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The new Mercedes 220 S of 1959 - a star among stars

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Created on September 1, 1959

Reading time 9min

Written by:

Hans-Günther Wolf

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - intern Mercedes-Benz Typ 220 Sb, W 111 genannt

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1964) – auf einem zeitgenössischen Farbfoto

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Werbung von damals - "Die neuen Sechszylinder eine Klasse für sich" - Atelier Harry Preußner 1959

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) – auf dem Flugplatz

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Ansicht von schräg hinten und oben

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - diese Limousinen gelten als weltweit erste Limousinen mit integrierten Knautschzonen und hochfester Fahrgastzelle

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Blick in den großzügigen Innenraum

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Mercedes-Benz 220 (1959) - Die weit öffnenden Türen ermöglichen den bequemen Ein- und Ausstieg

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Die Türen sind in das Sicherheitskonzept einbezogen. Beispiele dafür sind das Keilzapfenschloss, verformbare Armlehnen und nachgiebige Fensterkurbeln sowie der versenkt angeordnete Türöffner

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Armaturenbrett der 220 S Limousine

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Blick in den Innenraum des 220 S

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Tankstutzen unter dem klappbaren Nummernschild

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Das riesige Volumen des Kofferraums wird an dem aufgebauten Koffersatz beeindruckend dokumentiert

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Der mit dem optional lieferbaren Mercedes-Benz Koffersatz beladene Gepäckraum; links bleibt noch Raum für ein zweites Ersatzrad oder weiteres Kleingepäck

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - auf dem Titelbild der Zeitschrift 'hobby'

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Silhouette der Limousine

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Limousine von vorne

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Unfallschutz durch versenkte Instrumente und weichen Plastik

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - die verbrauchte Luft wird über diese Schlitze abgesaugt

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - mit sichtbar akzentuierten Heckflossen

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - schluckt viel Gepäck

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Tankstutzen hinter dem Nummernschild

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1959) - Ausgleichsfedern wie beim 300 SL Roadster, selbstragende Karosserie

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Summary

The newcomer from Stuttgart, the Mercedes-Benz 220 S, could do everything better. At least that's how it sounded throughout the test report in the magazine 'hobby'. And the people at 'hobby' didn't make things easy for themselves and put the new model through its paces. This report reproduces the original wording of the 1959 test and shows the pictures from that time, as well as many factory photos from the period.

This article contains the following chapters

Finally, the day X
Visually convincing
The interior and safety
More powerful six-cylinder engines
More elastic and faster
The brakes are also impressive
Convincing overall concept
Top driving comfort

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It may have been six months ago that I wanted to ask a Mercedes-Benz test driver about 'the new one'. I wanted to do it very cleverly, reminded the man of our old friendship and was hopelessly rebuffed. "I can't and mustn't give anything away," was the reply, "as a former colleague at the company, you should understand that better than anyone." - I was forced to understand and must have made a very sad face. But it was apparently due to this corpse-bitter face that something jumped out of this short interview that was more important and essential at the moment than the entire profile of the vehicle:"I can tell you something: You know how passionate I used to be about driving. Now, with the new one, driving has become even more enjoyable. You'll notice that for yourself when you take the car for a permitted spin on the Solitude circuit on day X. It's incredible how it runs, handles and brakes - neither of us have ever experienced that before!"

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