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Middle ground in the mid-size class - Mercedes-Benz 200 and 220 in (historical) test

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Created on May 30, 1970

Reading time 13min

Written by:

Dr. Paul Simsa

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1968) - frühes Foto

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1968) - der Name "Strich Acht" basiert auf einer internen Werksbezeichnung für das Produktionsjahr 1968

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Mercedes-Benz 220 (1968) - der Vierzylinder, Baureihe 115

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

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Mercedes Benz 200 (1970) - mit Automatikgetriebe

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1970) - die stärkeren Modelle 230 und 250 wahlweise nun auch mit Fünfganggetriebe - Genfer Autosalon 1970

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1968) – auf der Wedelstrecke des Testgeländes in Untertürkheim

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1968) – verlässt eine Fähre über den Main

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1968) - im Winterbetrieb

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1969) - mit Schneeketten

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1968) – die Baureihe 115 mit Hochkantscheinwerfern

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Mercedes Benz 200 (1971) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Mercedes-Benz 220 (1970) – Cockpit eines W 115 mit Lenkradschaltung

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Mercedes-Benz 230 (1968) – rundum gepolstertes Armaturenbrett

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1973) – Ergonomie-, Sicherheits- und Frisurenforschung am W 115

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Mercedes Benz 220 (1970) - Motor M 115, ein robuster Vierzylinder

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Mercedes-Benz 220 (1968) - Der zweimillionste Mercedes-Benz Personenwagen seit 1946 ist ein Typ 220 der "Strich-Acht"-Baureihe W 115. Er läuft am 9. Mai 1968 im Werk Sindelfingen vom Band

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Mercedes-Benz 200 und Audi 100 im Jahr 1969

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1970) – Drehzahl- und Beschleunigungsdiagramm im Vergleich zum 220

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Mercedes-Benz 200 (1970) – Dimensionen und Gewichte

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Summary

The petrol four-cylinder engines were the superior middle ground between the diesel and six-cylinder engines in the Mercedes-Benz "Stroke Eight". Although the diesels were much more economical, the overtaking performance of the 200 easily surpassed that of the 220 D, and you had to pay a lot more for the six-cylinder models. This historical article examines the type and prices, and advises which of the many extras are worthwhile and which are not.

This article contains the following chapters

Harmony in the standard chassis
Shift gears or let it shift?
Worthwhile extras and other
mot overall verdict
Plus points
Minus points
Technical data (values in brackets for 220)
Shifting gears correctly

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1969, Mercedes built 256,713 passenger cars. A third of these were diesel 200 D/220 D models. The 200 and 220 models with petrol engines only accounted for about half the number of corresponding diesels. The registration figures available for Germany for 1969 do not differentiate between gasoline and diesel within the 200 and 220 models. The approximate ratio: around 40 % diesel 200 D/220 D, around 20 % petrol four-cylinder 200/220, around 35 % six-cylinder 230/250 and 280 S/SE, 5 % for the 280 SL, 300 SEL 3.5/6.3 and 600 models. Does Mercedes live from diesel? Let's put it bluntly: without diesel, Mercedes delivery times would be considerably shorter.

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