SGS Royale - Revision history

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	The cost? SGS quoted the price as being equal to 3.5 Mercedes W126s - about 350,000 DM or $925,000 in today's money. Needless to say, the Sultan of Brunei was the biggest customer, buying three of the six built.		The cost? SGS quoted the price as being equal to 3.5 Mercedes W126s - about 350,000 DM or $925,000 in today's money. Needless to say, the Sultan of Brunei was the biggest customer, buying three of the six built.

			==Gallery==

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			The '''SGS Royale''' was Styling Garage's most outrageous project. The car was loosely based upon the Mercedes W126 S-Class, and featured similar mechanicals - the engine remained the same 5.0 litre V8, and the gearbox was also retained. The seating arrangement inside, along with the general cabin architecture remained the same - but this is where the similarities end. The Royale is a typical car of the 1980's 'greed is good' mindset, and was built for those who had decided that the biggest Mercedes-Benz just wasn't big enough.

			==Unconventional Coachwork==

			The Royale was a stretched S-Class Mercedes. So far, so boring. However, unlike any other faux-limo, the Royale was stretched not only in length, but in width and height too. The widening of the chassis, by 100 mm, allowed three full-size seats to be set side-by-side in the rear of the car - but if specified, the seat could be replaced by a large centre console which was large enough to accomodate a large television, along with a VHS player, and a sound system complete with graphics equalizer and amplifier.

			The Royale was offered in three variations of stretch - the shortest was stretched by 300 mm, with 700 mm and 1200 mm stretches completing the range. Every other body component was enlarged too - the doors on all models were enlarged by 150 mm. The three-way stretching allowed the Royale to retain the proportions of the original Mercedes, but take on a size akin to a Hummer.

			Of course, adding such bodywork and onboard fripperies in turn increased the weight of the car. To allow the chassis to cope, SGS fitted new suspension with self-levelling - but this was the extent of their mechanical fettling.

			The cost? SGS quoted the price as being equal to 3.5 Mercedes W126s - about 350,000 DM or $925,000 in today's money. Needless to say, the Sultan of Brunei was the biggest customer, buying three of the six built.

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| aka
| Styling Garage Royale
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| Production
| 1985
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| Class
| Super Luxury
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| Body Style
| Four-door Saloon
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Length
| 6195 mm
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| Width
| 2016 mm
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| Height
| 1530 mm
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| Wheelbase
| 4130 mm
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Weight
| c. 3,000 kg
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| Transmission
| Four-speed Automatic
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| Engine
| 4973 cc V8, naturally aspirated
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| Power
| 242 bhp
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| Similar
| [[Mercedes 500 SEC]]
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| Designer
| [[Christian Hahn]]
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