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This facilitates a clean look of the R129 without compromising the safety and security of its occupants.
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The driver can raise and lower the rollbar with a touch of button if desired. The R129 was the first convertible/roaster to be fitted with automatic rollbar deployment in the event of rollover. The R129 was the first Mercedes-Benz model to have the hydraulically-operated folding roof at a touch of button, V8 engine with 48 valves (four valves per cylinder), and to have the projector lens HID headlamps (introduced in 1995). The R129, introduced in 1989, became the exclusive 2-seater SL-Class since 1963. The 560 SL was sold in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia only. The US model received the third brake lamp mounted on the trunk in 1986. The 5-mph bumpers and four round sealed-beam headlamps fitted to the US models remained unchanged despite the revised US FMVSS regulations that allowed the 2.5-mph bumpers and form-fitting headlamps, starting with 19 model years respectively.
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The R107 received its first update in 1985 with deeper front air dam, revised brake system with larger disc and four-caliber brakes, driver's side airbag (standard for US market and extra-cost option for the European market), and, for the European market, catalysator option.
It was updated again in 1985 for the 1986 model year with new 3.0-litre six-cylinder inline engine from W124 and enlarged 4.2- and 5.5-litre V8 engines while the 5.0-litre V8 engine carried over. The engine options were updated in 1980 for the 1981 model year with new aluminium V8 engines from W126 S-Class introduced in 1979 while the 2.8-litre six-cylinder inline engine carried over. R107 received a very minor update in 1972 with new rubber-edged wing mirrors from W116 and a major update in 19 model year. With the production from 1971 to 1989, R107 was one of few longest-produced vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. For the first time, the V8 engines were fitted to the SL-Class. In 1971, R107 was introduced with new design language and safety features that spreaded to the subsequent Mercedes-Benz models. The production for 300 SL and 190 SL ended in 1963 with the introduction of W113 SL-Class. A 1.9-litre four-cylinder inline engine was used instead of 300 SL's engine.īoth 300 SL roadster and 190 SL have soft fabric folding top and optional removable hardtop.
Instead of the 300 SL's expensive purpose-built W198 tubular spaceframe, the 190 SL used a shortened unitary floorpan modified from the W121 base saloon. Both cars had double wishbones in front and swing axles at the rear. In 1955, the smaller 190 SL presented an attractive, more affordable alternative to the exclusive Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, sharing its basic styling, engineering, detailing, and fully independent suspension. In 1957, the roadster succeed the coupé and had the larger conventional passenger doors and larger form-fitting headlamps and was in production until 1963. The 300 SL in coupé form was introduced in 1954, featuring its trademark gullwing doors. The 300 SL was a road-going version of W198 racing car with extensive modifications to the body.
For this abbreviation in English language, the definition light is used. Īccording to the German definition, Leicht means light (as in weight, amount, and feeling, for instance) or easy (as in little effort).
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Mercedes-Benz used Sport Leicht and Super Leicht interchangeably until 2017 when a chance discovery in its corporate archive clarified the abbreviation stood for "Super Leicht". On 15 March 2021, auto motor und sport published a photocopy of an undated "Informations-Unterlage" (press release) from 1952 in its issue, showing the definition of SL as super- leicht. This contradicted with the abbreviation proposed by Engelen, Riedner, and Seufert who worked with Rudolf Uhlenhaut: they indicated the abbreviation means Sport Leicht. The German magazine, auto motor und sport, declared in its 2012 special edition issue of Mercedes-Benz SL that Rudolf Uhlenhaut-in his notarised letter-indicated the abbreviation meant Super Leicht. At the public introduction of 300 SL in 1952, Mercedes-Benz did not define the abbreviation SL. Whether the abbreviation SL was derived from a 1931 Mercedes-Benz SSKL (Super Sport Kurz Leicht-Super Sport Short Light) isn't known.