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Mercedes-Benz SL

1954 – today

The Mercedes-Benz SL has been on sale since 1954. In that time it has had 12 generations or facelifts: W198 (1954), W121 (1955), W113 (1963), R107 (1971), R129 (1989), R129 restyling (1998), R230 (2001), R230 restyling (2006), R230 restyling 2008 (2008), R231 (2012), R231 restyling (2016) and R232 (2022).

Momeka has 59 versions with full specs, with petrol and plug-in hybrid engines, from 105 to 816 hp. 45 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Momeka can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a Mercedes-Benz SL, you can send them to complete it.

Years1954 – today
Generations12
Versions with specs59
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Generation by generation

1954

W198

1954 – 1963

  • 2 versions
  • 215 hp
  • Petrol

No photos of this generation yet.

1955

W121

1955 – 1963

  • 1 version
  • 105 hp
  • Petrol

No photos of this generation yet.

1963

W113

1963 – 1971

  • 3 versions
  • 150–170 hp
  • Petrol

No photos of this generation yet.

1971

R107

1971 – 1989

  • 8 versions
  • 185–240 hp
  • Petrol
  • 1 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

1989

R129

1989 – 1998

  • 7 versions
  • 190–394 hp
  • Petrol
  • 7 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

1998

R129 restyling

1998 – 2001

  • 4 versions
  • 204–394 hp
  • Petrol
  • 3 with service schedule
  • Code R129

No photos of this generation yet.

2001

R230

2001 – 2006

  • 6 versions
  • 245–612 hp
  • Petrol
  • 6 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

2006

R230 restyling

2006 – 2008

  • 5 versions
  • 272–612 hp
  • Petrol
  • 5 with service schedule
  • Code R230

No photos of this generation yet.

2008

R230 restyling 2008

2008 – 2012

  • 7 versions
  • 231–612 hp
  • Petrol
  • 7 with service schedule
  • Code R230

No photos of this generation yet.

2012

R231

2012 – 2016

  • 6 versions
  • 306–630 hp
  • Petrol
  • 6 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

2016

R231 restyling

2016 – 2021

  • 4 versions
  • 367–630 hp
  • Petrol
  • 4 with service schedule
  • Code R231

No photos of this generation yet.

2022

R232

On sale

2022 – today

  • 6 versions
  • 381–816 hp
  • Petrol
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 6 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

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