The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (Gullwing) is a German passenger sports car that was first presented to the public at the International Motor Sports Show in 1954. Production of the Gullwin version took place from 1954 to 1957, and the Roadster version from 1957 to 1963. It was located at the plants in Stuttgart, Germany. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing featured, above all, atypical doors that open upwards, resembling gulls, which gave the model a very interesting style and clearly distinguished it from the competition. Another interesting solution was the raised steering wheel, which allowed the driver to sit down. The engine, which was taken from the Mercedes 300 S car, with direct fuel injection and a spatial, welded frame, was also innovative. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL in the Gullwing version was powered by a 220 HP 6-cylinder engine with a capacity of 3 liters. It allowed to reach a top speed of 250 km / h, and acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h was 8.8 seconds. Already in the course of production, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL was considered a luxury car, and its price in Germany reached 29,000 marks, which was a huge price at that time. At the moment, on the collector's market, single copies of this car reach prices close to $ 1 million.
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a German sports car, which was created on the initiative of the AMG company based in Affalterbach. The car was presented to the public for the first time during the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009, and its short series production was carried out in 2010-2014. The basic version of the car's body is a coupe, in 2012 the roadster version was presented, which underwent a slight change in the body design. A year later (2013), the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive version appeared, which is powered by four electric motors with a total power of 751 HP, and its acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h is only 3.9 seconds! These performances make this version of the SLS AMG the most powerful electric vehicle in the world. It is worth noting that the versions of the SMS AMG powered by combustion engines have a power of 571 HP to 631 HP, and their maximum speed is up to 320 km / h. Each engine is assembled by hand, by dedicated AMG employees. The unit price in Poland in 2009/2010 for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG oscillated around 800-850 thousand. zloty.