(W109): Volume de produção do modelo 300SEL 6.3 - 1968/1972

[size=undefined]The 300SEL 6.3 model was introduced in the United States in June 1968, quite appropriately at the Laguna Seca race course, with Rudolf Uhlenhautin attendance. He pointed out that the car had better road-holding ability, braking potential, suspension stability, and maneuverability than any comperable automobile in the world. It had first been shown in Europe in March 1968.
With the 6,332 cubic centimeter fuel-injected 300-horsepower (SAE) V-8 engine installed in the slightly modified but outwardly regular sedan body of the New Generation type, the car weighed 3,835 pounds and had a power-to-weight ratio of 12.8 pounds per horsepower. Performance was truly fantastic, especially when Uhlenhaut demonstrated the car's abilities.
The sedan had the air suspension of the 600 series and many extra features were included as standard items, such as air conditioning, radio, leather upholstery, power steering, and power windows. Except for the numbers 6.3 on the trunk lid, the car was not distinguishable from the regular 300SEL model.
After exhaustively testing the car, Road & Track magazine called it "the greatest sedan in the world" and summarized the test, stating that the 6.3 was "truly the executive road racer ... does more different things well than any other single car."
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