Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon (S124) · E-Class Wagon

S124

W124 practicality — the definitive Mercedes estate.

Production: 1985–1996
Built: 340,512
Body: Estate / wagon
Chassis: S124

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon (S124) (S124)

The W124 sedan was the best car in its class — the S124 T-Model proved it could also be the best estate, combining the same aerodynamic efficiency and multi-link rear suspension with a load bay that swallowed everything a family or a workshop could demand.

Mercedes-Benz launched the S124 T-Model in 1985 with the W124 range, offering the same engine catalogue from diesel fours through the 300 TE-24 and, in AMG guise, the rare 500 E wagon. Self-levelling rear suspension maintained ride height under load; the flat floor and generous tailgate opening made the T-Model genuinely practical rather than merely a sedan with an extended roof. Build quality matched the sedan's obsessive standards — double-sided galvanized steel, precise panel gaps, and a reputation for million-kilometer longevity.

Built from 1985 to 1996, the S124 T-Model was the definitive W124 estate and remains a benchmark for how a premium load-carrier should be engineered — functional, durable, and unmistakably Mercedes-Benz.

S124 interior — Cabin details of the S124, as preserved in period photography.

Every model.

24 model designations across 1985–1996 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the S124.

Model	Model years	Chassis	Engine	Total
200 TD	1985–1991	124.180	601.912	7,373
250 TD	1985–1993	124.185	602.912	43,628
250 TD Turbodiesel	1990–1993	124.188	602.962	4,745
E 250 Diesel T	1994–1996	124.186	605.911	15,625
E 250 Turbodiesel T	1994–1996	124.188	602.962	included above
300 TD Turbodiesel	1985–1995	124.193	603.960	14,844
300 TD Turbodiesel 4MATIC	1986–1993	124.393	603.963	2,317
E 300 Diesel T	1994–1996	124.191	606.910	9,071
E 300 Turbodiesel 4MATIC	1994–1995	124.393	603.963	included above
200 T	1985–1990	124.080	102.922	7,476
200 TE	1988–1992	124.081	102.963	20,555
200 TE	1993	124.079	111.940	15,279
220 TE	1993	124.082	111.960	22,057
230 TE	1985–1992	124.083	102.982	64,945
E 200 T	1994–1996	124.079	111.940	included above
E 220 T	1994–1996	124.082	111.960	included above
300 TE	1985–1992	124.090	103.983	41,775
300 TE 4MATIC	1986–1993	124.290	103.985	12,094
300 TE-24	1989–1992	124.091	104.980	6,282
320 TE	1993	124.092	104.992	18,368
E 280 T	1994–1996	124.088	104.942	included above
E 300 T 4MATIC	1994–1995	124.290	103.985	included above
E 320 T	1994–1996	124.092	104.992	included above
E36 AMG	1994–1996	124.092	104.E36	included above

* The published production figure covers every series of that model; the source does not break it down further.

Studio profile of the S124 — the proportions that defined this chassis.

S124 rear three-quarter view — Rear three-quarter view of the S124.