Specification

   
  • Parent company Daimler-Benz AG
  • Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz
  • Production 1952-1953 (racing car)
    1955-1963 (production car)
    3,258 built
    Coupé: 1,400
    Roadster: 1,858
  • Body style(s) 2 door coupé, roadster
  • Class sports car
  • Successor production car:
    Mercedes-Benz 230SL
    racing car:
    Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
  • Engine(s) Mercedes 2995 cc, SOHC
  • Transmission(s) 4-speed manual
  • Height 1300 mm (51.1 in)
  • Length 4520 mm (178 in)
  • Width 1790 mm (70.5 in)
  • Wheelbase 2400 mm (94.5 in)
  • Kerb Weight 1093 kg (2351 lb)
  • Layout FR layout
  • Platform Mercedes-Benz W198
  • Predecessor none
  • Related Mercedes-Benz 190SL

The history of the Mercedes-Benz SL

   

Class Type 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
4-cylinder Sedan W136 / W191 W120 / W121 W110 W115 W123
Roadster     R121    
6-cylinder Sedan     W187 W105 / W180 / W128 W111 W114 W123
Coupé     W187 W180 / W128    
Large car Sedan     W186 / W189 W111 W108 / W109 W116
Luxury     W188     W112    
Limousine     W186 / W189 W112 W100 (600)
Sports Roadster     W198 W113 R107

Mercedes-Benz for sale

   
Mercedes-Benz SL
1996 London
GBP28,000
Private sale Views: 4835
Mercedes-Benz SL
1971 North Sulawesi
POA
Trade sale Views: 4583
Mercedes-Benz SL
1976 Cambridgeshire
GBP36,995
Trade sale Views: 1368
Mercedes-Benz SL
1971 North Sulawesi
US$50,600
Private sale Views: 3221
Mercedes-Benz SL
1979 Worcestershire
POA
Private sale Views: 8868
Mercedes-Benz SL
1987 London
GBP8,500
Private sale Views: 4352