Mercedes-Benz · 1967–1972
Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3
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 (but still premium) 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. A total of 6,526 300 SEL 6.3s were produced, and though quite costly to maintain are very collectible today.
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Successor: Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9
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Specifications
- name
- Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
- Manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz
- Production
- 1967–1972, 6,526 built
- Assembly
- West Germany: Stuttgart
- Platform
- Mercedes-Benz W109
- Class
- Full-size luxury car
- Layout
- FR layout
- Engine
- 6332 cc M100 V8
- Transmission
- 4-speed K4B 050 automatic
- Wheelbase
- 2865 mm
- Length
- 5000 mm
- Width
- 1810 mm
- Height
- 1420 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1780 kg
- Successor
- Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9
- Designer
- Paul Bracq, Erich Waxenberger
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3089028CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_300_SEL_6.3CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1365747512 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_W109_fl.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Herranderssvensson · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.