Mercedes-Benz W 153

Mercedes Benz
Mercedes-Benz 230
W 153
Sales designation:	230 230 SV
Production period:	1938-1943
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Sedan Cabriolet
Engines:	Otto engines : 2.2–2.3 liters (40–43 kW)
Length:	4390-4700 mm
Width:	1720 mm
Height:	1510-1610 mm
Wheelbase :	2700-3050 mm
Empty weight :	1120-1470 kg
Previous model	Mercedes-Benz W 21
successor	Mercedes-Benz 170 S.

The Mercedes-Benz W153 was from 1938 when Mercedes-Benz type 230 in parallel with the Type 230 / W 143 built and the Berlin Motor Show officially presented 1939th

Mercedes-Benz Type 230 (1938–1943)

Chassis of the Mercedes-Benz W 153

The car had the same wheelbase as the type W 143 built in parallel on a long chassis, but a completely redesigned chassis. Instead of the box-profile pressed steel lower frame, it had an oval tubular frame in an X shape. Initially, the six-cylinder engine with 2229 cc and 55 HP (40 kW) was used. In 1939 there was a new engine with an enlarged bore and 2289 cm³ displacement with the same output. The top speed is 116 km / h.

In contrast to the W 143, there was no Pullman limousine and no suitcase or luggage rack, but a voluminous trunk lid on the four-door limousines and the convertibles A, B or D.

The model was built until 1943 and then discontinued due to the war. The body shape was then taken up again in the 170 S model .

Mercedes-Benz Type 230 SV (1938–1939)

There was also a model with a short wheelbase, as a two-door sports sedan with hatchback, and as a sports roadster. Technically they correspond to the large type 230, but reached between 125 and 130 km / h.

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz W 153  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• 230 (W 153), 1938 - 1943. Mercedes-Benz Classic, accessed on August 27, 2017 . 

literature

• Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986. Motorbuch-Verlag Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-613-01133-6 .