| Mercedes-Benz W153 | |
|---|---|
 Mercedes-Benz 230 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Also called | Mercedes-Benz Typ(e) 230 |
| Production | 1938–1943 4,262 units |
| Assembly |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size luxury car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan Cabriolet “A” (2-seats) Cabriolet “B” (2-doors / 4-seats) Cabriolet “D” (4-doors / 4 seats) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2289cc M153 I6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,050 mm (120 in) |
| Length | 4,700 mm (190 in) |
| Width | 1,720 mm (68 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz W143 |
The Mercedes-Benz W 153 was a luxury six cylinder passenger car built in parallel with the W 143 from 1938, and first presented in public at the Berlin Motor Show early in 1939.[1] It was one of several Mercedes-Benz models known, in its own time, as the Mercedes-Benz 230 (or sometimes, in this case, as the Mercedes-Benz Typ(e) 230).
The car had the same 3,050 mm (120 in) wheelbase as the longer wheelbase versions of the W143 from 1937, but with a completely new and much more modern body as well as a completely new chassis. In place of the earlier car’s pressed steel subframe the W 153 had an x-shaped oval tube subframe. The car had been developed by Hans Gustav Röhr who headed up the company's Passenger Car Development Department for two years prior to his death in August 1937.[2]
- ^ Oswald, Werner: Deutsche Autos 1920–1945, volume 2, p. 253 & 255
- ^ Oswald, Werner. Deutsche Autos 1920–1945 [German Cars 1920–1945] (in German). Vol. 2. p. 253.