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@cosminstroia3379 2 ай бұрын

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 🫡

@BoNuSSoftware 2 жыл бұрын

This is why I like these old Mercedeses, I had a W115 with 2.3 liter (230/4). Great car !

@montellgreef3555 4 жыл бұрын

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

@gazitravel 4 жыл бұрын

Because of the gloves 😎. The car is very nice

@RaphaelKing1337228 4 жыл бұрын

3rd person is like in gta.

@DarVienasAs 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

Sooo true, i thought the same thing!

@mart_en 3 жыл бұрын

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 ...

@Nutzer5246 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nutzer5246 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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Timodon1 3 жыл бұрын

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

@mart_en 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@bernddoerper5667 Жыл бұрын

Einfach klasse. Sehr schönes Video. Strich 8 zu fahren macht wirklich Laune. Ich hatte auch vor langer, langer Zeit mal die Gelegenheit den 200/8 meines Patenonkels über die Autobahn zu fahren. Trotz nur 95 PS ein echtes Vergnügen. Beim Beschleunigen senkte sich jedesmal das Heck ab. Laut Tacho kam ich auf knapp 170. Beeindruckend war der wirklich stabile Geradeauslauf des Autos in Verbindung mit der komfortablen Straßenlage. Ideal zum Reisen.

@Alexi7666 Жыл бұрын

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

@hipster_tacos 4 жыл бұрын

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

@indignocat 4 жыл бұрын

There’s some german efficiency for you right there 😎

@alpertunasesver7675 4 жыл бұрын

that comment is too sensible 😂😂

@iwd1705 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

@@iwd1705 ow shut up

@iwd1705 4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@atlasbandit 4 жыл бұрын

21 june 1994: odometer has left the chat.

@PabloPerez-ed9gp 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@lg-g5imei137 4 жыл бұрын

May 4th 2020: Fuel Gauge has left the chat.

@cezarycezary8620 3 жыл бұрын

and value grow....cheater

@rabinraj15 14 күн бұрын

Quality like no other... Respect 🫡

@dmitrykisel9564 2 жыл бұрын

Best Mercedes-Benz commercial ever

@WolfrCats 3 жыл бұрын

I like how nobody is talking about that stripped door.

@fornman 3 жыл бұрын

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

@toongoos87 3 жыл бұрын

Its on restoration .

@bozo3716 2 жыл бұрын

Its an old car bro

@fornman 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Nelly41288 2 жыл бұрын

We'll get to that in a few 🤣

@airkingflyer3515 4 жыл бұрын

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

@matador521 5 күн бұрын

Fantastically enjoyable. Thank you.

@wassimjacob9485 Жыл бұрын

Awesome benz. Danke for the video

@WatchfulListener 4 жыл бұрын

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

@cipmars 3 жыл бұрын

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

@shatterstarlongshot8421 3 жыл бұрын

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

@charlestimmis273 Ай бұрын

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

@reece005 2 жыл бұрын

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

@christianleandro5209 Жыл бұрын

Wow.... Those old merc's are magic 🤩

@sepehrkhatami752 3 жыл бұрын

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

@irishman6124 3 жыл бұрын

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

@vladimirunreal8520 3 жыл бұрын

In 70s My grandfather had same colour bicycle.

@blastfromthepast3073 4 жыл бұрын

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

@petar_d488 2 жыл бұрын

Where do I start complimenting this masterpiece, how perfectly planted it is at top speed and only 2 fingers needed to steer at 200, or how good that engine pulls and sounds at almost 50!!! years old, and how beautiful it is, only the wheels are not the best choice.

@Woodland26 Жыл бұрын

70s Mercedes were my childhood memory. Remember that steering wheel and the pull knob park brake release. It would be a superior car in those days, and seems just as good on the autobahn today. My 1998 E320 (V6) is still alive, my mechanic bought it from me and it rides like new.

@sanyman624 3 жыл бұрын

Вот это самый настоящий Мерседес!!! Он даже не шелохнется, потому что сделан из качественного материала и отличной стали.

