322 bhp

0-60 mph(0-100 km/h) in 6.4 seconds

Top speed of 164 mph(264 km/h)

5.0 liter 303cui Daimler-BenzV8 engine

4-speed Daimler automatic transmission

4,145 lbs (1,880 kg)

Features aftermarket chrome wheels and a color matching detachable hard-top

From the 1994 year model onwards, Mercedes-Benz renamed the trim level from “500 SL” to “SL 500”

On February 5th 1992, Princess Diana of Whales became the first member of the British royal family to own a foreign car when she purchase a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL. Considered a controversy, she would return the vehicle later that same year, due to media pressure