| W124 | W126 | W140 | Comparison of the guestimated 0-60 MPH performance E320 and E420 using modified rear axle ratios to standard 500E | ||||||||||||||||
| Data | 300E 2.6 | 300E | E320 | E420 | E500 | 300SE | 300SEL | 420SEL | 560SEL | 300SE | S320 * | 400SE | 500SEL | 600SEL | E320 | E320 | E320 | E420 | E500 |
| HP | 158 | 177 | 217 | 275 | 315 | 177 | 177 | 201 | 238 | 228 | 228 | 282 | 322 | 402 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 275 | 315 |
| 5800 | 5700 | 5500 | 5700 | 5600 | 5700 | 5700 | 5200 | 4800 | 5800 | 5800 | 5700 | 5700 | 5200 | 5500 | 5500 | 5500 | 5700 | 5600 | |
| Torque | 162 | 188 | 229 | 295 | 347 | 188 | 188 | 228 | 287 | 229 | 232 | 302 | 354 | 428 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 295 | 347 |
| 4600 | 4400 | 3750 | 3900 | 3900 | 4400 | 4400 | 3600 | 3500 | 4100 | 3750 | 3900 | 3900 | 3800 | 3750 | 3750 | 3750 | 3900 | 3900 | |
| Weight | 3330 | 3365 | 3525 | 3745 | 3855 | 3745 | 3785 | 3915 | 4100 | 4610 | 4610 | 4700 | 4760 | 5030 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3745 | 3855 |
| Axle Ratio | 3.07 | 2.87 | 2.65 | 2.24 | 2.82 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 3.69 | 3.46 | 2.82 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 3.27 | 2.82 | 2.82 |
| Tire size | 195/65 15 | 195/65 15 | 195/65 15 | 195/65 15 | 225/55 16 | 205/65 15 | 205/65 15 | 205/65 15 | 205/65 15 | 225/60 16 | 225/60 16 | 225/60 16 | 235/60 16 | 235/60 16 | 195/65 15 | 195/65 15 | 195/65 15 | 195/65 15 | 225/55 16 |
| 0-60 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Calculated Data | |||||||||||||||||||
| #/HP | 21.08 | 19.01 | 16.24 | 13.62 | 12.24 | 21.16 | 21.38 | 19.48 | 17.23 | 20.22 | 20.22 | 16.67 | 14.78 | 12.51 | 16.24 | 16.24 | 16.24 | 13.62 | 12.24 |
| #/HP/axle ratio | 6.87 | 6.62 | 6.13 | 6.08 | 4.34 | 6.12 | 6.18 | 7.89 | 6.97 | 5.48 | 5.84 | 5.91 | 5.58 | 4.72 | 5.76 | 5.29 | 4.97 | 4.83 | 4.34 |
| #/Torque | 20.56 | 17.90 | 15.39 | 12.69 | 11.11 | 19.92 | 20.13 | 17.17 | 14.29 | 20.13 | 19.87 | 15.56 | 13.45 | 11.75 | 15.39 | 15.39 | 15.39 | 12.69 | 11.11 |
| #/Torque/axle ratio | 6.70 | 6.24 | 5.81 | 5.67 | 3.94 | 5.76 | 5.82 | 6.95 | 5.78 | 5.46 | 5.74 | 5.52 | 5.07 | 4.43 | 5.46 | 5.01 | 4.71 | 4.50 | 3.94 |
| Tire RPM/Mile | 836 | 836 | 836 | 836 | 811 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 777 | 777 | 777 | 772 | 772 | 836 | 836 | 836 | 836 | 811 |
| Engine RPM/Mile | 2567 | ||||||||||||||||||