About: Mercedes-Benz 300SL

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The Mercedes-Benz 300SL was the first iteration of the SL-Class grand tourer convertibles and fastest production car of its day. Internally numbered W198, it was introduced in 1954 as a two-seat sports car with distinctive gull-wing doors and later offered as an open roadster. Built by Daimler-Benz AG, the fuel-injected production model was based on the company's highly successful yet somewhat less powerful carbureted 1952 race car, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL (W194).

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rdf:type	Automobile
rdfs:label	Mercedes-Benz 300SL
rdfs:comment	The Mercedes-Benz 300SL was the first iteration of the SL-Class grand tourer convertibles and fastest production car of its day. Internally numbered W198, it was introduced in 1954 as a two-seat sports car with distinctive gull-wing doors and later offered as an open roadster. Built by Daimler-Benz AG, the fuel-injected production model was based on the company's highly successful yet somewhat less powerful carbureted 1952 race car, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL (W194).
dcterms:subject	Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Sports cars Roadsters Sports racing cars 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars Automobiles with gull-wing doors Mercedes-Benz vehicles
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Platform	Mercedes-Benz W198
assembly	Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Germany
Name	Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Production	1952(xsd:integer) 1954(xsd:integer) 3258(xsd:integer) Coupé: 1,400 Roadster: 1,858
body style	2(xsd:integer)
Manufacturer	Mercedes-Benz
Class	Grand tourer Sports car
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Engine	212(xsd:integer) 2996(xsd:integer)
Layout	FR layout
transmission	4(xsd:integer)
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz W194
abstract	The Mercedes-Benz 300SL was the first iteration of the SL-Class grand tourer convertibles and fastest production car of its day. Internally numbered W198, it was introduced in 1954 as a two-seat sports car with distinctive gull-wing doors and later offered as an open roadster. Built by Daimler-Benz AG, the fuel-injected production model was based on the company's highly successful yet somewhat less powerful carbureted 1952 race car, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL (W194). The idea of a toned-down W194 tailored to affluent performance enthusiasts in the booming post-war American market was suggested by Max Hoffman. As such, it was introduced at the 1954 New York Auto Show rather than the Frankfurt or Geneva shows at which other Mercedes models made their debuts. The "300" in its name referred to its three litre engine displacement, and "SL" stood for "Sport Leicht" (Sport Light). The 300SL was best known for its distinctive gull wing doors, first-ever consumer fuel-injection, and world's fastest top speed. The gull wing version was available from March 1955 to 1957, the roadster from 1957 to 1963. It was followed in the Mercedes line by the 230SL.

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