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Originally Posted by Dottore
There must be a serious discrepancy between the European and US cars.
Horsepower figures in Europe:
380 SL - 218hp
420 SL - 218hp
450 SL - 225hp
500 SL - 240hp
560 SL - 230hp
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yes, there was a big discrepancy.
That 560SL number would be about right for an 86-89 US model 560SL.
But the US '81 380SL only had around 150-155 hp. It's really not adequate for a car of that weight. That's in addition to the other issues that engine had.
Like I said in my first post, given the costs of owning, maintaining, insuring, finding a place to store (or taking up garage space), I wouldn't really care for an early 80s 380SL, even if it were free. I'd rather pay for a 560SL. They aren't that expensive right now.