The interior of the 300 SL shows the noble sports car - solid, but not luxurious. By default, the seat cover is available in three plaid patterns. But most customers opt for leather. For the body of metallic silver was the standard color, also liked was red, dark blue and black ordered.
Umklappbares steering wheel for easy access
Getting into the 300 SL requires practice due to the tight space - after all, it is a sports car. So that the legs can easily be threaded toward pedals, the steering wheel can be folded down. Following the arrival convinced the ergonomics: the arms grip the steering wheel at exactly the right distance, the feet can easily find the pedals. The 300 SL is a drivers car. The dashboard of the 300 SL looks very tidy and very clear, in the principal field of vision are the tachometer and speedometer.
The press of the time
The contemporary press is full of praise for the 300 SL. "Autosport" says: "The 300 SL is a car with a beautiful appearance, coupled with an almost unbelievable performance. Its design and its production quality are downright excellent, the whole concept represents an uncompromising realization of all new ideas. "
"Road & Track" writes after the first test: "If a comfortable interior is consistent with a remarkably good driveability, with uncanny wheel grip, a smooth and precise steering and a performance that approaches the best known car close and they even able to surpass is to say only one thing., the sports car of the future has become a reality "
And "auto motor und sport" states: "Among the sports cars of our time, the Mercedes 300 SL is the most refined and at the same time the most fascinating - a dream of a car."
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