Premiere for the 220 SE Coupe

Date:
16 - 26 March 1961
Description:
The new 220 SE Coupé premieres at the Geneva Motor Show. A technically revised version of the 300 SL with disc brakes all around also makes its debut.

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The Mercedes-Benz 220 SE (W 111/112) from 1961 was the world's first coupé with a safety chassis based on the Béla Barényi patent.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL,
Schematic drawing of front suspension (left), rear suspension (right) with disc brakes,
1954 - 1963