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The Mercedes-Benz W112 is a luxury automobile produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1961 to 1967.[1] Marketed as the 300SE, it was available as a coupé, convertible, sedan, and stretched sedan (Lang), all generally similar in appearance to the corresponding Mercedes-Benz W111.[1]
These high-end cars were fitted with the 3.0 litre fuel-injected M189 big-block six-cylinder engine, at the time of the model's introduction the company's largest. They were finished with a higher level of wood and leather trim than the W111, and had standard luxury features such as power steering, automatic transmission, and pneumaticself-levelling suspension,[1][2] an enhancement of the Mercedes-Benz 300dAdenauer's dashboard activated mechanical torsion bar based system.
The sedan was based on the Mercedes-Benz W111Fintail sedan chassis and coachwork. The 300SE coupe/convertible was introduced in February 1962, and - somewhat confusingly - shared its more restrained and elegant Paul Bracq designed bodywork with the Mercedes-Benz W111 220SE coupe/convertible.[3] The sedan-based stretched wheelbase 300SE "Lang") appeared in March 1963, redesignated the 300SEL in 1964.
The previous generation of Mercedes models featured three types of chassis: those mass-produced on a unibodyPonton chassis, which included the entry-level 4-cylinder 180/190 series, mid-range 220 series of sedan, coupe, and convertible, and 190SL sports coupe and roadster; a luxury range of coachwork-built 300 series sedan, coupe, convertible, and roadster, hand-crafted on a pre-war X-frame chassis; and the exotic 300SL coupe/roadster, built on a unique tubular frame.
In the late 1950s, Daimler-Benz AG began plans to unify its entire model range on one platform in order to take advantage of economies of scale. Assembly of all 2-door 300S W187s ended in 1955, and in 1958, the fuel-injectedW128 220SE "Ponton" was introduced. The new generation of 220/220S/200SE W111 "Fintail" sedans was introduced in 1959. These were joined in 1961 by the 220SE W111 coupe and convertible, as well as the four-cylinder W110 190 and 190D. Since a replacement for the big 300dAdenauer limousine was still being developed, its fuel-injected 3-litre six-cylinder M189 engine was installed in the W111 and supplemented with luxury features and detailing to create the W112.
Features
Externally the W112 displayed substantially more chrome and luxury features such as power steering, air suspension, and automatic transmission were standard (though a manual transmission would return as an option). The car cost almost twice the price of the top-range W111 220SE. The 300SE's performance was the top of the Mercedes line, with the M189 six-cylinder engine producing 160 hp (170 after 1964) and giving a top speed of 180 km/h (190 after 1964, both figures 175 and 185 for automatic transmission respectively).
Position in model range
Sedan
The W112 was much smaller than either the grand 300 "Adenauer" (W189) that preceded it, or the imposing Mercedes-Benz 600Grosser Mercedes (W100) that first appeared in late 1963.
To help fill this gap, the 300SE long-wheelbase sedan made its debut in March 1963, but without an L added for "Lang" ("long" in German). The L in the models designation - and so in its trunk emblem - appeared with the subsequent W108 and W109 models.[1]
The W112 was always a very exclusive automobile - its low production numbers, however, reflecting a combination of high price and limited demand, as it lacked the overwhelming luxury and cachet of the top of the range 300d and 600 models which bracketed it. In 1962, for every W112 sedan 24 W111s rolled off the production line, while by 1964, this ratio was almost 1:40. In the end, the W112 sedan turned out to be very short-lived. With the company's top niche filled by the 600, demand for the W112 plummeted. In 1962 a total of 2,769 were built, which fell to 1,382 in 1963. With the coming of the W108/109 series, the sedan W112 was dropped in 1965, with a total of 6,748 300SEs in standard and long wheelbase built over its five-year run.
Coupe and Cabriolet
Since the W108 and W109 were only available as 4-door models, 2-door W111 and W112 coupés and cabriolets like this 1969 280SE are frequently mistaken for them
With no equal or superior in the Mercedes line, the coupe and cabriolet W112s enjoyed a somewhat elevated status through their model runs. Their more modern and elegant Paul Bracq designed W111 220SE coupe/convertible-based bodywork lacked the dating pointed, upwardly-raked fintails of the sedan, and aged better. The 2-door coupe and cabriolet W112s arrived in 1962, only a year later after the première of the 2-door W111s. The cabriolet was offered as a single 220SE model, and sold in a 5:1 ratio to the 2-door 300SE. Two-door W111/W112 production continued after 1965 with the coming of the new generation W108/W109 sedans.
