Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan · E-Class

W124

Over-engineered excellence — the W124 generation.

Production: 1984–1996
Built: 473,737
Body: Sedan
Chassis: W124

The W124 was the E-Class before the letter — a range of saloons, estates, coupés, and cabriolets that raised Mercedes-Benz executive-car engineering to a new level of aerodynamic efficiency and structural integrity in the 1980s and 1990s.

Multi-link independent rear suspension, careful wind-tunnel development, and a broad engine palette from four-cylinder diesels to the hand-assembled 500 E with its Porsche-built body made the W124 the definitive executive Mercedes-Benz of its era. The E-Class name arrived in 1993, but the W124 chassis code persisted through the final model years.

Production spanned 1984 to 1997 across all body variants on the W124 platform. It was the car that translated W123 dependability into modern aerodynamics — and set the benchmark the E-Class still chases.

W124 interior — Cabin details of the W124, as preserved in period photography.

Every model.

33 model designations across 1984–1996 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the W124.

Modèle	Millésimes	Châssis	Moteur	Total
200 D	1984–1989	124.120	601.912	236,926
E 200 Diesel	1994–1995	124.120	601.912	inclus ci-dessus
250 D	1984–1989	124.125	602.912	236,811
250 D	1990–1993	124.125	602.912	inclus ci-dessus
250 D Turbo	1988–1993	124.128	602.962	inclus ci-dessus
E 250 Diesel	1992–1996	124.126	605.911	inclus ci-dessus
E 250 Turbo	1994–1995	124.129	602.962	inclus ci-dessus
300 D 4MATIC	1985–1991	124.330	603.913	inclus ci-dessus
300 D Turbo	1985–1993	124.133	603.960	inclus ci-dessus
300D Turbo 4MATIC	1987–1993	124.333	603.963	inclus ci-dessus
E 300 Diesel	1992–1995	124.131	606.910	inclus ci-dessus
E 300 Turbo	1994–1995	124.133	603.960	inclus ci-dessus
200	1985–1989	124.020	102.922	inclus ci-dessus
200	1990	124.020	102.922	inclus ci-dessus
200 E	1985–1992	124.121	102.963	inclus ci-dessus
200 E	1992–1993	124.019	111.940	inclus ci-dessus
220 E	1992–1993	124.022	111.960	inclus ci-dessus
230 E	1984–1992	124.023	102.982	inclus ci-dessus
E 200	1994–1995	124.019	111.940	inclus ci-dessus
E 220	1994–1996	124.022	111.960	inclus ci-dessus
260 E 4MATIC	1986–1991	124.226	103.943	inclus ci-dessus
280 E	1992–1993	124.028	104.942	inclus ci-dessus
300 E	1984–1992	124.030	103.983	inclus ci-dessus
300 E 4MATIC	1985–1993	124.230	103.985	inclus ci-dessus
300 E-24	1988–1992	124.031	104.980	inclus ci-dessus
320 E	1992–1993	124.032	104.992	inclus ci-dessus
E 280	1994–1995	124.028	104.942	inclus ci-dessus
E 300 4MATIC	1994–1995	124.230	103.985	inclus ci-dessus
E 320	1994–1995	124.032	104.992	inclus ci-dessus
500 E	1990–1993	124.036	119.974	inclus ci-dessus
E 420	1994–1995	124.034	119.975	inclus ci-dessus
E 500	1994–1995	124.036	119.974	inclus ci-dessus
E 60 AMG	1993–1994	124.036	119.E60	inclus ci-dessus

* Le chiffre de production publié couvre toutes les séries de ce modèle ; la source ne le détaille pas davantage.

Studio profile of the W124 — the proportions that defined this chassis.

W124 rear three-quarter view — Rear three-quarter view of the W124.

Engines.

Ten engine families — the OM601 through OM606 diesels and the M102 through M119 petrols — as fitted to the W124.

