Estate cars (and optionally, saloons and coupés) had Citroën-like rear self-leveling suspension with suspension struts rather than shock absorbers, gas-filled suspension spheres to provide damping and an under bonnet pressurizing pump.
The rear suspension of the W124 featured the Mercedes multi-link axle introduced in 1982 with the Mercedes W201 and which is now standard on many modern cars. įront suspension used a separate spring and damper with a rubber top mount. In March 1984, pilot production commenced and development of the sedan concluded with engineering sign-off.
By mid-1982, the first prototypes reflective of the production design, were assembled and sent to testing. During the winter of 1980–1981, the final exterior for the W124 program was completed, chosen as the leading proposal by design director Bruno Sacco, and approved by the board of management in early 1981. By April 1979, a package plan was completed for the program, laying out the guidelines of the project. In April 1978, decisions were made to base it on the Mercedes-Benz W201 model program. In July 1977, the W124 program officially began, with R&D commencing work under newly appointed Werner Breitschwerdt. The W124 was a mid-sized vehicle platform, which entered planning in the autumn of 1976 under development Hans Scherenberg. The 1993 W 124 has a different front design, retains the "Sacco planks", and has an extended rear bumper Series production began at the beginning of November 1984, with press presentation on Monday, 26 November 1984 in Seville, Spain, and customer deliveries and European market launch starting in January 1985. In North America, the W124 was launched in early November 1985 as a 1986 model and marketed through the 1995 model year. The W 124 followed the 123 series from 1984 and was succeeded by the W 210 E-Class (saloons, estates, rolling chassis) after 1995, and the C 208 CLK-Class (coupés, and cabriolets) in 1997.
The range included numerous body configurations, and though collectively referred to as the W-124, official internal chassis designations varied by body style: saloon ( W 124) estate ( S 124) coupé ( C 124) cabriolet ( A 124) limousine ( V 124) rolling chassis ( F 124) and long-wheelbase rolling chassis ( VF 124).įrom 1993, the 124 series was officially marketed as the E-Class. The Mercedes-Benz W124 is a range of mid-size cars made by Daimler-Benz from 1984 to 1997. Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class (C208) (coupé/convertible).Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210) (saloon/estate).
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