However, in November 1967, the aging M186-based M189 engine was replaced by a 2.8 litre straight-6 used in the 280SE. At least one 300SE Convertible, with M189 engine, was produced for the Frankfurt Auto show with updated equipment and styling for the 1968 standards but the line was discontinued before the new year for all 2 door W112 autos.[citation needed]
^ abcdKoehling, Bernd (1 December 2016). Mercedes-Benz, The 1960s, 300SE and SEC W112 with buyer's guide and chassis number, data card explanation: 300SE, SE lang, Cabriolet and Coupe. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^"Six Luxury Cars". Car and Driver Magazine. July 1965. p. 31. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^"Auto Motor und Sport". Heft 14. 30 June 1962. Retrieved 5 June 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Pritchard, Robb (9 August 2018). "An Ex-AMG Test Car, This W112 Mercedes-Benz Is Now A Badass Rally Toy". May Moon Media Inc. - Petrolicious. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
Hartmann, Matthias (2017). Das große Mercedes-Cabrio-Buch [The Big Mercedes Cabrio Book] (in German) (reprint of the original 1992 ed.). Königswinter, Germany: Heel Verlag. ISBN9783958435810.
Hofner, Heribert (2011). Mercedes-Benz Typenkunde [Mercedes-Benz Type Study] (in German). Vol. Band 3. Modelle der Oberklasse von 1951 bis 1972, Luxusklasse, S-, SL- und SLC-Klasse [Volume 3. Upper class models from 1951 to 1972, Luxury class, S-, SL- and SLC-Class]. Bielefeld, Germany: Delius Klasing. ISBN9783768832786.
Koehling, Bernd S. (2021). Mercedes-Benz: Everything you want to know about the W111 and W112 Two-Door - From the 220SE Coupe to the 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet. Independently published. ISBN9798736959129.
———————— (2021). Mercedes-Benz: Everything you want to know about the W112 Two- and Four-Door - From the 300SE Sedan to the 300SE Cabriolet. Independently published. ISBN9798737397654.
———————— (2021). Mercedes-Benz, The 1960s. Vol. 1: From the 190c to the 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet. Independently published. ISBN9798739060631.
Kurze, Peter (2006). Mercedes 190-300 SE: Schönheit, Gediegenheit und sportliche Kraft [Mercedes 190-300 SE: Beauty, Solidity and Athletic Power]. Bewegte Zeiten series (in German). Bielefeld, Germany: Delius Klasing. ISBN3768818101.
Lederer, Joachim (1997). Mercedes-Benz Ponton & Heckflosse: Die Autos und ihre Geschichte 1953-1967 [Mercedes-Benz Ponton & Fintails: The Cars and their History 1953-1967] (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN3613018322.
Long, Brian (2014). Mercedes-Benz 'Fintail' Models: The W110, W111 and W112 Series. Ramsbury, Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press. ISBN9781847976048.
Meredith, Laurence (2003). Mercedes-Benz Saloons: The Classic Models of the 1960s and 1970s. Crowood AutoClassic Series. Ramsbury, Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press. ISBN1861265182.
Oswald, Werner [in German] (2001). Deutsche Autos [German Cars] (in German). Vol. Band [Volume] 4: 1945–1990 Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche und andere [and others]. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN3613021315.
Ries, Hermann (2016). Mercedes-Benz Heckflosse: Die Baureihen W 110 / W 111 / W 112 (1959 bis 1971) [Mercedes-Benz Fintails: the W 110 / W 111 / W 112 series (1959 to 1971)] (in German). Jülich, Germany: MBIG Clubservice. ISBN9783981509021.
Röcke, Matthias (2013). Das große Mercedes-Heckflossen-Buch [The Big Mercedes Fintail Book] (in German) (reprint of the original 1990 ed.). Königswinter, Germany: Heel Verlag. ISBN9783868528213.
