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Mercedes-Benz300SEL 6.3
Production1967–1972
Recorded originGermany
Also known asMercedes Benz Waxenberger · Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
Power247 hp
Built6,526 units
Background
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 is a full-sized luxury performance car built by Mercedes-Benz from 1967 to 1972. It featured the company's powerful 6.3-litre M100 V8 from the flagship 600 (W100) limousine installed in the normally six-cylinder powered Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL (W109). The result was a nearly 2-ton sports sedan with muscle car performance. At the time of its release it was one of the world's fastest four-door cars.
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High-performance version of the flagship W109 sedan, fitted by engineer Erich Waxenberger with the 600 limousine's V8; widely regarded as the world's fastest production sedan at its 1968 debut, and the spiritual precursor to AMG's big-engine luxury sedans.