Mercedes 500, history and evolution

Mercedes 500 called "easy comfort" appeared on the roads of Germany, and then throughout Europe in 1951. The car was produced in two versions, a sedan and a convertible. In the sedan version, the Mercedes 500 was going from 1951 to 1954, and a convertible was produced from 1951 to 1955. Then the car began to be produced in a sporty lightweight format under the name Mercedes-Benz CL with a powerful six-cylinder engine running on high octane gasoline. The type of coupe was compact, which, however, did not reduce the level of comfort in the cabin. The machine was successfully produced until 1971 in the main format and in several additional modifications.

Mercedes 500
After the wheelbase of the Mercedes 500 was significantly increased, it became possible to make the car heavier, making it closer to the executive class. The need for this decision was dictated by the increased demand for large sports cars. Two new models appeared at once, SLC 350 and SLC 450, both cars with eight-cylinder V-type engines. In mid-1974, the lightweight SLC 280 model with an in-line six-cylinder engine joined these two cars, and in 1978 the SLC 450-5 stood on a par with the semi-sports predecessors and was immediately renamed the SLC 500. However, soon, in the fall of 1980, production of all Four models were discontinued.

Mercedes 500 photo
The success of the SLC 500 was more than modest. The fuel crisis of the seventies did not allow the development of the production of sports and semi-sports cars. The active competition of E-class cars, in particular, the Mercedes S-123, affected . Roadsters stepped on their heels, and in such a difficult environment, the release of the Mercedes 500 resumed to finally close in 1989. However, the story did not end there, although the pause lasted nearly ten years. In the spring of 1999, the Mercedes 500 appeared and was announced as an independent representative of the new CL-class. According to its external data, this Mercedes was suitable for the role of the flagship in the hierarchy of coupe models.

mercedes 500 Price
The further development of the Mercedes 500 was marked by the appearance under the hood of the new V8 CL63 AMG engine with 420 hp, and a little later, in 2004, the V12 CL65 AMG with 610 hp was installed on the car. Heavy-duty power plants did not solve the main problem, sales of the Mercedes 500 were kept low due to the high cost. And in 2006, car production was once again suspended. A new CL-class was already approaching, and in October 2006 this car was presented to the general public. The production group abandoned the heavy-duty V12 CL65 AMG engine, and the new motor met the V8 CL63 AMG parameters and was significantly less powerful.

Mercedes 500 Convertible
In 2010, the updated Mercedes 500, the photo of which you can see in the article, underwent an additional deep restyling, as a result of which the car received completely new bumpers, a more elaborate radiator grille, LED elements were inserted into the headlights, illuminating the optics with purple rays, the taillights became more academic , with a dominant red color. The reversing lamps changed their location, from the bottom of the rear bumper they migrated into niches along the edges of the license plate. Currently, the car is produced in small series and is still quite expensive. However, some Mercedes 500 models , the price of which was previously held at a high level, today cost between $ 22,000 and $ 35,000.


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