Mercedes-Benz W114
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Mercedes -Benz W 115
The Mercedes -Benz W 115 is a car of the upper middle class, the Daimler -Benz as a successor to the Model W 110 presented at the beginning of 1968. The first vehicles were produced as early as the last few weeks of 1967. For this, as its predecessor, designated according to engine capacity cars the designation / 8 (" Stroke Eight " ) has become the norm to distinguish from this, which points to the first model year 1968. Stroke Eight was the internal factory designation for the 114/115 models. While the six-cylinder models received the internal number W 114, the four-cylinder and diesel models with the internal number W 115 were designated.
All models / 8 achieved with nearly two million approximately the same number of copies as all post-war passenger car Mercedes ( 1945-1968 ) before him. In addition, the / 8 to 2011, in addition to his successor the only car, the VW Beetle, or the VW Golf, in the German vehicle statistics for a short time could come from the first place: Go with 140 127 units was the / 8 1974, the best-selling vehicle on the German market.
The W 115 and its sister model W 114 were built up in 1976 and replaced by the 123 series. Meanwhile, the / 8- a popular classic cars.
- 2.1 sedan
- 2.2 Long Version
- 2.3 Combined conversions
- 2.4 hearse
- 3.1 petrol engine
- 3.2 diesel
Model history
General
The timeless body style with its clean lines and without fashionable accessories came as the Upper Class models Mercedes -Benz W 108 / W 109 by Paul Bracq. The different series numbers stem from the fact that W 114 and W 115 should get a different front end, as in the predecessor series W 110, W 111 and W 112, the " tail fins ".
The series was offered until December 1976 although was already in January 1976, the successor to the 123 series at the dealership, because the taxi industry of Mercedes -Benz had been given a commitment. This parallel production is typical of Mercedes -Benz, even the previous model W 110 was temporarily made parallel.
Famous the / 8 is for its high reliability, which means that today the road more / 8- are seen as much more recent comparable models from other manufacturers. The confirmed by Mercedes -Benz record holder, a 240 D, the three replacement engines put back 4.6 million km 1976-2004, is now in the company museum in Stuttgart.
Innovation and Technology
The engines were derived from older structures; otherwise the type W 115 was developed from scratch. The new chassis was not provided with a single-joint swing axle, but with the new Mercedes -trailing arm rear axle. Mercedes called diagonal swing axle. The new rear axle gave the car better road holding. The same design was used in an adapted form in the following series W 116 R / C 107, 123 series and 126 series. It was not until 1981 at the W 201 were behind the new multi-link axle. The front wheels were suspended on double wishbones, but there was no grease nipple, the chassis was maintenance free. And there were many innovations that they are still produced with every new Mercedes, for example, the typical design of the center console.
The car had been developed using the latest security considerations. For example, all models had standard four-wheel disc brakes. For the first time the fragile floor hand brake of the previous models of the Citroën DS borrowed a foot parking brake was replaced with a Entriegelungszugknopf on the dashboard.
Body and interior were designed simple and objective than existing models of Mercedes -Benz. With the introduction of this series many optional extras were available, bringing the price, for that time, astronomical heights let drive: Electric windows (front only or all doors ), steel sunroof ( also electric), air conditioning, halogen headlights, front head restraints ( from mid-1972 series) and rear, Becker car radio, central locking, additional fanfare, center armrest, and more. ( up to 43 extras). A vehicle with two-liter petrol engine in the basic cost about 13,000 DM with full equipment, the price could easily be more than double. The W 115 series marked in the upper middle class to the beginning of the " legendary" Mercedes- surcharge policy. Never before have so many extras will be ordered.
