Mercedes-Benz W114

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Mercedes-Benz W114/W115 Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Also called Strich Acht/Stroke 8 Production 1968–1976 Predecessor Mercedes-Benz W110 Successor Mercedes-Benz W123

Mercedes-Benz W114/W115 coupe

Mercedes-Benz 220 (W115) saloon

1972 250C

The Mercedes-Benz W114 (and similar W115) "Stroke-8" midsize cars were produced from 1968 through to 1976. The W114 chassis used straight-6 engines and were sold under the "230", "250", and "280" model names. The W115 used straight-4 and straight-5 engines and were sold as the "200", "220", "230", and "240". The Stroke-8 models replaced the W110 Fintail models beginning in 1968 and were replaced by the W123 series after 1976.

The Mercedes-Benz "stroke 8" was the upmarket executive mid-sized saloon model for Mercedes from 1968 through to 1975 (early 76). This class offered marvels of diesel technology such as the first 5-cylinder diesel engine in the world. This series hailed from an era before Mercedes-Benz became obsessed with outdoing BMW, Audi and others on performance and power, although the 280 would have outdone most other cars of the time. This car had a distinctive appeal owing to its beautiful, classic (modern for the time) design and the superb level of integrity and refinement offered. It was given a major facelift in 1973 - which included some exterior refinements such as a lower bonnet-line which meant a more imposing grill and lower placed headlamps, and no more old-fashioned quarter front windows and also two big rear view mirrors. In the interior inertia reel belts were introduced, a new-generation padded steering wheel was added with a modern 4-hole design and quite a few other minor changes took place. The "stroke 8" also offered exceedingly good handling and remarkable comfort not surprisingly as the front subframes and wishbones along with the rear suspension system were good enough to import into the R107 SL-Class Roadster of 1971.

A coupé variant of this model was introduced in 1969 with a 'C' designated after the model number. Where the saloon would just have '280E' written on the boot lid, the coupe would have '280CE'. Although the coupé was the same length as the saloon (from the A-pillar forward it was identical) the passenger compartment was 19 inches shorter, the roof was two inches lower and the boot was considerably longer. It also had a more elegant rear window reminiscent of the "pagoda SLs", chrome strips down each side of the roof and a pillarless design where all the windows could be wound completely away for "summer motoring".

Like its saloon variant this car also boasted advanced technological innovation. 1969 saw the introduction of the Bosch D-jetronic fully electronic fuel injection system into the 250CE. This was the first ever production Mercedes-Benz to use this system, although it was abandoned 2 years later in favour of a mechanical system.

The "stroke-8" name comes from the designation for the 1968 model year cars - they were informally called "W114/8" and "W115/8" the first year. This name stuck in common usage even after the "W114/9" was introduced in 1969. Today, "stroke-8" refers to the entire generation of cars.

Innovations in the stroke-8 models include a center console (a first in a Mercedes sedan), and a revised rear axle. All coupe models used the 6-cylinder engine (and thus were W114s) and were designated with a "C" in the model name.

Contents 1 Models 1.1 W114 1.2 W115 2 See also

[edit] Models

[edit] W114

Chassis code	Years	Model	Engine
			Displacement	Model	Type
W114	1968–1972	230.6	2.3 L	M180	I6
W114	1968–1972	250	2.5 L	M114	I6
W114	1969–1972	250/8	2.5 L	M130	I6
W114	1969–1972	250C	2.5 L	M130	I6
W114	1972–1976	280	2.8 L	M110	I6
W114	1973–1976	280C	2.8 L	M110	I6

[edit] W115

Chassis code	Years	Model	Engine
			Displacement	Model	Type
W115	1968–1973	200	2.0 L	M121	I4
W115	1973–1976	200	2.0 L	M115	I4
W115	1968–1973	220	2.2 L	M115	I4
W115	1968–1974	220D	2.2 L	OM615	Diesel I4
W115	1973–1976	230.4	2.3 L	M115	I4
W115	1973–1976	240D	2.4 L	OM616	Diesel I4
W115	1975–1976	300D	3.0 L	OM617	Diesel I5

[edit] See also

• Mercedes-Benz 240D

Mercedes-Benz road car timeline, 1946-1970s  v • d • e																																	Next ->
Class	Type	1940s				1950s										1960s										1970s
		6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
4-cylinder	Sedan	W136/W191							W120/W121								W110								W115
	Roadster										W121
6-cylinder	Sedan						W187			W105/W180/W128							W111								W114								W123
	Coupé						W187					W180/W128
Large	Sedan						W186/W189								W111				W108/W109							W116
	Luxury							W188									W112
	Limousine						W186/W189										W112				W100 (600)
Sports	Roadster									W198										W113									R107