Mercedes-Benz 420 SL
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The Mercedes-Benz 420 SL is a V8-powered luxury roadster from the R107 generation, produced in the 1980s and known for its refined performance and classic, long-running SL design.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 420 SL canonical | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz 420 SL (R107) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13290385 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercedes-Benz 420 SL Context triple: [Mercedes-Benz R107, marketedAs, Mercedes-Benz 420 SL]
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A.
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
The Mercedes-Benz 280 SL is a classic luxury roadster from the late 1970s and 1980s, renowned for its refined inline-six engine, solid build quality, and timeless R107-series styling.
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B.
Mercedes-Benz 380 SL
The Mercedes-Benz 380 SL is a luxury two-seat roadster from the early 1980s R107 series, known for its refined V8 performance, solid build quality, and classic open-top grand-touring character.
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C.
Mercedes-Benz 560 SL
The Mercedes-Benz 560 SL is a late-production R107-series luxury roadster, prized for its V8 performance, classic styling, and status as one of the most desirable vintage SL models.
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D.
300 SL Gullwing
The 300 SL Gullwing is an iconic 1950s Mercedes-Benz sports car renowned for its distinctive upward-opening doors, advanced engineering, and status as one of the first production cars with fuel injection.
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E.
Mercedes-Benz 230 SL "Pagoda"
The Mercedes-Benz 230 SL "Pagoda" is a classic 1960s two-seat roadster renowned for its distinctive concave hardtop roof, elegant design, and advanced engineering for its era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercedes-Benz 420 SL Target entity description: The Mercedes-Benz 420 SL is a V8-powered luxury roadster from the R107 generation, produced in the 1980s and known for its refined performance and classic, long-running SL design.
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A.
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
The Mercedes-Benz 280 SL is a classic luxury roadster from the late 1970s and 1980s, renowned for its refined inline-six engine, solid build quality, and timeless R107-series styling.
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B.
Mercedes-Benz 380 SL
The Mercedes-Benz 380 SL is a luxury two-seat roadster from the early 1980s R107 series, known for its refined V8 performance, solid build quality, and classic open-top grand-touring character.
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C.
Mercedes-Benz 560 SL
The Mercedes-Benz 560 SL is a late-production R107-series luxury roadster, prized for its V8 performance, classic styling, and status as one of the most desirable vintage SL models.
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D.
300 SL Gullwing
The 300 SL Gullwing is an iconic 1950s Mercedes-Benz sports car renowned for its distinctive upward-opening doors, advanced engineering, and status as one of the first production cars with fuel injection.
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E.
Mercedes-Benz 230 SL "Pagoda"
The Mercedes-Benz 230 SL "Pagoda" is a classic 1960s two-seat roadster renowned for its distinctive concave hardtop roof, elegant design, and advanced engineering for its era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class variant
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automobile model ⓘ luxury roadster ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door roadster ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes ⓘ |
| category | 1980s automobiles ⓘ |
| class | grand tourer ⓘ |
| drivetrain | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement | 4.2 L ⓘ |
| engineFamily | Mercedes-Benz M116 V8 ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| generation | R107 ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz ⓘ |
| marketAvailability |
Europe
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Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| modelYears | 1986–1989 ⓘ |
| notableAbsence | not officially sold in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long-running classic SL design
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refined V8 performance ⓘ |
| notableReputation |
collectible classic car
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high build quality ⓘ |
| platform |
Mercedes-Benz R107 platform
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linked to:
Mercedes-Benz R107
|
| predecessor |
Mercedes-Benz 350 SL (R107)
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linked to:
Mercedes-Benz 560 SL
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| productionEnd | 1989 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1985 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (R107)
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linked to:
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W198)
Mercedes-Benz 500 SL (R107) ⓘ
linked to:
Mercedes-Benz SL 500
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| roofType |
removable hardtop
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soft top convertible ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| segment | premium sports car ⓘ |
| series |
Mercedes-Benz R107 SL-Class
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linked to:
Mercedes-Benz R107
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| steering | power-assisted recirculating ball ⓘ |
| successor |
Mercedes-Benz 500 SL (R129)
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linked to:
Mercedes-Benz SL 500
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| transmissionOption |
4-speed automatic
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5-speed manual ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mercedes-Benz 420 SL Description of subject: The Mercedes-Benz 420 SL is a V8-powered luxury roadster from the R107 generation, produced in the 1980s and known for its refined performance and classic, long-running SL design.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
R107
linked to: Mercedes-Benz 420 SL