M119

119.975 4.2 L · 4,196 cc
279 PS
205 kW · 275 hp à 5,700 tr/min
400 N·m
295 lb·ft à 3,900 tr/min
119.974 5.0 L · 4,973 cc
320 PS
235 kW · 315 hp à 5,600 tr/min
470 N·m
347 lb·ft à 3,900 tr/min
119.E60 6.0 L · 5,956 cc
381 PS
280 kW · 375 hp à 5,500 tr/min
580 N·m
428 lb·ft à 3,750 tr/min

OM601

Inline-4 diesel

601.912 2.0 L · 1,997 cc
72 PS
53 kW · 71 hp à 4,600 tr/min
123 N·m
91 lb·ft à 2,800 tr/min

OM602

Inline-5 diesel

602.912 2.5 L · 2,497 cc
90 PS
66 kW · 89 hp à 4,600 tr/min
154 N·m
114 lb·ft à 2,800 tr/min
602.962 2.5 L · 2,497 cc
126 PS
93 kW · 124 hp à 4,600 tr/min
231 N·m
170 lb·ft à 2,800 tr/min

OM605

Inline-5 diesel

605.911 2.5 L · 2,497 cc
113 PS
83 kW · 111 hp à 5,000 tr/min
173 N·m
128 lb·ft à 2,000 tr/min

OM603

Inline-6 diesel

603.913 3.0 L · 2,996 cc
109 PS
80 kW · 108 hp à 4,600 tr/min
185 N·m
136 lb·ft à 2,800 tr/min
603.960 3.0 L · 2,996 cc
143 PS
105 kW · 141 hp à 4,600 tr/min
267 N·m
197 lb·ft à 2,400 tr/min
603.963 3.0 L · 2,996 cc
143 PS
105 kW · 141 hp à 4,600 tr/min
267 N·m
197 lb·ft à 2,400 tr/min

OM606

Inline-6 diesel

606.910 3.0 L · 2,996 cc
136 PS
100 kW · 134 hp à 5,000 tr/min
210 N·m
155 lb·ft à 2,200 tr/min

M102

Inline-4

102.922 2.0 L · 1,997 cc
109 PS
80 kW · 108 hp à 5,200 tr/min
170 N·m
125 lb·ft à 2,500 tr/min
102.963 2.0 L · 1,997 cc
122 PS
90 kW · 120 hp à 5,100 tr/min
178 N·m
131 lb·ft à 3,500 tr/min
102.982 2.3 L · 2,299 cc
136 PS
100 kW · 134 hp à 5,100 tr/min
205 N·m
151 lb·ft à 3,500 tr/min

M111

Inline-4

111.940 2.0 L · 1,998 cc
136 PS
100 kW · 134 hp à 5,500 tr/min
190 N·m
140 lb·ft à 4,000 tr/min
111.960 2.2 L · 2,199 cc
150 PS
110 kW · 148 hp à 5,500 tr/min
210 N·m
155 lb·ft à 4,000 tr/min

M103

Inline-6

103.943 2.6 L · 2,599 cc
160 PS
118 kW · 158 hp à 5,800 tr/min
220 N·m
162 lb·ft à 4,600 tr/min
103.983 3.0 L · 2,962 cc
188 PS
138 kW · 185 hp à 5,700 tr/min
260 N·m
192 lb·ft à 4,400 tr/min
103.985 3.0 L · 2,962 cc
180 PS
132 kW · 178 hp à 5,700 tr/min
255 N·m
188 lb·ft à 4,400 tr/min

M104

Inline-6

104.942 2.8 L · 2,799 cc
197 PS
145 kW · 194 hp à 5,500 tr/min
270 N·m
199 lb·ft à 3,750 tr/min
104.980 3.0 L · 2,960 cc
220 PS
162 kW · 217 hp à 6,400 tr/min
265 N·m
195 lb·ft à 4,600 tr/min
104.992 3.2 L · 3,199 cc
220 PS
162 kW · 217 hp à 5,500 tr/min
310 N·m
229 lb·ft à 3,750 tr/min