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            | Car name | 
            
                Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
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                Chevrolet Beretta
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            | Car type | 
            
                passenger cars
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                passenger cars
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            | Car body type | 
            
                coupe
             | 
            
                coupe
             | 
        
        
            | Model | 
            
                mercedes
             | 
            
                chevrolet
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            | Variant | 
            
                190_sl
             | 
            
                beretta
             | 
        
        
            | Modification | 
            
                1.9 MT (105 hp)
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                3.1 AT (150 hp)
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            | Release of cars | 
            
                1955
             | 
            
                1987
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            | The end of production | 
            
                1963
             | 
            
                1996
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                    |  Engine  | 
                
                
                    | Boost type | 
                    No | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Compression ratio | 
                    8.5 | 
                    9.6 | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder arrangement | 
                    in-line | 
                    V-shaped | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder diameter and piston stroke, mm | 
                    85 × 83.6 | 
                    89 × 84 | 
                
                
                    | Engine capacity, cm³ | 
                    1897 | 
                    3137 | 
                
                
                    | Engine location | 
                    front, transverse | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Engine power supply system | 
                    carburetor | 
                    distributed injection | 
                
                
                    | Engine type | 
                    petrol | 
                    petrol | 
                
                
                    | Maximum power, hp/kW at rpm | 
                    105 / 77 at 5700 | 
                    150 / 110 at 4800 | 
                
                
                    | Maximum torque, N*m at rpm | 
                    142 at 3200 | 
                    240 at 4000 | 
                
                
                    | Number of cylinders | 
                    4 | 
                    6 | 
                
                
                    | Number of valves per cylinder | 
                    2 | 
                    2 | 
                
                
                    |  General information  | 
                
                
                    | Brand country | 
                    Germany | 
                    USA | 
                
                
                    | Car class | 
                    No | 
                    C | 
                
                
                    | Model assembly | 
                    Germany | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Number of doors | 
                    2 | 
                    2 | 
                
                
                    |  Performance indicators  | 
                
                
                    | Acceleration to 100 km/h, s | 
                    No | 
                    9.2 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel consumption, l city / highway / combined | 
                    — / — / 12.5 | 
                    — / — / 8.3 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel type | 
                    No | 
                    80 | 
                
                
                    | Maximum speed, km/h | 
                    171 | 
                    190 | 
                
                
                    |  Sizes in mm  | 
                
                
                    | Front track width | 
                    1430 | 
                    1419 | 
                
                
                    | Ground clearance | 
                    No | 
                    150 | 
                
                
                    | Height | 
                    1320 | 
                    1346 | 
                
                
                    | Length | 
                    4290 | 
                    4757 | 
                
                
                    | Rear track width | 
                    1475 | 
                    1438 | 
                
                
                    | Wheel size | 
                    No | 
                    195 / 70 / R14 | 
                
                
                    | Wheelbase | 
                    2400 | 
                    2627 | 
                
                
                    | Width | 
                    1740 | 
                    1727 | 
                
                
                    |  Suspension and brakes  | 
                
                
                    | Front brakes | 
                    drum | 
                    disk ventilated | 
                
                
                    | Rear brakes | 
                    drum | 
                    drum | 
                
                
                    | Type of front suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    | Type of rear suspension | 
                    dependent, spring | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    |  Transmission  | 
                
                
                    | Drive type | 
                    rear | 
                    front | 
                
                
                    | Number of gears | 
                    4 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    | Transmission | 
                    mechanical | 
                    automatic | 
                
                
                    |  Volume and weight  | 
                
                
                    | Curb weight, kg | 
                    1400 | 
                    1320 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel tank capacity, l | 
                    65 | 
                    59 | 
                
                
                    | Gross weight, kg | 
                    No | 
                    1870 | 
                
                
                    | Trunk volume min/max, l | 
                    No | 
                    383 |