Mercedes-Benz W 187

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Mercedes Benz
limousine
limousine
W 187
Sales designation: 220
Production period: 1951-1955
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
2.2 liters (59 kW)
Length: 4507 mm
Width: 1685 mm
Height: 1610 mm
Wheelbase : 2845 mm
Empty weight : 1350 kg
Previous model Mercedes-Benz W 153
successor Mercedes-Benz W 180

The Mercedes-Benz 220 was presented as the first six-cylinder car from Mercedes after the Second World War in April 1951 together with the 300 ( W 186 series ) at the IAA in Frankfurt am Main .

Mercedes-Benz 220

In addition, the 220 model was presented together with the W 188 at the Paris Motor Show in October 1951 . While the body was still classic, the technology and chassis convinced the trade press. If the Mercedes-Benz 170 S with its 52 hp four-cylinder engine was too weak, the Mercedes range now offered a vehicle with significantly better performance. Initially there were three body styles - sedan, convertible A and convertible B. Both convertibles were designed as sporty touring cars. Between August 1952 and May 1953 41 convertibles of the type 220 OTP (open touring car police) were produced for the police.

The first M 180 engine newly developed by Mercedes after the war was also the company's first short-stroke version. The modern six-cylinder in-line engine with overhead camshaft ( OHC ) had a displacement of 2195 cm³ and developed 80 hp (59 kW). This enabled a top speed of 140 km / h (sedan) and 145 km / h (Cabriolet A). It was used in the largely unchanged chassis of the 170 S. The body also came from this, although the bonnet was changed and the formerly free-standing headlights were integrated into the fenders. Corresponding to the significantly higher engine power, the 220 was equipped with duplex brakes on the front wheels .

The M 180 engine remained in the production program for a long time. With many modifications and performance increases, it was built as a basic model for almost 40 years up to 1989 ( Mercedes 280 GE (W 460) ).

Mercedes-Benz 220 Coupé / Cabriolet

Mercedes-Benz 220 Coupé (1954)

In December 1953, a coupé came into the series with a similar claim - at “... repeated insistence by individual prominent personalities”, as it was stated in a circular from the sales management.

Technically and stylistically, the Coupé was based on the Cabriolet A. The sporty note was emphasized by the slightly curved instead of the straight windshield that the Cabriolet A had from November 1953.

In terms of sales price and number of units produced, the Coupé was the most exclusive version of the W 187 series - only 85 were produced, while more than 18,400 units of all other types were produced, including 1278 Cabriolet A. The Coupé cost 20,850 DM - for comparison: the VW Beetle 1200 Standard ("Sparkäfer") was on sale in the same year for 4150 DM. With a steel sliding roof it was 22,000 DM (as of December 1953). In contrast, the sedan with identical engines was available for “only” 11,925 DM, which a few years after the end of the war and currency reform was also a purchase price that was only affordable for a small minority.

From April 1954, the Coupé and Cabriolet A received a higher-compression, performance-enhanced engine with 62.5 kW (85 hp), which had already been developed for the successor model, the 220 a ( W 180 ), which had been produced from June 1954 . Production of the coupé ended in May 1955. It then passed more than a year until a coupé of the new 220 S with a pontoon body was available in October 1956 .

Until then, the W 187 had:

  • 16,066 sedans
  • 1278 Cabriolets A
  • 997 Cabriolets B
  • 85 coupes
  • 47 chassis (for combination bodies)
  • 41 open touring cars

Picture gallery

literature

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

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz W 187  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. The Volkswagen - prices and worldwide production figures , in: Focus Online (undated) , accessed on August 8, 2020.