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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: rmmchl on April 03, 2017, 00:18:13

Title: Vehicle weight
Post by: rmmchl on April 03, 2017, 00:18:13

What is the actual weight of our cars?  My 250 sl has the weights printed on the vin badge on the drivers door jamb. Do these cars weigh around 3800 pounds? Mine says 3780  pounds.  That seems heavy for a car this size.

Title: Re: Vehicle weight
Post by: Bonnyboy on April 03, 2017, 03:14:33

That sounds like loaded weight.  I have always read that the cars run from 2,900 (230sl)  to 3,000 lbs (280 sl) plus extra for the soft top which feels like 200 lbs but actually only 110 lbs

I assume things like power steering and air conditioning would increase weight.     

Title: Re: Vehicle weight
Post by: WRe on April 03, 2017, 05:38:55

Hi,
here you will find the dates:
https://www.sl113.org/wiki/Main/W113ModelData
http://www.pagodenteile.de/info/1.htm.
...WRe

Title: Re: Vehicle weight
Post by: TheEngineer on April 03, 2017, 23:35:58

Quote from: Bonnyboy on April 03, 2017, 03:14:33

plus extra for the soft top which feels like 200 lbs but actually only 110 lbs 

Do you mind if I make just a very small correction? "soft top" should read: "hard top" Just being picky.