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Mercedes Benz SL 600 AMG Versions

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AMG versions of the Mercedes Benz SL 600.

Played only a small role in the AMG versions. From 1993, the Mercedes-AMG Mercedes Benz SL 600 offered at 60 to six liters of M119-eight. He stood until 1998, officially in the Mercedes-price lists and cost in its final year, approximately dollarsignr100000 .With the facelift of the series appeared at that time he fell from the program.

In the late 1990s were added as the twelve-cylinder SL 70 AMG and SL 73 AMG. These cars were never officially in the price lists of Mercedes-Benz. They ran at Mercedes Benz SL 600 as with AMG styling package and AMG wheels from the tape and were then converted to AMG in Affalterbach.

In addition to the increase in displacement to 7.0 liters and 7.3 including more fine motor activities were also the drive shafts and the brake system modified to accommodate higher power needs. The ADS-suspension of the original model was retained, including transmission and differential translation remained the same. This technique then packages costing dollarsignr41000 (Mercedes Benz SL 600) and DM dollarsignr50000 in the SL 73 AMG (AMG factory price list from 04/1999), in addition to the basic price of at least dollarsignr120000 for the Mercedes Benz SL 600 with AMG styling package, and AMG wheels.

Mercedes Benz SL 600 Motor and Engine

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Motor and Engine of the Mercedes Benz SL 600

The R129 was consistently six-, eight-and twelve-cylinder engine offered. At the beginning there were 300 SL 300 SL-24 and the 500 SL in the price lists.

From 1992 it was then the first twelve-cylinder engine in the Mercedes Benz SL 600, the SL 600 is available. Gradually, the Mercedes Benz SL 600 was the more modern V6 and V8 engines from the S-Class. They had dual ignition and three valves per cylinder.

Here are some of the stats of the Mercedes Benz SL 600: 5987 cm ³ 290 kW (394 hp)
570 Nm

Mercedes Benz SL 600 - Model Updates

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Model Updates of the Mercedes Benz SL 600

1. Model Updates September 1995, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show

* Redesigned front and rear bumpers
* Colorless coverslips on the front turn signals
* Subtly altered grille with now six lamellae
* Side wall and bumper not in contrast but in body color
* Red appearing, bichromatic rear lights
* New alloy wheels in 12-hole design
* Door panels, steering wheel and seat design slightly modified
* New 5-speed automatic transmission for SL 500 and SL 600
* V8 and V12-modified 5.0-liter engine
* Electronic Stability Program (ESP) (only for SL Series 600)
* Aluminum hardtop with glass roof and a sun shade (optional)
* Xenon headlights (optional)
* From June 1996 a new automatic gearbox for SL 280 and SL 320, level control standard on the Mercedes Benz SL 600
* From December 1996 Brake Assist (BAS) in series

second model, with hardtop

2. Model Updates April 1998, presented at the Turin Motor Show

* New V6 and V8 engines with three-valve technology
* New, oval exhaust tailpipes
* Mirrors in the SLK-Design
* Exterior trim door handles and color-keyed
* Redesigned five-hole alloy wheels with tires in size 245/45 ZR 17
* Available from June 1998 is no longer Mercedes Benz SL 600 AMG

Innovations of the Mercedes Benz SL 600

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Innovations of the Mercedes Benz SL 600

At the Mercedes Benz SL 600 was used for the first time, an automatic roll bar, which is lowered quickly in the event of a rollover, within 0.3 seconds.

Another safety feature is the A-pillars, which are largely kink in the event of a rollover. New was the integral seats, where the belt and the headrest is integrated into the seat. They offer much better side than the previously used seats. As of September 1989 was for the Mercedes Benz SL 600 is a five-speed automatic transmissions available. (For the eight were at that time, the narrow gear sets are not yet stable enough.)

The delivery of the vehicle include a hardtop, which is recommended in the winter instead of the fabric top folds normally used for the Mercedes Benz SL 600.

Mercedes Benz SL 600 - Technology

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Technology of the Mercedes Benz SL 600

TheMercedes Benz SL 600 uses in separate and shorter, but not for reasons of stability of lighter body substantially parallel to each of the drives built Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the first S-Class (W140), then its successor S-Class (W220). Since the construction of the Mercedes Benz SL 600 (typically including the R129) is considerably longer ranges than the corresponding sedans, when it came to R129 a model transition with partial change of drive.

Here, the transition from the traditional four-valve six-cylinder in the new three-valve V6 engine was that much cheaper to produce significantly in the frontal impact and are safer. Even in the eight-cylinders was changed from four-to three-valve technology of the Mercedes Benz SL 600.

Mercedes Benz SL 600

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Welcome to my Mercedes Benz SL 600 Blog!


The Mercedes Mercedes Benz SL 600 is a roadster, a two-seater sports car. He belongs to the SL-Class from Mercedes-Benz.

The Mercedes R129 was produced as a successor to the R107 of 1989 to 2001. In 2001 he was replaced by R230. During the long construction period, the last model, the Mercedes nomenclature, so that the early copies as SL model (with the SL 600 were sold, for example). From 1993, introduced the class names and the R129 was the Mercedes Benz SL 600 (preceded by the SL, for example, SL 600).

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