Mercedes-Benz W128
| Mercedes-Benz W128 | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Sedan (W128) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Production | 1958–1960 3,916 built[1] |
| Assembly | West Germany Port Melbourne, Australia[2] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Luxury car (F) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 2-door coupe 2-door cabriolet |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz W105 — 219 Mercedes-Benz W180 — 220a, 220S |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.2 L M127 I6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,820 mm (111.0 in) — sedan 2,700 mm (106.3 in) — coupé or cabriolet |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz W180 |
| Successor | Mercedes-Benz W111 |
The Mercedes-Benz W128 is a 6-cylinder luxury car produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1958 to 1960 and marketed as the 220 SE. A more powerful version of the near-identical W180 220 S, it gained the fuel-injected M127 version of the 220 S' straight 6-cylinder 2.2 L (134.3 cu in) M180 engine, and was available in sedan, coupé, and cabriolet versions. The 220 SE sedan was largely identical to its 220 S predecessor, except for having petrol injection, 'Einspritzung' in German, reflected in the E added to its name. It was the last new model of the "Ponton" range which had design and styling roots tracing to the 1953 W120 sedan it was derived from.
At the time, the cabriolet was priced similar to Cadillac's high-end Eldorado Biarritz (DM 23,400/$8,091[3]). Nearly every interior surface of the coupé and cabriolet was covered in wood or leather, and matching leather luggage was available. However, power steering, windows, air conditioning, and an automatic transmission were not available (although an automatic clutch was offered with the column-mounted 4-speed manual transmission). The W128 sedan was succeeded in 1959 by the W111 220 SEb "Fintail",[4] and the W128 coupé and cabriolet in 1961 and 1962 by more subtly designed Paul Bracq-replacements, also designated the 220 SEb.[4]
Production
[edit]The W128 sedan was produced from October 1958 to August 1959 and the Coupé and Cabriolet from July 1958 to November 1960.[5]
| Body | Units |
|---|---|
| Sedan | 1,974 |
| Coupé | 830 |
| Cabriolet | 1,112 |
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220SE Cabriolet interior
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References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Deutsche Autos, Band 4, 2001, pp. 31–38.
- ^ "An Australian Mercedes-Benz?". MB Spares and Service. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Covello, Mike (2002), Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946-2002 (price for 220SEb), Iola, WI: Krause Publication, p. 531, ISBN 0-87341-605-8
- ^ a b 220 SEb, Mercedes Benz Archive
- ^ www.mbzponton.org Retrieved 22 September 2016
Bibliography
[edit]- Hartmann, Matthias (2017). Das große Mercedes-Cabrio-Buch [The Big Mercedes Cabrio Book] (in German) (reprint of the original 1992 ed.). Königswinter, Germany: Heel Verlag. ISBN 9783958435810.
- Oswald, Werner [in German] (2001). Deutsche Autos [German Cars] (in German). Vol. Band [Volume] 4: 1945–1990 Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche und andere [and others]. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. pp. 31–38. ISBN 3613021315.
- Staud, René (photographs); Lewandowski, Jürgen (text) (2016). Mercedes-Benz: The Grand Cabrios & Coupes. Kempen, Germany: teNeues. ISBN 9783832732936.