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Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 - the most spirited road cruiser in the world

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Created on February 20, 1968

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (1968) - weitgehend neutral, am Fahrwerk gibt es trotz Pendelachse nichts auszusetzen

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Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (1968) - Test durch die Zeitschrift Hobby im Jahre 1968

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Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (1968) - mit 210 kmh auf der kurzen Geraden des Hockenheimring - gefahren von Karl Kling

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Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (1968) - die Männer hinter dem 6.3-Liter - Uhlenhaut, Scherenberg, Wilfert

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Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (1968) - Armaturen sind sicher eingebettet und mit einem Blick ablesbar

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Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (1968) - griffbereites Reserverad, Zentralverriegelung für Koffertaum, Tankverschluss und Türen

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Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 (1968) - V-Motor mit acht Zylindern aus dem Mercedes 600 - Raum knallvoll gepackt, Servicearbeiten aber trotzdem gut durchführbar

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Summary

In 1968, hobby tester Heinz Kranz was given the opportunity to drive the new Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3. He was extremely impressed by the temperament and the driving characteristics and only questioned the size of this market niche. The refreshed report shows his findings in detail and compares the representative car with its competitors.

This article contains the following chapters

As fast as an Iso Grifo or Lamborghini 400 GT
The driving characteristics are really excellent!
Safety is once again the trump card!
Does the 'camouflaged' six-hundred have a chance?
The car for the understatement trend
Comparison of the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 with its competitors

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Let's assume you come across a large Mercedes on an empty highway that has the mysterious number 6.3 next to the designation 300 SEL on the hood. You would like to see what this car looks like from the front and try to overtake it. But the Mercedes driver doesn't agree with your intention and presses the accelerator pedal: "Then you would have to have at least a Lamborghini or Ferrari and quite a bit of patience until you manage to make out the twin halogen headlights of the 5-meter road cruiser in the rear-view mirror. The number 6.3 says no more and no less than that under the hood are two 'four-cylinder three-hundreds', which form the V-shaped engine of the Mercedes 600. Together with the Maserati Quattroporte, this Mercedes is the fastest representative car in the world, but in terms of temperament it outstrips the fast Italian. Here are our first driving impressions of the car bomb from the Mercedes stable.

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