Description
The Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6. 9 is the high-performance top-of-the-line version of the W116 model S-Class luxury saloon. It was built by Daimler-Benz in Stuttgart, Germany and based on the long-wheelbase version of the W116 chassis introduced in 1972. The model was generally referred to in the company's literature as the "6. 9", to separate it from the regular 450SEL. It featured the largest engine of any non-American production car post WWII.
The 6. 9 was first shown to the motoring press at the Geneva Auto Show in 1974, and produced between 1975 and 1981 in extremely limited numbers.
