Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

The SL-Class refers to the vehicles from Mercedes-Benz that have the letters "SL" in the model name. These are mainly roadsters , in earlier series there were also coupé versions.

The term SL-Class was coined and derived from the newly introduced term E-Class in the mid-1990s . Previously, vehicles in this class were often simply called "SL models". The meaning of the abbreviation “SL” is unclear: It either stands for “Sport Leicht” or “Super Leicht”. Daimler AG uses both explanations (see Sport Leicht or Super Leicht ? ).

By the end of 2009, since the introduction of the first SL roadster in 1957, over 650,000 sports cars had been handed over to customers worldwide.

Series at a glance

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  Mercedes-Benz W 198
  (1954–1963)

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  Mercedes-Benz W 121 B II
  (1955–1963)

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  Mercedes-Benz W 113
  (1963-1971)

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  Mercedes-Benz R 107
  (1971–1989)

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  Mercedes-Benz R 129
  (1989-2001)

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  Mercedes-Benz R 230
  (2001-2011)

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  Mercedes-Benz R 231
  (2012-2020)

literature

• Helmut Baaden: The new big Mercedes SL book. Heel, Königswinter 2002, ISBN 3-89880-084-9 .

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz SL-Class  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Günter Engelen, Mike Riedner, Hans-Dieter Seufert: Mercedes-Benz 300 SL . 2nd Edition. 1999, ISBN 3-613-01268-5 , pp. 31 .
2. ↑ Jochen Übler: TRIMM'S EASILY . In: auto motor und sport , Mercedes SL-Spezial 2012 . No. 10 , April 19, 2012, ISSN  0005-0806 , p. 14-17 .
3. ↑ Mercedes-Benz Cars at a glance. ( Memento of June 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) 2010 edition, p. 27.