Mercedes-Benz W123 (Unknown)

Background

The Mercedes-Benz W123 is a range of executive cars produced by German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz from November 1975 to January 1986. The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the Mercedes-Benz W114, as the most successful Mercedes-Benz, selling 2.7 million units before production ended in the autumn of 1985 for the saloon/sedan versions and January 1986 for coupés and estates/station wagons.

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Specification

Produced: 2,700,000 units
Engine: Petrol I4 2.0-2.4L (M115/M102), I6 2.5L (M123), I6 2.7L (M110); diesel I4 2.0-2.4L (OM615/616), I5 3.0L (OM617, later turbo)
Weight: 1,625 kg
Dimensions: 4,997.5 × 1,786 × 1,435 mm

Notes

Executive-class saloon/coupe/estate, predecessor to the W124/E-Class. Legendary for durability — diesel taxi examples commonly exceed 500,000km, some verified past 1,000,000km.

Sources

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