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Mercedes-Benz W108 | |
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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 | |
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.