Staud, René (photographs); Lewandowski, Jürgen (text) (2016). Mercedes-Benz: The Grand Cabrios & Coupes. Kempen, Germany: teNeues. ISBN9783832732936.
Storz, Alexander F. (2010). Mercedes-Benz Heckflosse 1959–1968 [Mercedes-Benz Fintails 1959–1968]. Schrader-Typen-Chronik series (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN9783613032002.
Vieweg, Christof (2013). Mercedes Heckflosse W 110/111/112: Typengeschichte und Technik [Mercedes Fintail W 110/111/112: Type History and Technology] (in German). München: GeraMond. ISBN9783862457199.
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Workshop manuals
Freeman, Kerry A.; Rivele, Richard J.; Hallinger, Jeffrey W., eds. (1983). Mercedes-Benz: 1959-70 All 190, 200, 220, 230, 250, 280 and 300 models, gasoline and diesel engines. Chilton's Repair & Tune-Up Guide Series. Radnor, PA, USA: Chilton Book Co. ISBN0801960657.
Slade, Tim (2004). Original Mercedes-Benz Coupes, Cabriolets and V-8 Sedans, 1960-1972: The Restorer's Guide. Osceola, WI, USA: Motorbooks International. ISBN0760319529.
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Not to be confused with Mercedes Benz C112 This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German June 2018 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 9 470 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Mercedes Benz Baureihe 112 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Mercedes Benz Baureihe 112 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Mercedes Benz W112 is a luxury automobile produced by Mercedes Benz from 1961 to 1967 1 Marketed as the 300SE it was available as a coupe convertible sedan and stretched sedan Lang all generally similar in appearance to the corresponding Mercedes Benz W111 1 Mercedes Benz W112Mercedes Benz 300 SE Lang W112 OverviewManufacturerMercedes BenzAlso called300SE 300SE longProduction1961 1965 4 door 1962 1967 2 door AssemblyWest Germany Stuttgart UnterturkheimDesignerFriedrich GeigerBody and chassisClassFull size luxury carBody style4 door sedan2 door coupe2 door convertibleLayoutFR layoutRelatedMercedes Benz W111Mercedes Benz W113PowertrainEngine2996 cc M189 I6ChronologyPredecessorMercedes Benz W189 4 door Mercedes Benz W188 2 door SuccessorMercedes Benz W109 4 door Mercedes Benz W111 280SE 3 5 2 door See Mercedes Benz S Class for a complete overview of all S Class models These high end cars were fitted with the 3 0 litre fuel injected M189 big block six cylinder engine at the time of the model s introduction the company s largest They were finished with a higher level of wood and leather trim than the W111 and had standard luxury features such as power steering automatic transmission and pneumatic self levelling suspension 1 2 an enhancement of the Mercedes Benz 300d Adenauer s dashboard activated mechanical torsion bar based system The sedan was based on the Mercedes Benz W111 Fintail sedan chassis and coachwork The 300SE coupe convertible was introduced in February 1962 and somewhat confusingly shared its more restrained and elegant Paul Bracq designed bodywork with the Mercedes Benz W111 220SE coupe convertible 3 The sedan based stretched wheelbase 300SE Lang appeared in March 1963 redesignated the 300SEL in 1964 Contents 1 Background 2 Features 3 Position in model range 3 1 Sedan 3 2 Coupe and Cabriolet 4 Racing 5 Models 5 1 Model timeline 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Notes 7 2 Bibliography 7 2 1 General 7 2 2 Workshop manuals 8 External linksBackground EditThe previous generation of Mercedes models featured three types of chassis those mass produced on a unibody Ponton chassis which included the entry level 4 cylinder 180 190 series mid range 220 series of sedan coupe and convertible and 190SL sports coupe and roadster a luxury range of coachwork built 300 series sedan coupe convertible and roadster hand crafted on a pre war X frame chassis and the exotic 300SL coupe roadster built on a unique tubular frame In the late 1950s Daimler Benz AG began plans to unify its entire model range on one platform in order to take advantage of economies of scale Assembly