Mercedes-Benz 600

See also Mercedes-Benz 600 (disambiguation) for other models called "600"

Mercedes-Benz 600
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Please include any external sites that were used in collaborating this data, including manufacturer sites, in this section. The Mercedes-Benz 600 was a large luxury automobile, intended to represent the absolute pinnacle of automobile engineering. When introduced in September, 1963, it had few competitors, except Rolls-Royce and some US-made limousines. It was intended to be driven primarily by a chauffeur, not the owner, thus a power divider window separating the front seats from the rear bench seat was available.

Production began in 1964 after considerable ramp-up, with most styles built through 1972. The oil crisis, as well as the introduction of new range of S-Class models, slowed demand. Modest production continued to 1981, however. During this time, 2,677 vehicles were made.

The 600 featured many luxuries, including a complex hydraulic system which powered everything with a pressure of 150 bar, from the windows and seats to the automatically closing doors. The model came in two main variants:

• short wheelbase
  • 4-door sedan, similar to a modern S600 sedan in layout.
  • 4-door sedan, but with a power divider window separating the front seats from the rear bench seat.

• long wheelbase chassis Pullman
  • 4-door limousine, featuring additional two rear-facing seats behind the driver compartment which was separated by a power divider window (in all but three built)
  • 6-door limousine, with two forward facing jump seats stationed at the additional middle two doors and a rear bench seat.

• A few of the limousines were made with a convertible top over the rear passenger compartment and were called landaulets. This was mainly intended for government use, by the Pope, or by the German government, e.g. in 1965 during the visit of Queen Elizabeth II, when she was accompanied by Kurt Georg Kiesinger in open-top tour in Baden-Württemberg. Production of this model ended a year early, in 1971.

Mercedes made two coupés, one of them as a gift for Dr. Rudolf Uhlenhaut when he retired. He had designed the car, together with Fritz Nallinger and Karl Wilfert

Some companies altered the car, according to wishes of customers. A funeral coach (hearse) was made from an SWB car. This car, and the two coupés mentioned above, survive to the present day in the United States.

The 600 was so heavy that the largest engine of Mercedes at that time, the 6-cylinder 300, was inadequate. Instead a new engine with more than twice the capacity was specially developed to move the vehicle and its hydraulically powered amenities, the massive 6.3L V8 "M100" engine with single overhead camshafts, dry sump and Bosch mechanical fuel injection. Adjustable air suspension gave the car a smooth ride and good handling over any road surface. Although the car's agility was inevitably compromised by its mass, the top end speed still was only equalled by the new Porsche 911.

Produced from 1964 to until 1981 in low numbers, this model had no equal in the Mercedes-Benz lineup until the introduction of the modern Maybach 57 and 62 models.

The 600's "M-100" engine and air suspension were fitted to the 300SEL 6.3 model in 1968, providing the lighter (and more affordable) car with more competent propulsion. Upon the introduction of the "W116" chassis, a larger version of the M-100 was installed in the limited-production Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9.

Apart from German and other governments and the Pope, famous owners of the 600 include numerous celebrities (Hugh Hefner, Elizabeth Taylor, John Lennon, Jason Kay, Aristotle Onassis, Jack Nicholson, Simon Spies, Bob Jane, Elvis Presley, Rowan Atkinson, Jeremy Clarkson<ref name="clarkson-mx5">Template:Citeweb</ref>), Communist rulers (Nicolae Ceauşescu, Josip Broz-Tito, Mao Zedong, Leonid Brezhnev,<ref>{{#if: Mercedes 600: Dahingleiten wie Breschnew

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Technical data Mercedes-Benz 600 (W100)<ref name=DeAutos45bis90Oswald>Template:Citation/core{{#if:|}}</ref> (Manufacturer's figures except where stated)

Mercedes-Benz	600	600 Pullman
Produced:	1963 - 1981
Engine:	8-cylinder-V engine (four-stroke), front-mounted
Bore x Stroke:	103 mm x 95 mm
Displacement:	6330 cc
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Fuel feed:	Sequential fuel injection, Bosch injection pump
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Valvetrain:	SOHC, duplex chains
Cooling:	Water
Gearbox:	4-speed automatic rear wheel drive, axle ratio 3.23:1
Electrical system:	12 volt
Front suspension:	Double wishbones, air suspension, rubber springs, stabilising bar
Rear suspension::	Low-pivot swing axle, radius arms, self-levelling air suspension, rubber springs, stabilising bar
Brakes:	Disc brakes (Ø 291 mm two-caliper front, 294.5 mm rear), power assisted
Steering:	Recirculating ball steering, power assisted
Body structure:	Sheet steel, unibody construction
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Tyre/Tire sizes:	9.00H15 Supersport (6PR)
Top speed:	207 km/h ({{#expr:207 * 0.621371192 round 0 }} mph)	200 km/h ({{#expr:200 * 0.621371192 round 0 }} mph)
Fuel Consumption (estimates):	Template:L100km	Template:L100km
Price Germany USA:	DM 56,500 (1964)− DM 144,100 (1978) $ 22,000 (1965) <ref>US prices: Mike Covello: Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946-2002, Krause Publication, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87341-605-8, p. 533</ref>	DM 63,500 (1964)− DM 165,500 (1978) $ 24,000 (1965)

See also

• Grosser Mercedes

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Class	Type	1940s				1950s										1960s										1970s
		6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
4-cylinder	sedan	W136/W191							W120/W121								W110								W115
	roadster										W121
6-cylinder	sedan						W187			W105/W180/W128							W111								W114								W123
	coupe						W187					W180/W128
large	sedan						W186/W189								W111				W108/W109							W116
	luxury							W188									W112
	limousine						W186/W189										W112				W100 (600)
sports	roadster									W198										W113									R107

External links

• Fórum Mercedes-Benz Brasil
• Begegnungen: Drei Zeitzeugen des 600