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| Successor | W210 E-Class |
The Mercedes Benz MB W124 is a upper mid-range model of Mercedes Benz that was built from late fall of 1984 to mid-1997. With the second facelift in mid-1993, the model name E-Class was introduced for the W124. He replaced the predecessor W123.
For the W124 elements of the Mercedes Benz 190 (W201) were taken over, but he remained independent in technology and design. Despite the lightweight construction, vehicle safety was improved. The passenger compartment was characterized by high side impact and rollover resistance and was equipped with sophisticated deformation zones in the bow and in the rear. In addition, possible contact zones for the protection of pedestrians and cyclists were designed with impact resilience. From 1988 ABS was included and from 1992 the driver's airbag in the standard equipment. Later, the passenger airbag. The car received shortly after the facelift in 1993 (MOPF 2) a locking system with infrared control to close the windows and the sunroof, which was up to then also longer holding the key while closing already possible.
In the interior, the series models had a choice between various upholstery colors and patterns, as well as various (partial) leather appointments. In the case of wooden applications, which from 1989 (MOPF 1) not only on the center console, but also on a strip on the dashboard and in the doors were expanded, there were zebrano wood or burl wood.
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Special vehicles with longer wheelbases and up to six doors as well as hospital and funeral car superstructures were also constructed.
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The successor W210 was presented in May 1995.
Other model variants:
- S124: station wagon (T-Modell)
- C124: Coupé
- A124: Cabriolet
- F124: short chassis
- V124: long saloons
- VF124: wide wheelbase
This article is based on the article Mercedes-Benz Baureihe 124 from the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and is licenced under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported (short form). In Wikipedia is a list of authors.
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