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W109
Replica
The Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 was a full-sized luxury performance car. It featured the company's powerful V8 from the flagship 600 limousine. The result was one of the world's fastest 4-door cars. AMG, back then a small local tuning workshop, modified a 300 SEL to compete in racing events, nicknamed "Red Sow", which finished 2nd in the 24 Hours of Spa in 1971, putting AMG forever on the map. Its racing career was short-lived, due to the lack of suitable tyres. The car was sold to French company Matra, which used it for test of jet fighter landing gear, but it didn't survive. This is a replica.
6.834 cc
V8
428 hp
Mercedes - The Story of the Star
19/09/2025 - 22/02/2026
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
February 2026
lucky enough to drive one of these the other day so here's a shot of the dashboard information screen taken with my mobile phone (in the dark!) hence the poor resolution.
El segundo en Celanova. Se podría decir que es un coche "común" para mí, pero me siguen impresionando como la primera vez. Este tiene 173.000 millas/278.000 kms.
Mercedes-Benz made in Germany .
Klassisches Automobiltreffen in Eptingen / Schweiz .
Classical Carmeeting in Eptingen / Switzerland .
The Mercedes-Benz W220 was a range of flagship sedans which, as the fourth generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class, replaced the W140 S-Class after model year 1998 — with long and short wheelbase versions, performance and luxury options; available four-wheel drive; and a range of diesel as well as gas/petrol V6, V8, and V12 engines. Compared to its predecessor, the W220 had somewhat smaller exterior dimensions but offered greater interior volume.
The W220 was available with more engine options than the W126 or W140. The range started with a smaller 2.8L 201 hp (150 kW) V6 motor. The 3.2L 224 hp (167 kW) V6, which was superseded by an enlarged 3.7L 245 hp (183 kW) V6 in the S 350.
The S 430, powered by a 4.3L 279 hp (208 kW) V8. The S 500 was powered by a 5.0L 302 hp (225 kW) V8.
The S 600 ('01-'02) was outfitted with a 5.8L 362 hp (270 kW) V12 engine while the later versions ('03-'06) sported a twin-turbocharged (or Bi-Turbo) 493 hp (368 kW) 5.5L V12.
Production of the 220-series totalled 484,683 units, slightly more than the production totals from the W140.
Production ended in late 2005, when the W220 was replaced by the W221 S-Class.