Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9 !! big V8 review & Testdrive

[@gglen2141]

LOVE Mercedes velour. Better than leather anyday. It is quieter, more comfortable, lasts much longer, requires less maintenance, is easier to clean, grippier in corners and you don't get shweaty leather balls when you drive in summer.

[@greekpapi]

My friend had one of these back in the day. Its like driving a bank vault..... This car is just amazing.

[@JMSpeedshop]

Thanks

[@Мирич-з4е]

12:16 "I'm not going to do an acceleration test in this car. It's a very classic version and the owner asked me not to do it, so I'm not going to do that." 16:05 *Let's break the rules.*

[@911_and_Chill]

Came here for this comment and was not disappointed!

[@LateNightCable]

He didn’t say he wouldn’t push it on the open road. Mashing the throttle from a dead stop is something else.

[@johnbower5732]

What a beautiful color to go with such a beauty of a car

[@shadowalk]

7:59 look at the other newer Mercedes cars in the background. They all looked like toys compared to the 6.9! 🤣

[@JMSpeedshop]

😁

[@jamespolcyn8441]

6.9 my all time dream car❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MrGerrit600]

ein sehr schöner und wertvoller Mercedes 😍🤗👍

[@kevinford6420]

Beautiful car, love the colour, it also looks great on W126's

[@Jason-xb3jh]

This was my first Benz! Same color even, although mine had the tan (Tex leather) interior. A fantastic car to drive. I got it when there was no speed limit here in Montana. Sooo much fun!

[@JMSpeedshop]

Nice first car

[@gorexgo5809]

Beautiful!!! I want it.

[@edwinblank58]

Ooit de beste auto ter wereld. De 450 SEL was overigens "Vollgasfest", de 6.9 iets minder aangezien de thermische belasting een stuk hoger lag. Wat wel hielp t.o.v de voorganger 6.3 is dat deze auto vanwege de hoogte van de motorruimte een dry sump smering en een platter carter kreeg. Het veersysteem was overigens een licentie van Citroën.

[@JMSpeedshop]

Oke mooi om te weten . 👍

[@chachc5409]

I love it

[@BomberFletch31]

Beautiful car. And Silbergrun metallic is my favourite colour too.

[@raycroal]

i pressed like before i watched it

[@frankgiebels7717]

Super presentatie van een fantastische wagen !

[@JMSpeedshop]

Dank je wel

[@emidiojoao9333]

Very nice review! 👌👋👋 Mercedes don't build them like that anymore... Thank you for sharing!

[@W123W116]

Mooi. jullie hebben er verstand van. Ik heb verschillend 40 gehad en nu een W126 met groen velours :-) prachtig inderdaad

[@JMSpeedshop]

Dank je wel. 👍

[@loulou788001]

i love very very 450 sel 6.9 ......the best MERCEDES ❤❤❤❤❤

[@errolflinch3879]

Like your reviews mate 👍🏾 more please?

[@JMSpeedshop]

Thanks. More to come 👍

[@janbevelsborg]

Mooie afwisseling zo’n review. Geweldig automobiel!

[@JMSpeedshop]

Dank je wel. Zeker. Mooie classic

[@MrMaze.]

Wow thats quick!?

[@Be_Positive339]

Still a hell of a car.

[@robseignior4389]

Great car and great video.

[@JMSpeedshop]

Thanks 👍😎

[@garrydavis3475]

My dad had one in the 80s race tuned was owned by lauda

[@JMSpeedshop]

Nice

[@joerngrossblotekamp]

Great car

[@JMSpeedshop]

O yes

[@jackswing-ep7cf]

Still Got Mines 1980.6.9 With A Stick Big Boy Runs 165 MPH Fast

[@JMSpeedshop]

Thats is pretty cool

[@MarkSchneider69]

Ich liebe dieses Auto!

[@JMSpeedshop]

Me too👍

[@ATXcam]

Lovely auto for sure, always considered to be the holy grail of imports in The States, at least in my mind. Where were you driving around? Beautiful inside and out.

[@JMSpeedshop]

The Netherlands

[@ATXcam]

@@JMSpeedshop Well, I've only been into the heart of Amsterdam and that's my experience of the Netherlands, but that countryside is beautiful.

[@noahbeaty6600]

i love these vids im a nerd i guess lol i geek out on cars and modifing them..im a mercedes benz lover as well..i have a c240 6speed that i want to swap to a big benz v8

[@raycroal]

oh you should use the 3.7 m112 from the s350 or sl350 or ml350, it is a swap i always think about the engine bolts right in and can use your current m112 2.4 ecu so it should be as easy a swap as possible on a mercedes, i always wanted an c240 or 280 sport with a 3.7 in, i think it would be a great daily driver. i have had cars with more power but the truth is you cant use the power in them so i want something i can use but has some guts

[@raycroal]

ps i would leave the c240 badge on it and put a 3.7 badge on the other side like they do with 450sel.........6.9.. lol

[@Petrolhead350cui]

Prachtige auto, nog echte Mercedes kwaliteit. Met de geribbelde achterlichten zijn de laatste echte Mercedessen naar mijn mening.

[@JMSpeedshop]

Zeker heel mooi model de w116

[@carart713]

Whata beauty

[@JMSpeedshop]

Yes very nice this one 😎

[@Bizmyurt]

No it was not standard on 126 only optional. Ford Scorpio was the first car having it standard.

[@gbpegasus46]

Leuke en informatieve video. Goed adres dat Henk Grooten. Een volgende test zou ik doen zonder zo'n dikke onhandige jas aan, afgezien van het geritsel op video maakt t ook zo'n massieve indruk in toch destijds een grote auto.

