Mercedes-Benz 190SL
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| Mercedes-Benz 190SL | |
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| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Parent company | Daimler-Benz AG |
| Production | 1955-1963 25,881 built[1] |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Mercedes-Benz 230SL |
| Class | grand tourer |
| Body style(s) | 2 door coupé, roadster (comes with removable hardtop) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | Mercedes-Benz R121 |
| Engine(s) | 1897 cc M121 I4 |
| Transmission(s) | 4-speed manual, fully synchronized |
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm (94.5 in) |
| Length | 166.1 in (4219 mm) |
| Width | 65.5 in (1664 mm) |
| Height | 56 in (1422.4 mm) |
| Curb weight | 2552 lb (1158 kg) |
| Fuel capacity | 17 US gal (64 L/14 imp gal)[2] |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz 300SL Mercedes-Benz W120/121 |
The Mercedes-Benz 190SL was a two door grand touring convertible with a removable hardtop. It was produced by Mercedes-Benz from May, 1955 to February, 1963. A prototype was first shown at the New York Auto Show of 1954.
The 190SL was sold alongside the faster, more expensive Mercedes-Benz 300SL, which it closely resembled both in its styling and in its fully independent suspension, with both cars having double wishbone suspensions at the front and swing axles at the rear. However, the 190SL did not use the 300SL's purpose-built tubular spaceframe W198 platform, but was instead built on the shortened monocoque R121 platform, which was modified from the W121 small saloon platform.[3]
The 190SL was powered by a completely new, slightly oversquare 1.9L straight-four SOHC engine (Type M121 BII), that developed 105 PS (104 hp/77 kW) (or 120 gross hp) that earned itself a reputation for not running that smoothly[4] and that, in detuned form, was later also used in the W120 180 and W121 190 models. The car was available either as a soft-top convertible (initially priced at DM 16,500/$ 3,998[5]) or with removable hardtop (DM 17,650/$ 4,295). In its early life, the 190SL could also be had as a sports-racing model with small perspex windscreen and aluminum doors. In 1959, the hardtop's rear window was enlarged.
The 190SL was also referred to as the Nitribitt-Mercedes after the scandal surrounding the murder of the call girl Rosemarie Nitribitt, who owned a 190SL.
Both the 190SL and the 300SL were replaced by the Mercedes-Benz 230SL in 1963.
| Mercedes-Benz | 190SL | |||||
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| Produced: | 1955 - 1963 | |||||
| Engine: | 4-cylinder-inline engine (four-stroke), front-mounted | |||||
| Bore x Stroke: | 85 mm x 83.6 mm | |||||
| Displacement: | 1897 cc | |||||
| Max. Power @ rpm: | 105 PS (104 hp/77 kW) @ 5700 | |||||
| Max. Torque @ rpm: | 142 N·m (105 ft·lbf) @ 3200 | |||||
| Compression Ratio: | 8.5: 1, from 09/59 8.8:1 | |||||
| Fuel feed: | Double downdraft carburetter Solex 44PHH | |||||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 65 L (17.2 US gal/14.3 imp gal) | |||||
| Valvetrain: | SOHC, duplex chain | |||||
| Cooling: | Water | |||||
| Gearbox: | 4-speed manual, lever between seats rear wheel drive, standard axle ratio 3.90:1 |
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| Electrical system: | 12 volt | |||||
| Front suspension: | Double wishbones, coil springs, stabilising bar | |||||
| Rear suspension:: | Swing axle, coil springs | |||||
| Brakes: | Drum brakes (Ø 230 mm), power assisted | |||||
| Steering: | Recirculating ball steering | |||||
| Body structure: | Sheet steel, unibody construction | |||||
| Dry weight: | 1160 kg (2557 lb) (Hardtop: + 20 kg (44 lb)) | |||||
| Loaded weight: | 1400 kg (3086 lb), from 1961 1440 kg (3175 lb) | |||||
| Track front/ rear: |
1430 mm (56.3 in) 1475 mm (58.1 in) | |||||
| Wheelbase: | 2400 mm (94.5 in) | |||||
| Length: | 4220 mm (166.1 in) | |||||
| Width: | 1740 mm (68.5 in) | |||||
| Height: | 1320 mm (52 in) | |||||
| Tyre/Tire sizes: | 6.40-13 Sport | |||||
| Top speed: | 171 km/h (106 mph) | |||||
| Fuel Consumption (estimate): | 12.5 L/100 km (19 mpg–U.S. / 23 mpg–imp) | |||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Oswald, Werner (1. Auflage 2001). Deutsche Autos 1945-1990, Band 4. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-613-02131-5.
- ^ 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190E specifications
- ^ RitzSite Mercedes-Benz 190 SL 1955-1963; page 2
- ^ Oswald, op. cit., p. 31
- ^ US prices: Mike Covello: Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946-2002. Krause Publication, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87341-605-8, p. 528.
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| 4-cylinder | Sedan | W136 / W191 | W120 / W121 | W110 | W115 | W123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roadster | R121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-cylinder | Sedan | W187 | W105 / W180 / W128 | W111 | W114 | W123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | W187 | W180 / W128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Large car |
Sedan | W186 / W189 | W111 | W108 / W109 | W116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luxury | W188 | W112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limousine | W186 / W189 | W112 | W100 (600) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports | Roadster | W198 | W113 | R107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
