New Car Sales Atlas Beta

How many Mercedes-Benz SL-Class vehicles were sold in Australia in 1997?

See how many Mercedes-Benz SL-Class vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
1997 ×Mercedes-Benz ×SL-Class ×
Mercedes-Benz SL-Classs sold
79
1997
Peak year
1997
79 sales
Share of Mercedes-Benz
1.4%
of all Mercedes-Benz sales
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1997, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class recorded 79 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 1.4% of Mercedes-Benz's sales in 1997. It was the highest annual result in the loaded history.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Mercedes-Benz SL-Class.
2026 price$463,900
Body typeConvertible
PowertrainCombustion
Fuel typePremium Unleaded
Drive4x4
TransmissionAutomatic With Manual Mode
Seats4
Fuel use14.6L/100km
Warranty60 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,705mm × 1,915mm × 1,353mm
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class · Matched internally as Mercedes-Benz SL

Historical sales trend

Current total for 1997 · Mercedes-Benz · SL-Class.

Sales by year: 1997 · Mercedes-Benz · SL-Class

Year-by-year totals for 1997 · Mercedes-Benz · SL-Class.
YearTotalvs prev
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Purchase data

Mercedes-Benz model context: SL-Class

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Mercedes-Benz range for 1997.
Rank in Mercedes-Benz#7
SL-Class sales79
Share of Mercedes-Benz1.4%
1
C-Class
1,99735.5%
2
E-Class
1,79031.8%
3
C180
1,11219.8%
4
SLK-Class
3406.0%
5
S-Class
1622.9%
6
CLK-Class
1312.3%
7
SL-Class
791.4%
8
CL-Class
180.3%

Key notes: 1997 · Mercedes-Benz · SL-Class

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1997: 79
Mercedes-Benz total in 1997: 5,629
Model context uses Mercedes-Benz range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1997/mercedes-benz/sl-class
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.