@dieterpoljarusch4306 3 жыл бұрын

👍🤝☺

@mosspowermobile 3 жыл бұрын

- Я знаю этот Мерседес восемь лет, - сказал Айсман, - я был на нём в Испании, под Смоленском я его видел под бомбами: он высечен из кремня и стали. ©

@olegkuznetsov4631 3 жыл бұрын

... Дааа.. По такой дороге и я б наверное на своём "С" классе 95 года тоже не менее 200 бы "ввалил"...!!! 😂😂😂

@olegkuznetsov4631 3 жыл бұрын

... А вообще--смотриш его видео-и... завораживает... Скорость.... И только шум ветра с по крышками.. 👌👍

@mosspowermobile 3 жыл бұрын

@@olegkuznetsov4631 Водители бывают или молодые и отчаянные или старые и опытные. Старых и отчаянных не бывает... © ;о)))))

@albertocastillo6862 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@bandidoeras2333 Жыл бұрын

Mis dudas...

@albertocastillo6862 Жыл бұрын

@@bandidoeras2333 ??

@danbernstein4694 Жыл бұрын

Back in the day, my father had this car a w114 280e in siver. Wonderful car!

@oelek1892 2 жыл бұрын

This car is timeless. Nice interior

@atulkotak7068 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ronniedoorzon1576 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day it was all about durability, because people wanted a car that would last forever, but these days people want a new one every 5 years, and rich people want a new one every 2 years, so they don't bother to built quality cars anymore.

@atulkotak7068 3 жыл бұрын

@@ronniedoorzon1576 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!!

@JohnDoe_333 4 жыл бұрын

wow der ist echt relativ zügig, sogar für heutige Standards

@andrerrie 4 жыл бұрын

Das ist mir auch aufgefallen...

@dickerschlitten9378 4 жыл бұрын

Das war noch ein echter mercedes ;D

@Skylda 4 жыл бұрын

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

@dickerschlitten9378 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Skylda 4 жыл бұрын

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

@anestischatzirigas4626 Жыл бұрын

OLD MERCEDES-BENZ SCHOOL. No words to describe.

@SaboresTiaIna68 3 жыл бұрын

I owned a 1975 280E with manual gearbox. It was really fun to drive. I also had a 1995 S320. Now that one was quick.

@Advkrishh 4 жыл бұрын

He's just so calm doing 220 with that old car and here in my country even with a new car, driving at 120-130 is like a suicide attempt.

@pietarinokonen607 4 жыл бұрын

Krishna Srinivasan autobahn has no speed limit

@Advkrishh 4 жыл бұрын

@@pietarinokonen607 yes, I know. I was just stating the fact that the car drives so smoothly for its age.

@hansklaus8657 4 жыл бұрын

@@pietarinokonen607 part of the autobahn

@vondahe 4 жыл бұрын

Krishna Srinivasan No holy cows on the autobahn and people are disciplined. We don’t have holy cows or any other farm animals on our motorways in my country but we have something almost as dangerous: Women (usually blond) in micro cars in the left lane at 100 km/h where the speed limit is 130 km/h and people reading/writing text messages while driving.

@bishoos123 4 жыл бұрын

the autobahn is a straight line so the only thing you need to do is keep it in a straight line and as you can see people are displined in the way they drive.

@K3NnY_G 4 жыл бұрын

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

@PlanespotterBE 4 жыл бұрын

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

@chilledchadilss4070 3 жыл бұрын

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

@GrosvenorAudio 3 жыл бұрын

your best video so far just because this car is so old but runs like a champ!

@jamess8175 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Schaufelor 3 жыл бұрын

5:53 that BMW drove like "omg, if this thing is gonna explode at 200 km/h, i don´t wanna be right next to it" xD

@shohj6600 3 жыл бұрын

BMW is trash

@juppjo3214 3 ай бұрын

Fährt einfach Fantastisch! Die großen Fenster bieten dazu einen Rundumsicht die moderne Fahrzeuge erblassen lässt....

@classicrestostv1fletch764 Жыл бұрын

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