300 SL Gullwing
E80449
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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 2 |
| 300 SL | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194 racing car lineage) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercedes-Benz vehicle
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road car ⓘ sports car ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation |
Stuttgart
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surface form:
Stuttgart, Germany
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| basedOn |
Mercedes-Benz W194
ⓘ
surface form:
Mercedes-Benz W194 racing car
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| bodyMaterial | steel body panels ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door coupé ⓘ |
| brakeType | drum brakes ⓘ |
| brand | Mercedes-Benz ⓘ |
| category | iconic classic car ⓘ |
| chassisMaterial | steel tubular frame ⓘ |
| chassisType | tubular spaceframe ⓘ |
| collectibility | one of the most valuable postwar classic cars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| curbWeight | approximately 1295 kg ⓘ |
| designer | Rudolf Uhlenhaut ⓘ |
| doorType | gullwing doors ⓘ |
| engineCode | M198 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-6 ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement | 3.0 L ⓘ |
| frontSuspension | double wishbone ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | mechanical fuel injection ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | 1300 mm ⓘ |
| introducedAt | 1954 New York International Auto Show ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| length | 4520 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz ⓘ |
| marketSegment | high-performance grand tourer ⓘ |
| modelName |
300 SL Gullwing
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
300 SL
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| notableFeature | one of the first production cars with fuel injection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced engineering for its time
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distinctive upward-opening gullwing doors ⓘ high performance in the 1950s ⓘ |
| optionalBodyMaterial | aluminium body panels ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 215 hp ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mercedes-Benz W194 ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1957 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1954 ⓘ |
| productionYears | 1954–1957 ⓘ |
| rearSuspension | swing axle ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| status | highly collectible classic car ⓘ |
| successor |
300 SL Gullwing
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
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| topSpeed |
approximately 155 mph
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approximately 250 km/h ⓘ |
| transmission | 4-speed manual ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 2400 mm ⓘ |
| width | 1790 mm ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
this entity surface form:
300 SL
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz SL
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz SL
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz SL
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194 racing car lineage)
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster