>In my friend's mom's Benz E320 - 140mph on 695 beltway, racing a Volvo.
>The Volvo did a remarkable job at keeping up but the Benz had it toasted
>for speed and acceleration.

BeachLPB: Ah, you melt my heart with words like that! Mentioning two of my (six) dream cars in a race? Were the E320 and Volvo both wagons? I'd pay to see that kinda action! Once my Volvo V70 died (or 8 years or 200,000 miles, whichever comes first), I'm going to get a early 2000's Benz E320 wagon, in manual, if I can possibly find it.

Gotta be a manual and gotta be a station wagon, or I won't drive it. Oh, and HAS to have an empeg!!