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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL "Gullwing" | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 2 |
| 300 SL | 1 |
| 300 SL Gullwing canonical | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194 racing car lineage) | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T644050 — 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: 300 SL Gullwing Context triple: [Mercedes-Benz, notableHistoricModel, 300 SL Gullwing]
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A.
BMW 132
The BMW 132 was a German nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in Luftwaffe bombers and transport aircraft during the 1930s and World War II.
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B.
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle is an iconic compact car, originally designed in the 1930s and widely recognized for its distinctive rounded shape and status as one of the best-selling cars of all time.
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C.
Pontiac GTO
The Pontiac GTO is a classic American muscle car, widely credited with popularizing the high-performance, V8-powered midsize coupe segment in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is an iconic American sports car renowned for its high performance, distinctive styling, and long-running legacy since its debut in the 1950s.
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E.
BMW 7 Series
The BMW 7 Series is BMW’s flagship full-size luxury sedan line, known for its advanced technology, comfort, and performance.
- 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: 300 SL Gullwing Target entity description: 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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A.
BMW 132
The BMW 132 was a German nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in Luftwaffe bombers and transport aircraft during the 1930s and World War II.
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B.
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle is an iconic compact car, originally designed in the 1930s and widely recognized for its distinctive rounded shape and status as one of the best-selling cars of all time.
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C.
Pontiac GTO
The Pontiac GTO is a classic American muscle car, widely credited with popularizing the high-performance, V8-powered midsize coupe segment in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is an iconic American sports car renowned for its high performance, distinctive styling, and long-running legacy since its debut in the 1950s.
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E.
BMW 7 Series
The BMW 7 Series is BMW’s flagship full-size luxury sedan line, known for its advanced technology, comfort, and performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 300 SL Gullwing Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz SL
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194 racing car lineage)
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 300 SL Gullwing
this entity surface form:
300 SL
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
subject surface form:
Mercedes-Benz R107
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL "Gullwing"
this entity surface form:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL "Gullwing"