The Mercedes-Benz W 116 is a series of flagship luxury sedans produced from September 1972 until 1980. The W 116 automobiles were the first Mercedes-Benz models to be officially called S-Class, althou
Mercedes Benz W116 front 20080424
1975 Mercedes-Benz 350 SE interior
1978 M 110 Engine, twin cam inline 6 (2.8 litre) with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection. The left cam drives the pump for the hydraulic self-leveling rear suspension.
1978 Mercedes Benz 280 SE (Australian delivered) in 906 Graublau metallic (Grey Blue metallic)
The Mercedes-Benz W 108 and W 109 are luxury cars produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through to 1972. They succeeded the W 111 and W 112 "fintail" sedans, and upon their introduction, the manufacture
Mercedes-Benz W116
…Car of the Year in 1974. The W 116 is the first S-Class, to use the same engineering as the W 114/W 115, but used a larger, separate platform. The S-Class from 1965 and "Pagoda" SL from 1963 would be the last of the low-pivot swing axle and king pin/double wishbone front ends. The W 114 and W 115 models…
1970 Mercedes Benz 280 SE sedan 01
Visually W 109 models can be distinguished by the thick chrome strip on the A-pillar and the door frames surrounding the windows, along with the 300 SEL badge. Other pointers like engine, wheelbase, headlight arrangement would become intermixed between the two chassis codes.
M108 engine under the bonnet of a 250S