of all 2 door 300S W187s ended in 1955 and in 1958 the fuel injected W128 220SE Ponton was introduced The new generation of 220 220S 200SE W111 Fintail sedans was introduced in 1959 These were joined in 1961 by the 220SE W111 coupe and convertible as well as the four cylinder W110 190 and 190D Since a replacement for the big 300d Adenauer limousine was still being developed its fuel injected 3 litre six cylinder M189 engine was installed in the W111 and supplemented with luxury features and detailing to create the W112 Features EditExternally the W112 displayed substantially more chrome and luxury features such as power steering air suspension and automatic transmission were standard though a manual transmission would return as an option The car cost almost twice the price of the top range W111 220SE The 300SE s performance was the top of the Mercedes line with the M189 six cylinder engine producing 160 hp 170 after 1964 and giving a top speed of 180 km h 190 after 1964 both figures 175 and 185 for automatic transmission respectively Position in model range EditSedan Edit The W112 was much smaller than either the grand 300 Adenauer W189 that preceded it or the imposing Mercedes Benz 600 Grosser Mercedes W100 that first appeared in late 1963 To help fill this gap the 300SE long wheelbase sedan made its debut in March 1963 but without an L added for Lang long in German The L in the models designation and so in its trunk emblem appeared with the subsequent W108 and W109 models 1 The W112 was always a very exclusive automobile its low production numbers however reflecting a combination of high price and limited demand as it lacked the overwhelming luxury and cachet of the top of the range 300d and 600 models which bracketed it In 1962 for every W112 sedan 24 W111s rolled off the production line while by 1964 this ratio was almost 1 40 In the end the W112 sedan turned out to be very short lived With the company s top niche filled by the 600 demand for the W112 plummeted In 1962 a total of 2 769 were built which fell to 1 382 in 1963 With the coming of the W108 109 series the sedan W112 was dropped in 1965 with a total of 6 748 300SEs in standard and long wheelbase built over its five year run Coupe and Cabriolet Edit Since the W108 and W109 were only available as 4 door models 2 door W111 and W112 coupes and cabriolets like this 1969 280SE are frequently mistaken for them With no equal or superior in the Mercedes line the coupe and cabriolet W112s enjoyed a somewhat elevated status through their model runs Their more modern and elegant Paul Bracq designed W111 220SE coupe convertible based bodywork lacked the dating pointed upwardly raked fintails of the sedan and aged better The 2 door coupe and cabriolet W112s arrived in 1962 only a year later after the premiere of the 2 door W111s The cabriolet was offered as a single 220SE model and sold in a 5 1 ratio to the 2 door 300SE Two door W111 W112 production continued after 1965 with the coming of the new generation W108 W109 sedans However in November 1967 the aging M186 based M189 engine was replaced by a 2 8 litre straight 6 used in the 280SE At least one 300SE Convertible with M189 engine was produced for the Frankfurt Auto show with updated equipment and styling for the 1968 standards but the line was discontinued before the new year for all 2 door W112 autos citation needed Racing EditThe 300SE sedan was entered in international and European Touring Car Challenge and won several rallies 4 Models Edit1961 1965 300 SE Sedan 5 202 built 5 1962 1967 300 SE Coupe 2 419 built 1962 1967 300 SE Cabriolet 708 built 1963 1965 300 SE long long wheelbase Sedan 1 546 built often wrongly referred to as the 300 SEL a designation not used until 1966 Mercedes Benz 300 SE Sedan W112 Mercedes Benz 300 SE Coupe W112 Mercedes Benz 300 SE Cabriolet W112 Model timeline Edit Chassis Type 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967W112 sedan 300SE300SE longcoupe 300SEcabriolet convertible 300SESee also EditMercedes Benz S ClassReferences EditNotes Edit a b c d Koehling Bernd 1 December 2016 Mercedes Benz The 