Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sports car
gptkbp:assembly gptkb:Stuttgart,_Germany
gptkbp:auctionRecord over $1 million
gptkbp:award gptkb:Sports_Car_International's_Top_Sports_Cars_of_the_1950s
Motor Trend Classic's 'Greatest Mercedes of All Time'
gptkbp:bodyStyle 2-door roadster
2-door coupé
gptkbp:category gptkb:car
collector car
iconic car
gptkbp:chassis tubular spaceframe
gptkbp:class grand tourer
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Mercedes-Benz_Classic
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Friedrich_Geiger
gptkbp:engine 3.0 L M198 I6
gptkbp:fuelType petrol
direct fuel injection
gptkbp:height 1,300 mm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
gptkbp:influencedBy Mercedes-Benz W194 race car
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:1954_New_York_Auto_Show
gptkbp:layout FR layout
gptkbp:length 4,520 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mercedes-Benz
gptkbp:market gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:maximumSpeed ~260 km/h (coupé)
gptkbp:mediaAppearance numerous films and TV shows
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gullwing
gptkbp:notableCollection highly collectible
gptkbp:notableFeature gullwing doors
gptkbp:notableFor first production car with fuel injection
gptkbp:notableVariant 300 SL Coupé
300 SL Roadster
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3,258
gptkbp:numberOfDoors conventional (roadster)
gullwing (coupé)
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Clark_Gable
gptkb:Sophia_Loren
gptkb:Juan_Manuel_Fangio
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mercedes-Benz_W194
gptkbp:productionEndYear 1963
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1954
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mercedes-Benz_W113
gptkbp:transmission 4-speed manual
gptkbp:weight 1,295 kg (coupé)
gptkbp:wheelbase 2,400 mm
gptkbp:width 1,790 mm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercedes-Benz_SL
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6