Mercedes-Benz W112
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| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Also called | 300SE/300SEL |
| Production | 1961 — 1965 9,875 built (see text) |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz W189 |
| Successor | Mercedes-Benz W100 |
| Class | Full-size Luxury car |
| Body style(s) | 4-door sedan 2-door coupe 2-door convertible |
| Engine(s) | 3.0L straight-6 |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz W110 Mercedes-Benz W111 |
- See Mercedes-Benz S-Class for a complete overview of all S-Class models.
The Mercedes-Benz W112 "Fintail" (German: Heckflosse) was a line of six-cylinder luxury cars built in the mid-1960s. Three models were produced by Mercedes-Benz: the 300SE sedan, coupé, and cabriolet (convertible) from 1961 and the 300SEL [L = "lang" / long wheelbase] sedan one year later. These replaced the famed W189 Type 300 cars. The W112 was related to the lower-end W110 and W111 series and lasted just a few years. The W112 was offered with four-speed automatic transmission [sans torque-convertor; it had a fluid coupling], indicating the manufacturer's growing enthusiasm for the potentially lucrative US market: a manual four-speed box was available as an option, however, for markets preferring a stick-shift system. The ultra-luxury W100 limousine series effectively removed the market for this series. Later, the Mercedes W108/W109 large luxury platform replaced this series, slotted below the 600.
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[edit] Models
- 1961–1965 300 SE Sedan (5,202 built))[1]
- 1961–1965 300 SE Coupé (3,127 built, including Cabriolet)
- 1961–1965 300 SE Cabriolet (Convertible) (3,127 built, including Coupé)
- 1962–1965 300 SEL long-wheelbase Sedan (1,546 built)
The 300SE sedan was raced in the European Touring Car Championship.
[edit] Model timeline
| Chassis | Type | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
| W112 | sedan | 300SE | ||||
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| coupé | 300SE | |||||
| cabriolet (convertible) | 300SE | |||||
[edit] References
- ^ Oswald, Werner (1. Auflage 2001). Deutsche Autos 1945-1990, Band 4. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-613-02131-5.
- Mercedes-Benz U.S Models. Hiwaay.net. Retrieved on December 1, 2005.
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| 4-cylinder | Sedan | W136 / W191 | W120 / W121 | W110 | W115 | W123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roadster | R121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-cylinder | Sedan | W187 | W105 / W180 / W128 | W111 | W114 | W123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | W187 | W180 / W128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Limousine | W186 / W189 | W112 | W100 (600) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports | Roadster | W198 | W113 | R107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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