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Mercedes-Benz 300SL (W194) |
1952, Germany |
engines/performance |
| engines: |
| years |
cyl./valv. |
compr. |
displacement |
power |
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specific |
fuel |
torque |
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| 52: |
i6/12V |
8.2:1 |
2996cc.(183ci) |
170DIN-hp |
@5200rpm |
56.7 hp/l |
FI |
?lb-ft. (?Nm) |
@?rpm |
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performance: |
| engine |
topspeed |
0-50mph |
0-62mph |
0-100mph |
0-124mph |
1/4mile |
mileage (US-gallon) |
| 3.0l170hp: |
230kph/143mph |
?s |
?s |
?s |
?s |
?s@?mph/?kph |
? l/100km | ? mpg |
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tyres/transmission |
| tyres front/rear: |
? |
| transmission/drive wheel: |
4-speed/RWD |
dimensions/weight |
| length x width x height: |
4212 x 1780 x 1270 mm (165.8 x 70.1 x 50.0 in) |
| wheelbase - tread f/r: |
2200 mm - 1345/1345 mm (86.6 in - 53.0/53.0 in) |
| some calculations: |
base aera: 7.50 m² (80.7 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.86 m² (~20.1 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 9.52 m³ (336.3 cu.ft.) |
| aerodynamics: |
coefficient of drag (cd): 0.25 - drag area: 0.466 m² / 5.02 sq.ft. |
| weight: |
1100 kg (2425 lb) |
| power/weight-ratio: |
6.5 kg/hp (14.3 lb/hp) 155 hp/ton |
price/production |
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| production: |
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The W194 300SL was the first all-new racecar made by Mercedes-Benz after WWII. The car was extraordinary for that time with
gullwing doors ad a drag-coefficient of 0.25. The car was very successful, winning the Carrera Panamericana in Mexico in 1952.
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Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Mercedes-Benz Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Mercedes-Benz Museum |
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Pictures taken at the "2010 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany |
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