Mercedes-Benz 300 E
(1985 - 1993)
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Car fans once dreamed of top-of-the-range or super sports cars. Since the turn of the millennium, however, hypercars have been regarded as the ultimate in automotive transportation. But whether they offer real driving pleasure is doubtful. To prove this thesis, this article takes you through the development of the sports car up to the present day and shows many of the cars mentioned in pictures.
Between 1971 and 1989, Mercedes built the R107 and the coupé variant C107 as the 280 SL to 560 SL and 280 SLC to 500 SLC respectively. Commercially, the model series was a great success and the R107 was the longest-built SL ever; the predecessors W198, W113 and the successors were all built over much shorter periods of time. The last examples of the R107 series became classics from the assembly line and today, together with their older brothers, enjoy a large fan community.
With the "T-Wagen" of the W123 model series, Mercedes-Benz had created the genre of the lifestyle estate, and with the successor of the W124 model series, the Sindelfingen-based company doubled down and added an extremely sophisticated all-wheel drive system. Now it was not only possible to transport a lot, but also to do so in almost any weather and road conditions. However, the Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 4Matic became very expensive, which prevented it from becoming widespread. This driving report is about a Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 4Matic from 1987, it tells the history of the model and shows the various evolutionary stages in current and former pictures, as well as in the sales literature.
Almost 40 years and several model series lie between the first open-top 300 SL and the last. Technically and conceptually, the W 198 and R 129 series are far apart. But both offered pleasurable open-top driving and superior performance, i.e. the same thing, albeit nowadays at a price that differs by a factor of 50. This report compares the first and last bearers of the 300 SL name and shows both in historical and contemporary pictures.
Current market prices for Mercedes-Benz 300 E
4-Door Sedan, 188 PS, 2932 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 272 PS, 3314 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 180 PS, 2960 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 180 PS, 2960 cm3
null, 188 PS, 2932 cm3
null, 180 PS, 2962 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 80 PS, 3005 cm3
Station Wagon, 88 PS, 3005 cm3
Station Wagon, 125 PS, 2938 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 125 PS, 2998 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 188 PS, 2962 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 180 PS, 2962 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 180 PS, 2932 cm3
Off-Road Vehicle, 88 PS, 2938 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 220 PS, 2960 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 109 PS, 2996 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 113 PS, 2996 cm3
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Auctioned vehicles of Mercedes-Benz 300 E
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300E Turbo Technics Twin Turbo 1990 Not Sold Historics at Brooklands Vintage Cars & Accessoires (June 1, 2013) |
300E Turbo Technics Twin Turbo | 1990 | Not Sold | Historics at Brooklands Vintage Cars & Accessoires (June 1, 2013) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300E Saloon 1991 Sold Bonhams MPH Bicester Dezember (December 11, 2021) |
300E Saloon | 1991 | Sold | Bonhams MPH Bicester Dezember (December 11, 2021) | |
| Mercedes-Benz Turbo Technics 300E 1990 Sold ACA Kings Lynn Auction (August 23, 2014) |
Turbo Technics 300E | 1990 | Sold | ACA Kings Lynn Auction (August 23, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 E 1987 Sold Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia (March 8, 2014) |
300 E | 1987 | Sold | Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia (March 8, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 E 4Matic (124) 1989 Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen Auktion (November 26, 2016) |
300 E 4Matic (124) | 1989 | Sold | Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen Auktion (November 26, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 E (124) 1990 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (March 4, 2015) |
300 E (124) | 1990 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (March 4, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 E 1987 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (March 5, 2014) |
300 E | 1987 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (March 5, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 E 3.4 AMG 1991 Sold Broad Arrow Auctions Jet Center Monterey (August 14, 2024) |
300 E 3.4 AMG | 1991 | Sold | Broad Arrow Auctions Jet Center Monterey (August 14, 2024) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 E 6.0 AMG "Hammer" 1988 Sold Gooding & Co. Amelia Island 2025 (March 7, 2025) |
300 E 6.0 AMG "Hammer" | 1988 | Sold | Gooding & Co. Amelia Island 2025 (March 7, 2025) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 E 4Matic 1990 Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Herbstversteigerung (October 17, 2020) |
300 E 4Matic | 1990 | Sold | Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Herbstversteigerung (October 17, 2020) |
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