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Mercedes Benz E-class Estate S123 Development

The Mercedes-Benz W123 cars were produced from 1976 through 1985. The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the W114/W115 “stroke-8″ models, as the most successful Mercedes, selling over 2.5 million cars, before being replaced by the W124 after 1985. Also, the … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz E-class Estate S123 Development

The Mercedes-Benz W123 cars were produced from 1976 through 1985. The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the W114/W115 “stroke-8″ models, as the most successful Mercedes, selling over 2.5 million cars, before being replaced by the W124 after 1985. Also, the … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz E-class W123 Development

The Mercedes-Benz W123 cars were produced from 1976 through 1985. The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the W114/W115 “stroke-8″ models, as the most successful Mercedes, selling over 2.5 million cars, before being replaced by the W124 after 1985. Also, the … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz E-class W123 Development

The Mercedes-Benz W123 cars were produced from 1976 through 1985. The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the W114/W115 “stroke-8″ models, as the most successful Mercedes, selling over 2.5 million cars, before being replaced by the W124 after 1985. Also, the … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz C-class Sportcoupé Development

The second generation C-Class was introduced in 2000, with an even sportier look than the previous generations, with a steeper front-end and shorter rear-end. The sedan debuted with a range of straight-four and V6 gasoline engines and straight-four and straight-five … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz C-class W202 Development

The first generation W202 C-Class was introduced in 1993, as a replacement for the Mercedes-Benz W201 (190), and proved immensely popular, quickly becoming Mercedes-Benz’s best-selling class of vehicles worldwide. Much of its popularity was accredited to the lower pricing point, … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz A-class W168 Development

Production of the W168 A-Class began in 1997. It was also the first front wheel drive passenger car from Mercedes-Benz. Its front engine, front wheel drive layout was quite unusual for Mercedes. To date, more than one million units have … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz C-class W203 Development

The second generation C-Class was introduced in 2000, with a sportier look than the previous generations, with a steeper front-end and shorter rear-end. The styling cues were similar to that of the W220 S-Class. The sedan debuted with a range … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz SL-class R129 Development

The R129 was based on the shortened floorpan of the Mercedes-Benz W124 and featured many innovative details for the time, for instance electronically controlled damping (optional) and a hidden, automatically expanding roll-over bar. The R107′s rather dated rear diagonal swing … Continue reading

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Mercedes Benz E-class Development

The Mercedes-Benz W211 series entered production in 2002. They are sold under the E-Class model names. The W211 models replaced the W210 E-Class models. The W211 E-Class continues the line’s push upmarket. The W211-based W219 CLS-Class was new for 2005. … Continue reading

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