we were talking straight line speed here not track times , and there was a claim that a clio would beat an e350 or e320 to 100mph ..... it won't .
a 120d does not have a very high top speed compaired to the mercs so thinking about it i take that back ..... but an e350 will blow a clio into the weeds to 100mph .... round a track its a different matter obviously .
the thing to remember is once even something like a vag diesel is rolling there mid range makes a huge amount of different , and yes you need torque and bhp , but very torquey diesels tend to have longer gearing and thus stretch there legs in the mid to upper ranges far quicker ....
the mercs 7 speed box makes a huge difference as well as its so slick at shifting if you spool up the turbo off the line with your left foot on the brake they launch hugely quick
and for the guy who can do a 320cdi for sure check the quater mile times on that as fast laps don't have a 0-100
and if you don't think torque has an effect the e350 weighs 1730kgs thats 650 kgs more than a clio but only has 50bhp more ........ but it has over twice the torque , so maybe thats why it does 60 in 6.1 and 100 in 14.5
merc power to weight 131 bhp/tome , clio 165bhp/ton ....... so you tell me does torque make a difference ?
http://fastestlaps.com/cars/mercedes_e_320_cdi.html
http://fastestlaps.com/cars/renault_clio_182.html
and the 350 would do a clio to 60
http://fastestlaps.com/cars/mercedes_e_350_cdi_coupe.html
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