Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe specs
Car type | Coupe |
Curb weight | 1114-1117 kg (2456-2463 lbs) |
Dimensions | 4.30 m (169 in) long, 1.74 m (69 in) wide, 1.21 m (48 in) high |
Wheelbase | 2.37 m (93 in) |
Introduced | 1955 |
Origin country | Germany |
Views | 8k |
Submitted by | Super8 |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | M 196 S Straight 8 |
Displacement | 3.0 l (182 ci / 2982 cc) |
Power | 314 ps (310 bhp / 231 kw) @ 7400 rpm |
Torque | 310 Nm (229 lb-ft) @ 5950 rpm |
Power / liter | 105 ps (104 hp) |
Power / weight | 282 ps (278 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 278 Nm (205 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 5 Speed Manual |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe competition
196ss 2y ago
The new record holder outperformed 250GTO twice as much!
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40051518/mercedes-benz-300slr-world-most-expensive-car-sale/
FastestLaps 2y ago
Never used since ages ago. Because it is difficult to make engine 8 cylinders long that will stay true and not warp. Reliable V8 is cheaper to make.
Also modern cars are more space-constrained and such a long engine would only work for specific low volume models - something like AMG GT maybe. That makes the cost-benefit calculus even worse.
Super8 14y ago
King of Mille Miglia. The Uhlenhaut Coupe was road tested by the US magazine Motor Trend and by two English journalists from Automobile Revue at four o'clock in the morning on a closed section of motorway outside Munich. The latter wrote; "We are driving a car which barely takes a second to overtake the rest of the traffic and for which 120 mph on a quiet motorway is little more than walking pace. With its unflappable handling through corners, it treats the laws of centrifugal force with apparent disdain," after a total of more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km). His only regret was that this was a sports car "which we will never be able to buy and which the average driver would never buy anyway.