Mercedes-Benz 300 SE
(1985 - 1993)
Car articles about Mercedes-Benz 300 SE by year
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.
Hardly any other car was as polarizing in the 1990s as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class W140 series. Too big, too ostentatious, that was the criticism. This criticism has since been silenced, because a W 140 is no bigger than a current Passat. Only much more sophisticated. But how does the top saloon, the 600 SEL from back then, feel today? This driving report focuses on the twelve-cylinder version of the Mercedes-Benz W140 series and portrays it in current and historical pictures.
Some simply considered the Mercedes-Benz 600 SEC to be the best car in the world, while others thought it was too big, too ostentatious, too clumsy or altogether superfluous. To this day, this controversy has not come to an end - a good reason to take a closer look at the coupé, which is now over 30 years old. This driving report tells the story of the S-Class coupé of the 1990s and shows it in current and historical pictures.
Current market prices for Mercedes-Benz 300 SE
4-Door Sedan, 187 PS, 2962 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 193 PS, 2799 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 179 PS, 2962 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 231 PS, 3199 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 179 PS, 2932 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 231 PS, 3199 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 184 PS, 2746 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 217 PS, 3818 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 239 PS, 4973 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 165 PS, 2599 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 160 PS, 2597 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 204 PS, 4196 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 223 PS, 4939 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 278 PS, 5547 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 326 PS, 4973 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 408 PS, 5987 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 285 PS, 4196 cm3
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Auctioned vehicles of Mercedes-Benz 300 SE
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE auto 1986 Sold Charterhouse Shepton Mallet Sale (February 16, 2014) |
300 SE auto | 1986 | Sold | Charterhouse Shepton Mallet Sale (February 16, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 1989 Not Sold H&H Classics The Rolls-Royce Enthusisasts Club Motor Car Auction (June 21, 2014) |
300 SE | 1989 | Not Sold | H&H Classics The Rolls-Royce Enthusisasts Club Motor Car Auction (June 21, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (126) 1991 Sold ACA Kings Lynn Auction (August 27, 2016) |
300 SE (126) | 1991 | Sold | ACA Kings Lynn Auction (August 27, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (126) 1987 Sold Silverstone Auctions The Silverstone Classic Sale 2016 (July 30, 2016) |
300 SE (126) | 1987 | Sold | Silverstone Auctions The Silverstone Classic Sale 2016 (July 30, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (124) 1989 Not Sold Classics Central Thurleigh Sale (November 8, 2015) |
300 SE (124) | 1989 | Not Sold | Classics Central Thurleigh Sale (November 8, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (140) 1992 Not Sold Charterhouse Shepton Mallet Sale (September 13, 2016) |
300 SE (140) | 1992 | Not Sold | Charterhouse Shepton Mallet Sale (September 13, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (126) 1990 Sold Barons British Heritage, Classic and Sports Cars (September 15, 2015) |
300 SE (126) | 1990 | Sold | Barons British Heritage, Classic and Sports Cars (September 15, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (126) 1986 Conditional Sale Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen Auktion (November 28, 2015) |
300 SE (126) | 1986 | Conditional Sale | Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen Auktion (November 28, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 24v auto 1991 Not Sold Barons Sandown Park Sale (September 2, 2014) |
300 SE 24v auto | 1991 | Not Sold | Barons Sandown Park Sale (September 2, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE W140 1991 Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Herbst-Versteigerung (October 14, 2023) |
300 SE W140 | 1991 | Sold | Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Herbst-Versteigerung (October 14, 2023) |
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