Mercedes-Benz 300 TE
(1986 - 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.
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.
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.
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 TE
Station Wagon, 179 PS, 2960 cm3
Station Wagon, 272 PS, 3314 cm3
Station Wagon, 118 PS, 1996 cm3
Station Wagon, 131 PS, 2298 cm3
Station Wagon, 131 PS, 2298 cm3
Station Wagon, 197 PS, 2799 cm3
Station Wagon, 136 PS, 1995 cm3
Station Wagon, 149 PS, 2199 cm3
Station Wagon, 220 PS, 3195 cm3
null, 187 PS, 2932 cm3
null, 179 PS, 2962 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 187 PS, 2962 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 179 PS, 2962 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 179 PS, 2932 cm3
Off-Road Vehicle, 88 PS, 2938 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 187 PS, 2932 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 179 PS, 2960 cm3
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Auctioned vehicles of Mercedes-Benz 300 TE
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE W124 1988 Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Herbst-Versteigerung (October 14, 2023) |
300 TE W124 | 1988 | Sold | Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Herbst-Versteigerung (October 14, 2023) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE (124) 1989 Sold Brightwells Leominster Sale (June 23, 2016) |
300 TE (124) | 1989 | Sold | Brightwells Leominster Sale (June 23, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 6.0 AMG "The Mallet" 1988 Sold RM/Sotheby's Miami (March 1, 2024) |
300 TE 6.0 AMG "The Mallet" | 1988 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's Miami (March 1, 2024) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 1990 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (March 5, 2014) |
300 TE | 1990 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (March 5, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE AMG 3.4-24 1991 Sold Gooding & Co. Amelia Island (February 29, 2024) |
300 TE AMG 3.4-24 | 1991 | Sold | Gooding & Co. Amelia Island (February 29, 2024) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 1990 Sold Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia (March 8, 2014) |
300 TE | 1990 | Sold | Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia (March 8, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE (124) 1993 Sold H&H Classics The Pavilion Gardens Motor Car Auction (February 25, 2015) |
300 TE (124) | 1993 | Sold | H&H Classics The Pavilion Gardens Motor Car Auction (February 25, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 4 Matic 1987 Sold Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen (March 28, 2020) |
300 TE 4 Matic | 1987 | Sold | Oldtimer Galerie Toffen Toffen (March 28, 2020) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE (124) 1992 Sold SWVA Dorset Sale (January 30, 2015) |
300 TE (124) | 1992 | Sold | SWVA Dorset Sale (January 30, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 3.4-24 AMG 1991 Sold Gooding & Co. Amelia Island 2025 (March 7, 2025) |
300 TE 3.4-24 AMG | 1991 | Sold | Gooding & Co. Amelia Island 2025 (March 7, 2025) |
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