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BMW 2000 Automatic versus Mercedes 230 Automatic in the (historic) Super Test

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Created in 1967

Reading time 34min

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Heinz Kranz

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Mercedes-Benz 230 gegen BMW 2000 - Vergleichstest im Jahr 1967

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Mercedes-Benz 230 gegen BMW 2000 - Vergleichstest auf dem Titelblatt von Hobby 14/1967

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Auf Bergfahrt zur 'Hohen Rinne'

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Bei der Sandfahrt

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BMW 2000 Automatic (1967) - Unterwasserstrasse im überfluteten Donau-Delta

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BMW 2000 Automatic (1967) - Der BMW konnte sich mit dem Sand nicht ganz anfreunden

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BMW 2000 Automatic (1967) - Der Tankwart mit Perlenkette

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Picknick am Strassenrand

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BMW 2000 Automatic (1967) - Auf strapaziöser Natur-Teststrecke

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Die Tester machen sich mit der Hilfe einiger Einheimischen ortskündig

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Verbissener Kampf aus der Semperit-Prüfstrecke

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Auf dem Gaisberg werden die Ergebnisse des Bergtests diskutiert

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Beim skid-pad liegt der Mercedes vorn

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Der wuchtige Mercedes dreht sich um seine eigene Achse

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Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic (1967) - Der letzte Start beim Dreiecksrennen

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BMW 2000 Automatic (1967) - Der BMW sticht elegant in die Kurve

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BMW 2000 Automatic (1967) - Der BMW beim Test auf nasser Fahrbahn

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BMW 2000 Automatic (1967) - Nasser Asphalt für die zirkusreife Vorführung

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BMW 2000 (1966) - eindeutig beschriftet im Kühlergrill

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BMW 2000 Tilux (1966) – Frontansicht mit Rechteckscheinwerfern statt der runden Lampen des 2000 TI

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BMW 2000 (1969) - 100 PS, entiwckelt mit dem Ziel der fahrtechnischen Überlegenheit

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BMW 2000 (1969) - leistungsmässig und fahrtechnisch überlegen

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BMW 2000 (1966) – bequemer Zugang zu allen Sitzen, Armaturenbrett mit Holzfolie beklebt (im TI mit Leder-Nachahmung)

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BMW 2000 (1966) – Schalensitze mit Nylon-Flock-Bezug

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BMW 2000 (1966) – Fondsitzbank mit klappbarer Mittelarmlehne

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BMW 2000 (1966) - Blick in den Motorraum der 100-PS-Variante

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BMW 2000 (1968) - Sicherheitskarosserie

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BMW 2000 (1966) – Schnittzeichnung des Vierzylinders

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BMW 2000 (1966) - stattliche Limouisne mit 4,7 Meter Länge und 1,7 Meter Breite - Durchsichtszeichnung

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BMW 2000 (1966) - Werbung im Jahr 1966 - Repräsentation in 12,4 Sekunden

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Mercedes-Benz 230 (1965) - in der Werbung - jetzt können Sie ihn kaufen

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Mit Heckflosse

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Das Interieur

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Die Meßstrecke für den Geradelauf im Untertürkheimer Versuchsgelände mit groben Unebenheiten längs und quer zur Fahrtrichtung.

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Blick von der Seite ins Interieur

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1967) - Caravan-Gespann auf einer Bergstrasse im Balkangebirge

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Werbung: Außen kompakt und innen groß - der neue Mercedes-Benz 230, ein Sechszylinder mit 105 PS

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Der Heckflossen-Benz

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Ponton-Form

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Weit oben angebrachte runde Frontscheinwerfer

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Unter einem Baum stehend

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Auf einer Wiese

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Hier sieht man die Heckflossen besonders gut

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Freundliches Gesicht

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Stylisch mit schönen Details

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - auf der Einfahrbahn in Untertürkheim

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - Sieht nach einem schönen Sonntagsausflug aus

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 110 (1965) - mit der Sechszylinderlimousine darf man sich sehen lassen

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Summary

The Mercedes-Benz 230 (W 110) and the BMW 2000 were the non-plus-ultra in the mid-size class in 1967. They combined comfort with sporty performance and plenty of space. However, both had different strengths. The magazine 'hobby' dedicated a "super test" to them, which went right across Europe and put the two rivals through their paces. The original three-part test report is summarized in this article in its original wording and supplemented with historical images.

This article contains the following chapters

Day 1: Over the Tauern, through the Loibl to Zagreb
Day 2: Sunny Sunday on the Autoput
Day 3: Supertest column in the parade
Day 4: Romania instead of Greece
Day 5: Festive reception in Sibiu
Day 6: Searching for an airfield in Graz
Day 7: Semperit makes it possible!
Day 8: Mountain test on the Gaisberg
A) Triangular race as the toughest safety test
B) Who flies out of the bend earlier?
C) The brakes are by no means spared!
D) Three-speed versus four-speed automatic
E) Easy steering and little cranking: Advantages of power steering
F) Seeing in the night...
G) Safe at any speed?
H) The roads are slippery in winter...
A) Everything included for a lot of money
B) How much fuel does the automatic eat up?
C) The state asks you to pay
D) Here, whoever repairs cheaper leads...
E) How far the tires wear
F) Experience and combination: service life!
G) The competitors withstood X-ray inspection
H) Lubrication service is still a must
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 34min

Preview (beginning of the article)

This super test produced a 'dream pairing' that met the wishes of numerous hobby readers. BMW and Mercedes-Benz not only enjoy the sympathy of our readers, but also the favor of buyers. Even in the last few months, which have been so difficult for the car industry, there were no negative figures for either plant, but rather considerable gains. This also made this super test interesting from a market policy point of view: how are cars that win in times when other factories have to fight hard for every customer? But the test was also remarkable from another point of view: we chose two cars with automatic transmissions, i.e. a type of transmission that undoubtedly belongs to the future. We also pushed the automatic transmission to the limit in those areas where we could not hope for a good service in an emergency. We tested them in countries where, at best, presidents and ministers drive Mercedes automatic cars: In Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.

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