[edit] History

Updated Mercedes-Benz W124The W124 was a substantial, mid-sized luxury vehicle platform, the last in a long line of "money-no-object" Mercedes saloons and was the result of extensive development. Estate cars (and optionally, saloons) had self-levelling rear suspension very similar to that of a Citroën BX; with gas-pressurised spheres, levelling suspension struts and an underbonnet pressurising pump. Unlike Citroën, Mercedes used rear springs as well as struts. Front suspension was more conventional.


Pre-update Mercedes-Benz W124 wagon/estate
1993 Mercedes-Benz 400EIt represented the pinnacle of road-going automotive technology at its introduction, incorporating innovations that were praised by the entire motoring press. It had one of the lowest coefficient of drag (CD) of any vehicle of the time (0.28 for the 200/200D model for European market with 185/65 R15 tires) due to its aerodynamic body (and set off a styling trend that was consequently copied by the entire industry) including plastic molding for the undercarriage to streamline airflow beneath the car, reducing fuel consumption and wind noise. It had a single windscreen wiper that extended and contracted in a synchronized manner to cover more surface area (by means of a mechanism at its base). It even had rear headrests that would fold down at the touch of a button on the dash to improve rearward visibility when appropriate. With the exemption of the 200, which was equipped with a Stromberg carburator but was not available to the United States, fuel injection was standard, and the engines incorporated various other features that resulted in the performance of some models rivalling that of certain sports cars of the time (within reason). It set the benchmark for passenger vehicles for the next decade or so.


Pre-update Mercedes-Benz W124 estate
Post-update Mercedes Benz- W124 estate
Post-update Mercedes Benz- W124 estate
Post-update Mercedes Benz- W124 estateThe estate cars came in 5- or 7-seat models, the 7-seater having a rear-facing bench seat that folded flush into the floor. Both models had a split rear seat which folded flat to give almost 2 metres of load space with a retractable luggage compartment cover and retractable cargo net. The W124 estate continued in production alongside the new W210 until the W210 estate launched more than a year later.

SsangYong Motor Company of Korea licensed the W124 design and continues to produce a stretched version of the W124 as the Chairman, with a Ssangyong badge. It has a 2.9 m wheelbase and 3.2 L Mercedes straight-6 engine.

The W124 series is now recognised as one of the best-built and most reliable of Mercedes models. The W210, its successor, was one of the first products of a new regime that stopped the "over engineering" of Mercedes cars to reduce costs


[edit] Sportline Option
Mercedes-Benz offered an option called "Sportline" for the W124 and W201 chassis cars. This option was available in the North American market for the 1992-93 model year 190E 2.6, 1992-93 300E/300CE and 1993-95 E320/E320 Coupe. In the European market, however, the "SportLine" option was available for all body styles (e.g., estate/wagon, convertible) not just the sedan or coupes. The option package included Sport Seating, wider low-profile wheels and tires, quick ratio steering, "Sportline" badges on the fender molding and transmission shifter, lowered ride height and most importantly a specially tuned suspension including specific springs, struts, swaybars, and bushings. Since the option can fit all body styles, it is popular upgrade that uses Mercedes-specific parts.


[edit] 500E
Between 1991 and 1994, Mercedes sold a sport version of the W124, the Mercedes-Benz 500E, created in close cooperation with Porsche. Each 500E was hand-built by Porsche, being transported back and forth between the Mercedes plant and Porsche's Rossle-Bau plant in Zuffenhausen during assembly---taking a full 18 days to complete each model. Design began in 1989 and into 1991. Between 1992 and 1994, Mercedes/Porsche built a total of 10479 500Es. Of these, 1505 of the "super" sports sedans were imported into the USA between 1992-1994, or roughly 500 cars per year of importation. Called the 500E through model year 1993, in 1994 it was face-lifted along with the rest of the range and renamed the E500.


[edit] Models
Chassis code Years Model Engine Body style
124.026 1987–1989 260E 2.6 L M103 I6 sedan
1990–1992 300E 2.6 sedan
124.028 1993 300E 2.8 2.8 L M104 I6 sedan
124.023 1984-1992 230E 2.3 2.3 L M102 I4 sedan
124.023 1984-1992 230CE 2.3 2.3 L M102 I4 coupé
124.030 1986–1992 300E 3.0 L M103 I6 sedan
124.032 1993–1995 300E 3.2 L M104 I6 sedan
1993–1995 E320 sedan
124.034 1992–1995 400E 4.2 L M119 V8 sedan
1992–1995 E420 sedan
124.036 1992–1993 500E 5.0 L M119 V8 sedan
1994–1995 E500 sedan
124.050 1988–1989 300CE 3.0 L M103 I6 coupé
124.051 1990–1993 300CE 3.2 L M104 I6 coupé
124.052 1994–1995 300CE/E320 coupé
124.066 1993–1995 300CE/E320 coupé
124.090 1988–1989 300TE 3.0 L M103 I6 station wagon
124.091 1992 300TE-24V 3.0 L M104 I6 station wagon
124.092 1993 300TE/E320 3.2 L M104 I6 station wagon
124.120 1986–1989 200D 2.0 L OM601 Diesel I4 sedan
124.128 1990–1993 300D 2.5 2.5 L OM602 Diesel I5 sedan
124.131 1994-1995 E300 Diesel 3.0 L OM606 Diesel I6 sedan
124.133 1987 300D 3.0 L OM603 turbo/NA Diesel I6 sedan
124.193 1987 300TD station wagon
124.230 1990–1993 300E 4MATIC 3.0 L M103 I6 sedan
124.290 1990–1993 300TE 4MATIC station wagon


[edit] Engines
M102 I4
M111 . 111.960 I4
M103 I6
M104 I6
M119 V8
OM601 Diesel I4
OM602 Diesel I5
OM603 Diesel I6
OM605 Diesel I5
OM606 Diesel I6

 

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