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Comfortable and surprisingly sporty - Mercedes-Benz 220 S (historical test)

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Created on December 1, 1956

Reading time 8min

Written by:

Paul Schweder

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1955) - elegante Limousine der Oberklasse

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Mercedes-Benz 220 a (1954) - gerne dunkel bestellt

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Mercedes-Benz 220 a (1954) - Baureihe W180 I

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Mercedes-Benz 220 a (1954) - Vorgänger des Typs 220 S

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1958) - mit Ponton-Karosserie

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Mercedes-Benz 220 a (1954) - mit passendem Gepäck

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1958) - vier Türen, sechs Zylinder

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Mercedes-Benz 220 a (1955) - der erste 220 a, der auf dem Luftweg nach Guatemala befördert wird

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1956) - Innenraum

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1956) - leicht ausfahrbarer Fahrschemel mit dem 100-PS-Sechszylinder des Typs M 180 III

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1956) - Motortyp M 180 III für den 220 S

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Mercedes-Benz 220 (1955) - Vorderachs-Konstruktion für den Ponton-Mercedes von vorne und hinten gesehen

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1956) - mit vorderer Stossstange der ersten Ausführung

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Mercedes-Benz 220 SE (1958) - Versuchswagen mit Einspritzung, die Karosserie entspricht noch dem 220 S

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Mercedes-Benz 220 SE (1958) - Versuchswagen mit Einspritzung, die Karosserie entspricht noch dem 220 S

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Mercedes-Benz 219 (1956) - Titelseite eines Prospekts von 1957

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Mercedes-Benz 219 (1956) - der Sechszylinder in der Karosserie des Typs 180

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Mercedes-Benz 219 (1956) - übersichtliches Armaturenbrett

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Mercedes-Benz 219 (1956) - Oberklassenantrieb in der Mitteklassenlimousine

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Summary

With the Type 220 S, Mercedes-Benz presented a luxury-class saloon in 1956 that excelled with more power and comfort and even showed sporty talents. The six-cylinder engine produced 100 hp and took the saloon to 160 km/h. Paul Schweder was also won over by the elegant car, even if he still had a few small improvements to make. This article reproduces the original wording of the krafthand road test from 1956 and shows the car in many historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

More power and comfort
Proven features carried over
Favorable fuel consumption
Lively and not at all "tired"
Effective brakes, accurate speedometer
Mountain climbers
Softer suspension
Insufficient "inner" safety
Small accessory requests

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When Daimler-Benz restarted post-war production with the well-behaved 170 V, the tried and tested pre-war model, it was not wrongly thought that the development of new models required a lot of time and money, neither of which was available at the time. This was followed by the 170 S and the highly economical diesel car. Eventually, however, they turned to the more powerful models. The 220 and the 300 appeared on the market. With the 180 model, the sporty 190 SL and 300 SL versions and the 190, 219 and 220 S models, the Untertürkheim plant created today's successful passenger car range. Even though the 219 and 220 S models are almost identical in design, they still have different characteristics, which is due to the fact that the 220 S is supplied at the old price of the 220 A, while the 219 model costs DM 2000 less. Although both have the top-controlled, extraordinarily proven 2.2-liter six-cylinder engine, the 219 has the 85 hp of the previous Type 220, while the engine of the 220 S has been increased to 100 hp by using 2 downdraft carburetors and the vehicle has been given a much richer equipment.

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