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Performance or longevity? - Mercedes-Benz 200 D and 220 D in the (historical) test

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Created on August 22, 1970

Reading time 11min

Written by:

Engelbert Männer

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1974) - zusammen mit seinen Diesel-Brüdern 220 D, 240 D und dem "Heizölferrari" 240 D 3.0

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Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1968) – wenn Qualität und Sparsamkeit wichtiger sind als Prunk und Geschwindigkeit

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1968) – äusserlich nur durch den Schriftzug von den Benzinern zu unterscheiden

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Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1968) – das Diesel-Spitzenmodell bis zum Erscheinen des 240 D

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1968) – Diesel-Vierzylinder mit 55 PS

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1968) – Kofferraum mit recht hoher Ladekante und seitlich stehendem Ersatzrad

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Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1968) – Frontansicht

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Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1968) – Heckansicht

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1973) – Armaturenbrett eines Modells mit Lenkradschaltung

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Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1968) – Dieselmotor vom Typ OM 615 D 22

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1968) – Vierzylinder-Dieselmotor vom Typ OM 615 D 20

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Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1968) – in Bulgarien

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Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1968) – mit optionalem Stahlschiebedach

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1973) – spart bei 30'000 km im Jahr 650 Mark im Vergleich zu einem 1,7-Liter-Benziner der Konkurrenz

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Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1968) – zusammen mit einem 170 D von 1949

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1968) – noch in der alten Taxi-Farbe Schwarz

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1971) – als Taxi in der neu vorgeschriebenen Farbe "Hellelfenbein"

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1970) – Beschleunigung, Geschwindigkeit und Drehzahl im Vergleich zum 220 D

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Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1970) – Abmessungen und Gewichte im Vergleich zum 220 D

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Summary

Every third Mercedes-Benz in 1970 was a diesel. At the time, they were the most technically impressive, but also the most expensive diesel engines available. Nevertheless, progress was already gnawing a little at the reputation of the eternally economical and indestructible. After two and a half years of production of the "Stroke Eight", this historical test report took stock.

This article contains the following chapters

Saving in the long term
Engine running times: no longer legendary
High used car prices
Diesel practice
mot overall verdict
Plus points
Minus points

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Mercedes diesel is regarded as the owner's money box. You pay more for the car than for an Opel Commodore GS/E, drive with the running costs (including depreciation) of the Rekord 1700 N, but have to be satisfied with the top of a Kadett 1100 N or 1100 S.Our latest diesel test car costs around DM 15,700: 220 D without automatic, but with useful and safety-enhancing extras such as power steering, steel crank roof, headrests. For that price, you could also get a petrol 200 automatic - or a Ford 26 M, for example, which has luxury equipment and automatic as standard, which you would have to pay extra for in a Mercedes. But the typical prospective diesel buyer will hardly ever be faced with such alternatives, he buys with a firm pre-decision.

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