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.

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

* Il dato di produzione pubblicato copre tutte le serie di quel modello; la fonte non lo scompone ulteriormente.

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

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

Engines.

The M119 as fitted to the W124.

M119

119.9754.2 L · 4,196 cc
279 PS
205 kW · 275 hp a 5,700 giri/min
400 N·m
295 lb·ft a 3,900 giri/min
119.9745.0 L · 4,973 cc
320 PS
235 kW · 315 hp a 5,600 giri/min
470 N·m
347 lb·ft a 3,900 giri/min
119.E606.0 L · 5,956 cc
381 PS
280 kW · 375 hp a 5,500 giri/min
580 N·m
428 lb·ft a 3,750 giri/min