Facelift
The Stroke Eight underwent diverse changes during its production time. Thus, the series can be divided mainly into the first series and the second series, the big facelift in August 1973 marked the change. The first series is once again divided into Series 0.5, Series 1 and Series 1.5:
- Series 0.5: End of 1967 - July 1969
- Series 1: August 1969 - March 1972 ( heater control and glovebox lights, center console now one piece with wide ashtrays and carpets instead of rubber mats, carpet on rear shelf, quilted cushions, right outside mirror on the fender, standard hazard warning lights, surround for shifter, wiper arms with cover, another heater valve, radiator grille made of plastic)
- Series 1.5: April 1972 - July 1973 ( changes to the interior and upholstery, intermittent wipers windscreen wiper, automatic seat belts, windshield fitted as standard with laminated glass, safety steering wheel )
- Second series: August 1973 - the end of 1976 accounts ( opening windows, changed front with license plate on the bumper instead of below More favorable approach angle, modified air intake, wide and flatter radiator grille, ribbed tail lights adjustable from inside, big mirrors, wide trunk handle, revised interior, torque converter instead of hydraulic clutch with automatic transmission, windshield wiper operation by turning the pitman arm from 1975, new engines 230.4, 240 D and 240 D 3.0 later. )
1973-1976 ( ribbed taillights, no vent windows )
There are numerous detail changes between major facelift dates. For example, the two-tier center console, which features the 0.5 series, even after the introduction of the Series 1 on vehicles with air conditioning system was installed on, but with differently shaped top. From 1972 to 1973 there was the transition series models 1.5, since together with the introduction of the new twin cam engines 280 and 280 E in the W 114 in April 1972, the vehicles were optically and technically upgraded. Nevertheless, many features of the "old" series remained one in the series received 1.5, so these models are due to their appearance, wanted the short construction time and low numbers of today.
Variants
Limousine
Most of the / 8 models was delivered as a sedan with standard wheelbase.
Long version
By far the rarest officially made body variant of this type is the long version (Pullman - body) with eight seats in three rows, which was purchased from hotels and mainly of car rental and taxi companies.
In Arab countries (Jordan, Syria, etc. ) were stretched Stroke Eight to the turn of the millennium (as shared taxis ) are on the road, but since then have been largely replaced by successor models.
Combined conversions
In small numbers were of English ( Crayford ), Belgian (IMA Universal) and Portuguese ( Santos) coachbuilders manufactured combi versions. This happened without the support and sometimes with disapproval of Daimler- Benz, which had indeed completed the development of a combined model, but not realized as a production vehicle due to lack of manufacturing capacity. This happened only with the T- 123 series model of succession in which find themselves style elements of the project remaining line eight -folds as the rear end and the sideline.
Hearse
Spreads were hearse bodies and versions with a raised roof, which were mainly equipped as ambulances, based on the long version and mainly came from Binz and Meanies, both well combined models usually offered abroad.
Motorization
Gasoline
Four -cylinder petrol engines have the 200 with 70 kW ( 95 hp ) and 220 with 77 kW (105 PS), both equipped referred to as M 115 and a Stromberg- flat flow gasifier 175 CDTU or CDS. Also, they are only slightly changed compared to the precursor M 121. From the 200 of 230.4 was developed by increasing the cylinder bore, the (110 PS) delivered 81 kW and was introduced to the great facelift 1973. At the same time, the Mercedes 220 was taken from the program.
Diesel
The lower end of the scale formed the popular 200 D with the engine OM 615, which was compared to the previous OM 621 only slightly revised, despite the new type designation. With still 40 kW ( 55 hp) and a curb weight of nearly 1.5 tons was the 200 D already underpowered in his time. Nevertheless, he enjoyed its high towing capacity high popularity as a tractor for livestock trailers. This combination coined in the 70s, the image of the portly diesel cars ( " Ferrari heating oil ", " dune ", " pig -Daimler "), which holds in some cases until today. In conjunction with automatic transmission, the diesel was the most widely-used taxi his time. Mileages of one million kilometers were not uncommon. The top speed of 200 D Automatic is 125 km / h The acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h of the 200 D gearbox is 31 seconds approximately the same values as in the saving patterns of the VW Beetle.
Other diesel models are the 220 D ( 60 hp ) with a OM -615 variant with a longer stroke - the most produced car in the W 115 series - as well as from 1973 the 240 D ( OM 616) with 48 kW (65 PS), which differed from the 220 -D engine with a larger bore. Only one year after the facelift of the / 8 came 1974, the five-cylinder diesel engine OM 617 in the model 240 D 3.0 with 59 kW (80 hp). He reached first diesel car a top speed of almost 150 km / h but has a high fuel consumption.
From 1974 to 1976, the series had W 114 / W 115 engine range of ten engines, under which the buyer could choose: 200, 230.4, 230.6, 250, 280, 280 E, 200 D, 220 D, 240 D and 240 D 3.0.