Mercedes Benz SL 600 - Technology

Technology of the Mercedes Benz SL 600

TheMercedes Benz SL 600 uses in separate and shorter, but not for reasons of stability of lighter body substantially parallel to each of the drives built Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the first S-Class (W140), then its successor S-Class (W220). Since the construction of the Mercedes Benz SL 600 (typically including the R129) is considerably longer ranges than the corresponding sedans, when it came to R129 a model transition with partial change of drive.

Here, the transition from the traditional four-valve six-cylinder in the new three-valve V6 engine was that much cheaper to produce significantly in the frontal impact and are safer. Even in the eight-cylinders was changed from four-to three-valve technology of the Mercedes Benz SL 600.