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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
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Performance

0 - 30 mph3.3 s
0 - 50 mph5.2 s
0 - 60 mph6.8 s
0 - 100 mph13.6 s
0 - 120 mph20.3 s
Top speed290 kph (180 mph)
30 mph - 012 m (39 ft)
50 mph - 032 m (104 ft)

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
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Corvolet3  2y ago

 


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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/


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hostboy  2y ago

Straight 8, just like in a Hudson or a Packard!

 

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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.


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196ss  2y ago

The first thing that comes to my mind is the Alfa Romeo 8C.


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benni275  4y ago

there's a typo - it's correct name is "Uhlenhaut"

 

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FastestLaps  4y ago

Fixed.


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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.