Mercedes High Speed Test Laredo Texas

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Sat 16 Jun 2007 11:10
Mercedes High Speed Test Laredo Texas - drbe
In April/May 2005 Mercedes-Benz carried out a high speed test run at Laredo Texas.

The cars were 3 new (or just about to be released in Europe) 320CDI E Class saloons. Each car covered 100,000 miles at an average speed of around 140 mph.

I am trying to find some detailed information about the test, which was observed by the FIA. I have Googled, but the info. that I have found is press relese type stuff.

Does anyone know where I can find more detail please? I am interested in things like fuel consumption, problems, repairs etc.
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Sat 16 Jun 2007 13:02
Mercedes High Speed Test Laredo Texas - Armitage Shanks {p}
tinyurl.com/2xuc9t

Ist result on google!
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Sat 16 Jun 2007 13:09
Mercedes High Speed Test Laredo Texas - flunky
tinyurl.com/2xuc9t
Ist result on google!


Strange comment here:

"At just under 250 km/h (around 154 mph), the car seems much happier, even happier than at the 235 km/h speed used for the test ? a speed the engineers determined was optimum for fuel economy, wear-and-tear and driver safety"

But the economy was only "nearly 18 mpg. "

Doesn't seem like 235km/h can have been optimum for economy, even if those are US gallons.
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Sat 16 Jun 2007 17:52
Mercedes High Speed Test Laredo Texas - drbe
tinyurl.com/2xuc9t
Ist result on google!

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Thanks AS. Google didn't do that for me!
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Sat 16 Jun 2007 18:57
Mercedes High Speed Test Laredo Texas - Armitage Shanks {p}
I just put in "Mercedes + Laredo" and Brain of Britain I ain't!
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Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

Real MPG