Mercedes-Benz W 188
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Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet A
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W 188 | |
Sales designation: | 300 S 300 Sc |
Production period: | 9 / 1951-4 / 1958 |
Class : | Upper class |
Body versions : |
Cabriolet Coupé Roadster |
Engines: |
Gasoline engine 3 liters (110–129 kW) |
Length: | 4700-4730 mm |
Width: | 1910-1916 mm |
Height: | 1510 mm |
Wheelbase : | 2900 mm |
Empty weight : | 1740-1780 kg |
Previous model | Mercedes-Benz W 29 |
successor | Mercedes-Benz W 128 |
Mercedes-Benz 300 S is the sales name for a series of coupés and convertibles derived from the 300 sedan model . The two-door cars, known internally as W 188, were presented at the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris in October 1951 .
The Mercedes-Benz 300 S have a wheelbase 15 cm shorter than the sedan chassis. With a total of 760 units produced, a W 188 is rarer than the famous "Gullwing" 300 SL . Over the entire production period, the W 188 was the most expensive vehicle in the Mercedes range.
Together with the 300 sedan, these models were the last passenger cars from Daimler-Benz that were still built on a frame ( chassis ). Since then, more modern passenger car vehicle concepts have had a self-supporting body (e.g. the “Ponton” models ).
300 S (W 188 I)
The vehicles were available as Coupé , Cabriolet A and Roadster . They had the six-cylinder engine of the W 186 sedan with a displacement of 2996 cm³, which with three Solex carburettors now developed 150 hp (110 kW) and accelerated the vehicles up to 175 km / h. From June 1952 to July 1955, 216 Coupés, 203 Cabriolets A (with a lined top) and 141 Roadsters (fully retractable simple top) were produced, some of them with special bodies, e.g. B. from Pininfarina .
300 Sc (W 188 II)
In 1955 the model series was revised and renamed Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc . Chrome-plated rims and other chrome trim, a single-joint swing axle at the rear and, above all, an elaborate direct petrol injection that increased the output by 25 hp, upgraded the vehicles. The designation "injection engine" was written in large letters on the rear bumper . The new engine developed 175 hp (129 kW) and allowed a top speed of 180 km / h. From January 1956 to July 1957, 98 coupés, 49 convertibles A and 53 roadsters were built. The price was raised by 2000 DM to 36,500 DM compared to the previous model (corresponds to approx. 93,000 euros today).
data sheet
Type 300 S | Type 300 Sc | ||
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Engine type | Four-stroke - gasoline engine | ||
design type | Six cylinder in - line engine | ||
Displacement | 2996 cc | ||
Mixture formation | three carburetors | Direct petrol injection | |
Compression ratio | 7.8: 1 | 8.55: 1 | |
power | 110 kW (150 PS) | 129 kW (175 hp) | |
Torque | 225 Nm at 3800 rpm |
255 Nm at 4300 rpm |
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Gearbox (standard) | 4-speed manual transmission | ||
drive | Rear wheel drive | ||
Turning circle | 12.3 m | ||
Wheelbase in mm | 2900 | ||
Dimensions L × W × H | 4730 × 1910 × 1510 | 4700 × 1916 × 1510 | |
Empty weight according to DIN 70020 | 1740 kg | 1780 kg | |
Acceleration, 0–100 km / h in s |
15th | 14th | |
Top speed, km / h |
175 | 180 | |
Fuel consumption (combined in l / 100 km) |
13.8 | 12.5 |
Construction times and quantities
300 S Cab. A | 300 S Coupé | 300 S Roadster | 300 Sc Cab. A | 300 Sc Coupe | 300 Sc Roadster | |
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construction time | 9 / 1951-7 / 1955 | 9 / 1951-8 / 1955 | 9 / 1952–6 / 1955 | 1 / 1956–7 / 1957 | 9 / 1955-4 / 1958 | 1 / 1956-2 / 1958 |
number of pieces | 203 | 216 | 141 | 49 | 98 | 53 |
Picture gallery
literature
- Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-613-01133-6
- Michael Wiedmaier: "Mercedes-Benz 300. Myth in four generations: Classic - fashionable - functional - powerful" wkp-verlag Freilassing,
Individual evidence
- ↑ This figure was based on the template: Inflation determined, rounded to 1000 EUR and applies to the previous January.
Web links
- Mercedes-Benz 300 S Roadster - well-groomed and fast travel behind the star , driving report with many historical photos on Zwischengas.com (last accessed on August 24, 2016)
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6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | |
Compact class | W 15 (type 170) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 23 (type 130) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 30 (type 150) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 28 (type 170 H) | |||||||||||||||||||
Middle class | W 02 (type Stuttgart 200) | W 136 / W 149 (types 170 V / 200 V) | |||||||||||||||||
W 11 (type Stuttgart 260) | W 143 (type 230 n) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 21 (type 200/230) | W 153 (type 230) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 138 (type 260 D) | |||||||||||||||||||
upper middle class | W 03 / W 04 / W 05 (types 300/320/350) | W 18 (type 290) | |||||||||||||||||
W 10 / W 19 (types 350/370/380) | W 142 (type 320) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Upper class | Type 400 & Type 630 | W 24 / W 29 / W 129 (types 500 K / 540 K / 580 K) | |||||||||||||||||
W 08 (type Nürburg 460/460 K / 500 / type 500 N) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 07 / W 150 (types 770/770 K) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sports car | Model K | ||||||||||||||||||
W 06 (type S / SS / SSK / SSKL) | W 24 / W 29 / W 129 | ||||||||||||||||||
Off-road vehicle | W 103 (type G1) | W 31 (type G4) | |||||||||||||||||
W 133 III (type 170 VG) / W 139 (type 170 VL) / W 152 (type G5) | |||||||||||||||||||
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L 300 |