300SL W198

1954–1963 · Chassis W198

1,400 Gullwings to 1957, then 1,858 Roadsters to 1963; 29 coupes wore alloy bodies.

Variants

Trims & specifications

300SL Gullwing

3L Naturally aspirated · 6-cyl
1,400 built

The doors were the solution, not the point: the spaceframe's high sills forced them. The first production car with direct fuel injection.

Power
215 hp
0–60
—
Top speed
—
Weight
1295 kg
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300SL Roadster

3L Naturally aspirated · 6-cyl
1,858 built

Conventional doors on a revised frame, low-pivot swing axle, disc brakes from 1961.

Power
215 hp
0–60
—
Top speed
—
Weight
1420 kg
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Inventory

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