I was today years old when I discovered that the Mercedes R129 had strut front suspension. WAT!? How did I miss this in the last 30+ years? Maybe I forgot. Ha.

I guess this layout has been a staple on Mercs forever but for some reason I thought the R129 was more "sports car bespoke". I wonder if the later R-chassis cars are strut too...

Here's that flappy paddle shift kit for the 722 I was referring to earlier.

https://www.ofgear.dk/

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Porsche 928 (Late 16V w/ 5sp) vs Mercedes SL500 (R129).

Assume the R129 has flappy paddles via aftermarket kit or has been 5sp swapped (trying to make sorta apples-to-apples).

Given similar pricing and "gas-n-go" condition which would you pick?

Why?

Fight! 😀

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