1960s 300SE and SEC W112 with buyer s guide and chassis number data card explanation 300SE SE lang Cabriolet and Coupe Retrieved 5 June 2019 Six Luxury Cars Car and Driver Magazine July 1965 p 31 Retrieved 5 June 2019 Auto Motor und Sport Heft 14 30 June 1962 Retrieved 5 June 2019 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Pritchard Robb 9 August 2018 An Ex AMG Test Car This W112 Mercedes Benz Is Now A Badass Rally Toy May Moon Media Inc Petrolicious Retrieved 6 June 2019 Deutsche Autos Band 4 2001 Bibliography Edit General Edit Hartmann Matthias 2017 Das grosse Mercedes Cabrio Buch The Big Mercedes Cabrio Book in German reprint of the original 1992 ed Konigswinter Germany Heel Verlag ISBN 9783958435810 Hofner Heribert 2011 Mercedes Benz Typenkunde Mercedes Benz Type Study in German Vol Band 3 Modelle der Oberklasse von 1951 bis 1972 Luxusklasse S SL und SLC Klasse Volume 3 Upper class models from 1951 to 1972 Luxury class S SL and SLC Class Bielefeld Germany Delius Klasing ISBN 9783768832786 Koehling Bernd S 2021 Mercedes Benz Everything you want to know about the W111 and W112 Two Door From the 220SE Coupe to the 280SE 3 5 Cabriolet Independently published ISBN 9798736959129 2021 Mercedes Benz Everything you want to know about the W112 Two and Four Door From the 300SE Sedan to the 300SE Cabriolet Independently published ISBN 9798737397654 2021 Mercedes Benz The 1960s Vol 1 From the 190c to the 280SE 3 5 Cabriolet Independently published ISBN 9798739060631 Kurze Peter 2006 Mercedes 190 300 SE Schonheit Gediegenheit und sportliche Kraft Mercedes 190 300 SE Beauty Solidity and Athletic Power Bewegte Zeiten series in German Bielefeld Germany Delius Klasing ISBN 3768818101 Lederer Joachim 1997 Mercedes Benz Ponton amp Heckflosse Die Autos und ihre Geschichte 1953 1967 Mercedes Benz Ponton amp Fintails The Cars and their History 1953 1967 in German Stuttgart Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 3613018322 Long Brian 2014 Mercedes Benz Fintail Models The W110 W111 and W112 Series Ramsbury Marlborough UK The Crowood Press ISBN 9781847976048 Meredith Laurence 2003 Mercedes Benz Saloons The Classic Models of the 1960s and 1970s Crowood AutoClassic Series Ramsbury Marlborough UK The Crowood Press ISBN 1861265182 Oswald Werner in German 2001 Deutsche Autos German Cars in German Vol Band Volume 4 1945 1990 Audi BMW Mercedes Porsche und andere and others Stuttgart Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 3613021315 Ries Hermann 2016 Mercedes Benz Heckflosse Die Baureihen W 110 W 111 W 112 1959 bis 1971 Mercedes Benz Fintails the W 110 W 111 W 112 series 1959 to 1971 in German Julich Germany MBIG Clubservice ISBN 9783981509021 Rocke Matthias 2013 Das grosse Mercedes Heckflossen Buch The Big Mercedes Fintail Book in German reprint of the original 1990 ed Konigswinter Germany Heel Verlag ISBN 9783868528213 Staud Rene photographs Lewandowski Jurgen text 2016 Mercedes Benz The Grand Cabrios amp Coupes Kempen Germany teNeues ISBN 9783832732936 Storz Alexander F 2010 Mercedes Benz Heckflosse 1959 1968 Mercedes Benz Fintails 1959 1968 Schrader Typen Chronik series in German Stuttgart Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 9783613032002 Vieweg Christof 2013 Mercedes Heckflosse W 110 111 112 Typengeschichte und Technik Mercedes Fintail W 110 111 112 Type History and Technology in German Munchen GeraMond ISBN 9783862457199 Mercedes Benz U S Models Hiwaay net Archived from the original on November 25 2005 Retrieved December 1 2005 Workshop manuals Edit Freeman Kerry A Rivele Richard J Hallinger Jeffrey W eds 1983 Mercedes Benz 1959 70 All 190 200 220 230 250 280 and 300 models gasoline and diesel engines Chilton s Repair amp Tune Up Guide Series Radnor PA USA Chilton Book Co ISBN 0801960657 Slade Tim 2004 Original Mercedes Benz Coupes Cabriolets and V 8 Sedans 1960 1972 The Restorer s Guide Osceola WI USA Motorbooks International ISBN 0760319529 Mercedes Benz Technical Companion Cambridge MA USA Bentley Publishers 2005 ISBN 978 0 8376 1033 7 External links Edithttp www 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