w124 Mercedes-Benz 200D simple and reliable car

Mercedes 200 D w124 https://www.gieldaklasykow.pl/mercede...

At the turn of the year 1984/85, a new model generation appeared in the medium-size series. It became the successor of series 123, produced for nine years. The passenger cabin of series 124 excelled by high side-impact and overturning resistance. It was equipped with ingenious deformation zones in the nose and tail. The criterion in the asymmetric frontal impact with 40 % overlapping and at 55 kph was now also fulfilled by the saloons of the medium range. As to the stylistic design, there were also many common features with the compact class. In spite of this, however, the new range of Types also presented itself with independent design elements. They were used for the first time and had a factual-functional background true to the principle "form follows function". The characteristic shape of the tail tapering to the end and considerably rounded at the lateral top edges was aerodynamically especially favorably. It was based on experiments in the wind tunnel. Two further typical design characteristics were the trapezoidal deeply pulled down boot-lid and the inclined inner edges of the almost square rear lights. They allowed a specially low loading sill which facilitated the loading of the voluminous boot. The engines were mostly new developments. Only the 4-cylinder aggregates came from Types 200 and 230 E of the previous W 123 series. Besides the completely newly constructed 6-cylinder injection engines with 2.6 liters and 3.0-liter displacement, there was a new Diesel engine generation. Its 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine had already been used in the 190 D and was now completed by a 2.5-liter 5-cylinder as well as a 3.0-liter 6-cylinder variant.

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