[@JMSpeedshop]

Ja dat geluid komt door dat de microfoon te gevoelig stond . Zeker goed adres

[@izaak.salomon5048]

Piękny! 🙏🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️👍

[@garrydavis3475]

My dad had the exact same car but with the steering wheel on the right hand side and we had beige leather seats and all my life dreaming of hopefully getting my hands on one ☝️. Still as fast as the e320 cdi which is still pretty good for a old legend car

[@JMSpeedshop]

Yes. I was also very surprised how good w116 drives. The are very nice. And with the massive 6.9 it is beast

[@ВиталийАдаричев-н8т]

116 красивый МЕРСИК. большой мотор класс

[@JMSpeedshop]

English please

[@realistkeinfantast9228]

Hank what e Car. Great.

[@JMSpeedshop]

😎👍

[@zonta71]

With an 8.2 compression ratio, it's inviting a turbo . Sounds super smooth. Is it carb or the bosch jetronic?

[@JMSpeedshop]

Bosch kjet tronic. Yes little bit of boost would be Nice 😎

[@Mercmad]

@@JMSpeedshop I was a member of US based M-100 group on the internet (until they tarted asking $79 /yr to write on the web site) .My own 6.9 was exactly the same colour but with Cognac leather. Mine was destroyed some years ago by vandals but i only just sold the engine last week 😥. One of the guys in M-100 group bought a 6.9 which had been turbo'd back around 1979 . The car cost $20,000 new and the turbo mods on the then new car was over $30,000. The engine has a special cast allow intake and the turbo fed into the kjet manifold. It hadn't been run for years when he bought it but got it up and running with a lot of work (including new paint) . It was hardly ever driven from new. I remember having told him to replace the exhaust(a huge single pipe )which he didn't bother to do until one day he was driving and the muffler fell off ...the real power was suddenly released!. 😎😎 I also have a 6.3 (#1675) .I tell people that the 6.9 is the well trained thoroughbred and the 6.3 is the wild barely broken colt. I have owned a German delivered 6.9 and the difference in power between my Australian version and that one was huge. The German version really moved especially from 140 to 200kph when overtaking slower traffic.

[@JMSpeedshop]

Yes really Nice drivers.and fast above 100kph for sure

[@jeewanthaelvitigala9676]

W116 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪👍👍💪💪🙏🙏

[@zuraidisaleh1495]

Ketika ini saya baru di lahir kan 1975

[@JMSpeedshop]

? English

[@timevscars]

This is a request: CSU u plz do a review of w221 s500l

[@JMSpeedshop]

I did a S63 w221 a few years ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJC7hWCdm92GnLM

[@timevscars]

@@JMSpeedshop thanks a lot man

[@JMSpeedshop]

Also did a s65 AMG w221 see the playlist

[@dineshnalakakadadora3471]

................Kudos to you for maintaining this vehicle I have two cars benz w 115 and 123 Both vehicles do not run very badly The w 115 car was the official car used by the world’s first prime minister My dream is to get those 2 cars running It is not easy The politicians of sri lanka have stolen the national economy and the whole country is in debt to the world The country is now being run by IMF and world aid Everything is taxed Just breathing is not taxed I have seen benz cars abandoned in some countries which are in the best condition Both my cars have about 60% damage to the bumper Recovery is difficult If you have the body of the w 115 or 123 cars in you possession, I would be grateful if you could provide me with the body of those cars. Also, if there is any possibility to help me in making these two cars, I would be grateful Sorry if there was a mistake…… I am also a person who loves benz cars…………………

[@JMSpeedshop]

Oke. Sounds not so good. But i dont have anything from a w115 or w123

[@dineshnalakakadadora3471]

@@JMSpeedshop I respectfully thank you for spending your valuable time on my message…………………. I apologize for the delay in thanking you due to the current power cuts in the country…………

[@JMSpeedshop]

I always try to answer all comments 👍

[@GeertPolo]

2:50 electric windows or hydraulic operated windows ?

[@JMSpeedshop]

Electrical

[@georgegeorgiou4999]

Hi, what price please? Thank you

[@JMSpeedshop]

Follow link below video

[@JMSpeedshop]

www.henkgrooten.nl/aanbod/detail/15915600-awd-mercedes-benz-450-sel-6-9-w116.html

[@mujibalbulushi4980]

Is it for sale im intrested

[@JMSpeedshop]

Yes IT is follow the link www.henkgrooten.nl/aanbod/detail/15915600-awd-mercedes-benz-450-sel-6-9-w116.html

[@EugenBurlacu]

7:16 i have to put on the seatbelt i'm on camera

[@farerse]

why is it called 450 SEL ? you would think the engine is 4.5 liters from the name

[@JMSpeedshop]

Don't why that is .

[@popuptoaster]

Probably the same reason my E55 still has the Chassuer badges on the side, you bought a 450SEL with a 6.9 engine in it, kind of feels more "special" and hand crafted than just buying a 690SEL in my opinion.

[@ptashek]

Mercedes had a history of doing this for top-of-range models: 300SEL 6.3, 280SE 3.5, 450SEL 6.9 etc.

[@sariamubarak9804]

You missed the start the first time you shoulda waited bro wth

[@notme3151]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@Terraceview]

Wow that goes like stink.

[@farkhatdarayev9065]

The music is IDIOTIC

[@JMSpeedshop]

Thanks 👌😀

[@farkhatdarayev9065]

@@JMSpeedshop Welcome