Meet The Guy Who Drove Across The U.S. In A Record 28 Hours 50 Minutes
pretty neat. They averaged 98 MPH in a modified 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG from New York City to Los Angeles, a 2,813-mile trip, which set a new record. Google says 40 and a half hours
about the car..
pretty neat. They averaged 98 MPH in a modified 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG from New York City to Los Angeles, a 2,813-mile trip, which set a new record. Google says 40 and a half hours
about the car..
Let's start with the fuel tanks. There are two of them, both 22 gallons – and that's in addition to the 23-gallon tank Mercedes installed at the factory. The result is a constant, pervasive gas smell when you're standing anywhere in the car's vicinity. But it also means the car can hold 67 gallons of fuel – or, put another way, over 400 pounds of gasoline. Hence the active suspension.
But it's so much more than fuel tanks. There's a police scanner. There are two Garmin GPS units with traffic capabilities. There are two iPhone chargers and cradles to run apps like Trapster; an iPad charger and cradle; and three radar detectors. And that's just the easy stuff. There's a switch to kill the rear lights, a switch to activate the fuel tanks, and a professionally installed switch panel mounted in the center stack that controls all of these goodies. There's a CB radio, complete with a giant trunk-mounted antenna. There are two laser jammers. Ed had someone working on a radar jammer, but it wasn't ready in time.