Mercedes-Benz W124

Mercedes-Benz W124
1988 Mercedes-Benz W 124
Overview
Manufacturer	Daimler-Benz
Production	November 1984–August 1995 (sedan) October 1985–June 1996 (estate) April 1987–late 1996 (coupé) March 1992–July 1997 (convertible)
Model years	1986–1995 (saloon) 1987–1996 (coupé/convertible) 2,562,143 built
Assembly	Germany: Bremen; Rastatt; Sindelfingen; Zuffenhausen Poland: Karczew South Africa: Eastern Cape India: Pune (TELCO)[1] Mexico: Toluca[2] Indonesia: Bogor Regency, Wanaherang Malaysia: Johor Bahru (OASB)[3]
Designer	Joseph Gallitzendörfer and Peter Pfeiffer (initial design) Bruno Sacco (final design)[4][5]
Body and chassis
Class	Executive car[6]/Grand tourer (E/S)
Body style	4-door saloon 5-door estate 2-door coupé 2-door convertible 6-door limousine
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Related	Mercedes-Benz E-Class Ssangyong Chairman
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol I4 2.0 L M102 2.0 L M111 2.2 L M111 2.3 L M102 I6 2.6 L M103 2.8 L M104 3.0 L M103 3.0 L M104 3.2 L M104 3.4 L M104 3.6 L M104 V8 4.2 L M119 5.0 L M119 6.0 L M119 Diesel I4 2.0 L OM601 I5 2.5 L OM602 2.5 L OM605 I6 3.0 L OM603 3.0 L OM606
Transmission	Automatic 4-speed 4G-Tronic 5-speed 4G-Tronic 722.5 Manual 4-speed (floor or column) 5-speed (floor)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	saloon/estate: 110.2 in (2,799 mm) coupé/convertible: 106.9 in (2,715 mm) limousine: 141.7 in (3,599 mm)
Length	saloon: 187.2 in (4,755 mm) estate: 188.2 in (4,780 mm) coupé: 183.9 in (4,671 mm) limo: 218.1 in (5,540 mm)
Width	68.5 in (1,740 mm) 500 E saloon: 70.7 in (1,796 mm)
Height	estate: 59.8 in (1,519 mm) saloon: 56.3 in (1,430 mm) 500 E saloon: 55.4 in (1,407 mm) coupé: 55.5 in (1,410 mm) convertible: 54.8 in (1,392 mm) limo: 58.3 in (1,481 mm)
Curb weight	3,826 lb (1,735 kg) (400 E) 3,927 lb (1,781 kg) (500 E)
Chronology
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz W123
Successor	Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210) (saloon/estate) Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class (C208) (coupé/convertible)

The Mercedes-Benz W124 is a range of executive cars made by Daimler-Benz from 1984 to 1997. The range included numerous body configurations, and though collectively referred to as the W-124, official internal chassis designations varied by body style: saloon (W 124); estate (S 124); coupé (C 124); cabriolet (A 124); limousine (V 124); rolling chassis (F 124); and long-wheelbase rolling chassis (VF 124).

From 1993, the 124 series was officially marketed as the E-Class. The W 124 followed the 123 series from 1984 and was succeeded by the W 210 E-Class (saloons, estates, rolling chassis) after 1995, and the C 208 CLK-Class (coupés, and cabriolets) in 1997.

In North America, the W124 was launched in early November 1985 as a 1986 model and marketed through the 1995 model year. Series production began at the beginning of November 1984, with press presentation on Monday, 26 November 1984 in Seville, Spain, and customer deliveries and European market launch starting in January 1985.