Contrary to belief...
Not all 300's were air-sprung! The early 300SEs produced from 1965 to 1967 actually had coil-spring suspensions, and had a chassis designation of 108.105. However, only 2,737 of these models were actually made! 300 came from the engine's displacement (2996 ccm to be exact), but the engine was replaced with a more durable 2.8L m130, simply keeping the "300" name to designate it as the air-suspension model in the 300SEL. Model info for 300s is shown below.
The 300SE |
- Fuel-injected aluminum-block M189 - one of the rarest MB engines built. |
The 300SEL |
- Fuel-injected aluminum-block M189 and air suspension. |
| The 300SEL chassis 109.016 6,526 built 160 HP M130.981 0-100km/h in 12.2s |
- Fuel-injected cast-iron m130 engine. |
