Mercedes-Benz W108/W109

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Mercedes-Benz W108
Overview
Manufacturer	Daimler-Benz
Production	1965–1972 (1973 North America only) 383,361 built W108: 364,699 W109: 18,662 (incl. 300 SEL 6.3: 6,526)[1]
Assembly	West Germany: Stuttgart
Designer	Paul Bracq, Friedrich Geiger (1963)
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury car (F)
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	FR layout
Related	Mercedes-Benz W113 Mercedes-Benz W114/W115
Powertrain
Engine	2.5 L M129 I6 2.8 L M130 I6 3.0 L M189 I6 3.5 L M116 V8 4.5 L M117 V8 6.3 L M100 V8
Transmission	3-speed automatic 4-speed manual 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Chronology
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz W111 (W108) Mercedes-Benz W112 (W109)
Successor	Mercedes-Benz W116

The Mercedes-Benz W108 and W109 are luxury cars produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through to 1972 (or 1973 in North America). The line was an upgrade of the Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, to succeed the W111 and W112 fintail sedans. The cars were successful in West Germany and in export markets including North America and Southeast Asia. During the seven-year run, a total of 383,361 units were manufactured.

Since the W108 and W109 were only available as 4-door models, similarly squarish 2-door W111 and W112 coupés and cabriolets, without pronounced tailfins, filled those niches and are frequently mistaken for W108/109 two-doors.