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The top model of the seventies - Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9

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Created on November 1, 1986

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Roger Gloor und Bruno von Rotz

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - das beste Auto der Welt, gemäss der Zeitschrift Auto Motor und Sport

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1975) - stattliche Unterscheidung, aber kaum als Topmodell zu erkennen, die Scheinwerferreinigungsanlage liefert zumindest einen Hinweis

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - Heckansicht, viele der Wagen fuhren ohne Typenschild

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - da wartet wohl der Chauffeur auf den Bootsbesitzer

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - Heckansicht

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - die Alu-Felgen waren nicht serienmässig, daher sind hier Stahlräder montiert

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - fast 240 kmh schnell war diese Überlimousine

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - aus dieser Perspektive sahen wohl die meisten Verkehrsteilnehmer den grossen Achtzylinder

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1975) - Testfahrt in den Vogesen

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - Armaturenbrett der Luxusausführung, oberhalb der Lenkradmitte ist der Zugknopf für die Niveauregulierung sichtbar

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1975) - Schnittmodell des 6.9-Liter-Motors

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1975) - das Emblem des Vorgängers 300 SEL 6.3

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1975) - das Emblem des neuen 6.9 Liters

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1975) - die Elemente und Zusammenhänge der hydropneumatischen Federung

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - Abmessungen

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Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 (1976) - Beschleunigungskurve

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Summary

"In the midst of a period of economic worries, Daimler-Benz is launching an expensive, large car that aspires to the pinnacle of today's automotive technology..." This was written in "Automobil Revue" in mid-May 1975, the year in which the car market had reached a low point. In fact, it seemed an anachronism for a car company to come out with a new super model during the "oil crisis" that certainly did not have economy written all over it. Nevertheless, the car was a success, with 7,380 vehicles being built. This report summarizes its technical specifications and refers to presentations and test reports. Of particular interest and worthy of note in this article are the original transcripts of the statements made by Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Scherenberg at the presentation, as well as the technical data and press information.

This article contains the following chapters

With Bosch K-Jetronic for the first time
With hydropneumatic instead of air suspension
Superior driving performance
Very expensive
The best car in the world
Further information

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"In the midst of a period of economic worries, Daimler-Benz is launching an expensive, large car that aspires to the pinnacle of today's automotive technology..." This was written in "Automobil Revue" in mid-May 1975, the year in which the car market had reached a low point. In fact, it seemed an anachronism for a car company to come out with a new super model during the "oil crisis" that certainly did not have economy written all over it. However, it had been proven that car companies specializing in quality products suffered much less from production and profit losses than the manufacturers of popular mass models.

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