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Written by Tom Harrison
Welcome to, as of its release in the mid-Eighties, the most powerful Mercedes production car ever. Well, kinda. Yep, the 560 SEC is the Eighties" S-Class Coupe - a big, boaty two-door GT car for cannoning down Autobahns at an entirely legal and completely possible 155mph. One of our favourite old barges from that blocky Eighties/Nineties period when Mercs weren"t built, they were hewn. In Europe its 5.6-litre V8 made 300bhp and 336lb ft, giving 0-62mph in a shade under seven seconds. But this "Blackberry Pearl" example, which is heading to auction on 8 March, is an American 560. That means thanks to emissions regulations it only makes a paltry 238bhp, but the fact it"s only done 8,000 miles from new, that it"s in superb condition, finished in a rare colour and is among the last built make it nonetheless hugely desirable. We would.
Date written: 3 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15017
Welcome to, as of its release in the mid-Eighties, the most powerful Mercedes production car ever. Well, kinda. Yep, the 560 SEC is the Eighties" S-Class Coupe - a big, boaty two-door GT car for cannoning down Autobahns at an entirely legal and completely possible 155mph. One of our favourite old barges from that blocky Eighties/Nineties period when Mercs weren"t built, they were hewn. In Europe its 5.6-litre V8 made 300bhp and 336lb ft, giving 0-62mph in a shade under seven seconds. But this "Blackberry Pearl" example, which is heading to auction on 8 March, is an American 560. That means thanks to emissions regulations it only makes a paltry 238bhp, but the fact it"s only done 8,000 miles from new, that it"s in superb condition, finished in a rare colour and is among the last built make it nonetheless hugely desirable. We would.
Date written: 3 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15017
