Mercedes-Benz W 105

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Mercedes-Benz 219
Mercedes-Benz 219
W 105
Sales designation: 219
Production period: 1956-1959
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Gasoline engines :
2.2 liters
(62.5–66 kW)
Length: 4680 mm
Width: 1740 mm
Height: 1560 mm
Wheelbase : 2750 mm
Empty weight : 1290 kg
successor Mercedes-Benz W 111

The Mercedes-Benz W 105 , known as Mercedes-Benz 219 , with its six-cylinder engine was an upper middle-class model from Daimler-Benz from 1956 to 1959 . The successor to the “Mercedes 220” ( W 187 ), also known as the “Large Ponton ”, was built parallel to the “Small Ponton” W 120 / W 121 with four-cylinder engines .

The 219 was offered together with the 220 S (W 180 II) from 1956 to 1959. It was a hybrid of the company's modular system and was positioned as a "savings model" between the DM 1050 cheaper four-cylinder 190 and the DM 2000 more expensive 220 S - a role that Mercedes-Benz later (1965 to 1968) gave the model "230" again. ( W 110 ) assigned.

The 219 had the engine and front end of the 220a and was identical to the smaller four-cylinder model 190 ( W 121 ) from the A-pillar . Because of the shorter fund, the 219 was not as popular as the 220 S, which was sold in almost double the number. Today, collectors pay more attention to the W 105 thanks to its small numbers. In December 2005, 89 vehicles were registered with the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt in Germany, excluding vehicles with 07 license plates and specimens in collections.

The M 180 II engine from the 220a, which originally produced 62.5 kW (85  hp ) at 4800 rpm. output, was increased in 1957 by a higher compression to 66 kW (90 hp) at 4800 rpm. brought; it accelerates the 1290 kg sedan from 0 to 100 km / h in 17 seconds. The top speed is 148 km / h.

A remarkable innovation was the hydraulic automatic clutch "Hydrak", which was available from August 1957 for an extra charge of DM 450. The system was developed jointly by Fichtel & Sachs and Daimler-Benz and consists of a hydraulic start-up clutch in combination with a mechanical dry clutch for the gear changes. The dry clutch operated by the underpressure of the engine is activated electrically by touching the shift lever. "Hydrak" was not offered in the four-cylinder models.

From 1956 to 1959, 27,845 cars were built; 16,000 of them for export. The price of the 219 was 10,500 DM during the entire construction period. In relation to 1956, this corresponds to 26,100 euros in today's currency, adjusted for inflation.

literature

  • Oldtimer MARKT, issue 1/95, VF Verlagsgesellschaft Mainz.
  • Three new models from Mercedes-Benz . In: Motor Vehicle Technology 7/1956, pp. 262–263, and 8/1956, p. 302. (Types 190, 219 and 220 S).
  • Werner Oswald : Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1987. 4th edition. ISBN 3-613-01133-6 . Pp. 502-503.

Individual evidence

  1. Passenger car with automatic clutch: Mercedes-Benz 219 . In: Motor Vehicle Technology 9/1958, pp. 340–342.
  2. This figure was based on the template: Inflation determined, rounded to 100 EUR and applies to the previous January.

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