petroldieselLPG
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
- LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1952–1994
- body
- sedan, convertible, coupé
- engine
- 2.5 L–3.8 L
- cylinders
- 5–8
- turbo
- some versions
- power
- 78–239 hp
- drive
- all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic, manual
- seats
- 4
- doors
- 3
- weight
- 1,596 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- 185 g/km
- US rating
- 15–26 mpg
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- Compact Cars, Large Cars, Midsize Cars, Midsize Station Wagons, Midsize-Large Station Wagons, Subcompact Cars, Two Seaters
- avg new price NL
- € 93.856
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
3,305 are registered in the Netherlands today, #360 of all models. Most common build year: 1986 (667 cars).
19521994
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (30)
- 300 D 1,245
- 300 Se 298
- 300 E 260
- 300 SL-24 U9 244
- 300 SL U9 241
- 300 SL 213
- 300 178
- 300 Ce-24 Cabrio U9 127
- 300 Se U9 82
- 300 Se K6 71
- 300 SL K6 64
- 300 Ce-24 U9 53
- 300 D Turbo 43
- 300 E U9 33
- 300 Ce-24 19
- 300 E-24 U9 16
- 300 SL Roadster 13
- 300 D Oxykat 12
- 300 SL-24 11
- 300 Te-24 U9 11
- 300 S 11
- 300 TD-I 10
- 300 E 4 Matic U9 8
- 300 D Turbo Oxykat 7
- 300 Se Automatic 7
- 300 Se Coupe 7
- 300 E-24 6
- 300 D Lang 5
- 300 E 4 Matic 5
- 300 C 5
🇺🇸 US versions (85)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1993. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 300CE | 3.2 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 1993 | 300D 2.5 Turbo | 2.5 L 5 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Diesel | 26 | 9.0 |
| 1993 | 300E | 3.2 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 1993 | 300E 2.8 | 2.8 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 1993 | 300E 4Matic | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 1993 | 300SD | 3.5 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Diesel | 19 | 12.4 |
| 1993 | 300SE | 3.2 L 6 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
| 1993 | 300SL | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Manual 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1993 | 300SL | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 1993 | 300TE | 3.2 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1993 | 300TE 4Matic | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 1992 | 300CE | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 1992 | 300D 2.5 Turbo | 2.5 L 5 cyl turbo | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Diesel | 25 | 9.4 |
| 1992 | 300E | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1992 | 300E 2.6 | 2.6 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 20 | 11.8 |
| 1992 | 300E 4Matic | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1992 | 300SD | 3.5 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Diesel | 19 | 12.4 |
| 1992 | 300SE | 3.2 L 6 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 15 | 15.7 |
| 1992 | 300SL | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Manual 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 1992 | 300SL | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 5-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 1992 | 300TE | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 17 | 13.8 |
| 1992 | 300TE 4Matic | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | 4-Wheel or AWD | Premium | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1991 | 300CE | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 1991 | 300D 2.5 Turbo | 2.5 L 5 cyl turbo | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Diesel | 26 | 9.0 |
| 1991 | 300E | 3.0 L 6 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.