Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL
(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.
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.
Current market prices for Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL
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, 231 PS, 4973 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 224 PS, 4196 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 326 PS, 4973 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 223 PS, 4939 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 299 PS, 5491 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 278 PS, 4196 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 408 PS, 5987 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 278 PS, 4196 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 326 PS, 4973 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 319 PS, 4973 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 394 PS, 5987 cm3
null, 187 PS, 2932 cm3
null, 179 PS, 2962 cm3
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Auctioned vehicles of Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL (126) 1990 Not Sold Auctionata Berlin Sale (May 20, 2016) |
300 SEL (126) | 1990 | Not Sold | Auctionata Berlin Sale (May 20, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 1990 Sold RM/Sotheby's Amelia Island (May 22, 2021) |
300 SEL | 1990 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's Amelia Island (May 22, 2021) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 1989 Sold RM/Sotheby's St. Moritz (September 15, 2023) |
300 SEL | 1989 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's St. Moritz (September 15, 2023) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300SEL Saloon 1989 Sold Brightwells Leominster Sale (July 16, 2014) |
300SEL Saloon | 1989 | Sold | Brightwells Leominster Sale (July 16, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300SEL auto 1989 Withdrawn Barons Surrey Sale (September 17, 2013) |
300SEL auto | 1989 | Withdrawn | Barons Surrey Sale (September 17, 2013) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL 1989 Sold RM/Sotheby's Essen (April 11, 2019) |
560 SEL | 1989 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's Essen (April 11, 2019) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (126) 1988 Not Sold Auctionata Berlin Sale (May 20, 2016) |
560 SEL (126) | 1988 | Not Sold | Auctionata Berlin Sale (May 20, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (126) 1989 Sold ACA Kings Lynn Auction (June 13, 2015) |
560 SEL (126) | 1989 | Sold | ACA Kings Lynn Auction (June 13, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL (126) 1991 Not Sold Coys Blenheim Palace Auction (July 11, 2015) |
500 SEL (126) | 1991 | Not Sold | Coys Blenheim Palace Auction (July 11, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (126) 1989 Sold Auctionata Berlin Sale (April 22, 2016) |
560 SEL (126) | 1989 | Sold | Auctionata Berlin Sale (April 22, 2016) |
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