Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
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The Mercedes-Benz 280 SL is a classic luxury roadster from the late 1970s and 1980s, renowned for its refined inline-six engine, solid build quality, and timeless R107-series styling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mercedes-Benz 280 SL canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13290381 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Context triple: [Mercedes-Benz R107, marketedAs, Mercedes-Benz 280 SL]
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A.
Mercedes-Benz 560 SL
The Mercedes-Benz 560 SL is a late-production R107-series luxury roadster, prized for its V8 performance, classic styling, and status as one of the most desirable vintage SL models.
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B.
Mercedes-Benz 230 SL "Pagoda"
The Mercedes-Benz 230 SL "Pagoda" is a classic 1960s two-seat roadster renowned for its distinctive concave hardtop roof, elegant design, and advanced engineering for its era.
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C.
300 SL Gullwing
The 300 SL Gullwing is an iconic 1950s Mercedes-Benz sports car renowned for its distinctive upward-opening doors, advanced engineering, and status as one of the first production cars with fuel injection.
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D.
Mercedes-Benz SL 500
The Mercedes-Benz SL 500 is a luxury grand touring roadster renowned for its powerful V8 engine, refined comfort, and advanced technology within the SL-Class lineup.
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E.
Mercedes-Benz SL 600
The Mercedes-Benz SL 600 is a high-end luxury roadster distinguished by its powerful V12 engine, advanced technology, and refined grand-touring comfort.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Target entity description: The Mercedes-Benz 280 SL is a classic luxury roadster from the late 1970s and 1980s, renowned for its refined inline-six engine, solid build quality, and timeless R107-series styling.
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A.
Mercedes-Benz 560 SL
The Mercedes-Benz 560 SL is a late-production R107-series luxury roadster, prized for its V8 performance, classic styling, and status as one of the most desirable vintage SL models.
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B.
Mercedes-Benz 230 SL "Pagoda"
The Mercedes-Benz 230 SL "Pagoda" is a classic 1960s two-seat roadster renowned for its distinctive concave hardtop roof, elegant design, and advanced engineering for its era.
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C.
300 SL Gullwing
The 300 SL Gullwing is an iconic 1950s Mercedes-Benz sports car renowned for its distinctive upward-opening doors, advanced engineering, and status as one of the first production cars with fuel injection.
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D.
Mercedes-Benz SL 500
The Mercedes-Benz SL 500 is a luxury grand touring roadster renowned for its powerful V8 engine, refined comfort, and advanced technology within the SL-Class lineup.
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E.
Mercedes-Benz SL 600
The Mercedes-Benz SL 600 is a high-end luxury roadster distinguished by its powerful V12 engine, advanced technology, and refined grand-touring comfort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class variant
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automobile model ⓘ roadster ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Sindelfingen, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door roadster ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes ⓘ |
| category | classic car ⓘ |
| class |
luxury roadster
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sports car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| displacement | 2.8-litre ⓘ |
| doorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| drivetrain | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-six engine ⓘ |
| engineType | petrol engine ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | fuel injection (later models) ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | about 1300 mm ⓘ |
| introducedInGeneration | first generation R107 SL-Class ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| length | about 4390 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
grand tourer
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luxury car ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
R107-series styling
NERFINISHED
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refined inline-six engine ⓘ solid build quality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic status among collectors
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long production run within R107 series ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Mercedes-Benz R107 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | Mercedes-Benz R107 platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Mercedes-Benz 230 SL
NERFINISHED
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Mercedes-Benz 250 SL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1985 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1974 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Mercedes-Benz 350 SL
NERFINISHED
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Mercedes-Benz 380 SL NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes-Benz 450 SL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofOption | removable hardtop ⓘ |
| roofType | soft top convertible ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| steering | power-assisted steering ⓘ |
| successor | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (R129) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionOption |
automatic transmission
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manual transmission ⓘ |
| wheelbase | about 2460 mm ⓘ |
| wheelDrive | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| width | about 1790 mm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Description of subject: The Mercedes-Benz 280 SL is a classic luxury roadster from the late 1970s and 1980s, renowned for its refined inline-six engine, solid build quality, and timeless R107-series styling.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz R107
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Pagoda