M149
Inline-4- 149 1.9 L · 1,912 cc
50 PS
37 kW · 50 hp a 3,600 giri/min
Mercedes-Benz Large Sedan · 200 V Sport
W149
A rare sporting 200 on the eve of war.
- Production
- 1938–1939
- Body
- Sedan
- Chassis
- W149
On the eve of war, Mercedes-Benz briefly offered a sporting take on the humble 200 — the 200 V Sport, a rare open variant for buyers who wanted performance flavour without leaving the four-cylinder fold.
The W149 adapted the Typ 200 V mechanical package — 2.0-liter side-valve four, conventional chassis — to lighter, more sporting coachwork in 1938 and 1939. It was not a Kompressor and not a Grand Prix car; rather a final flourish of pre-war sporting style on a platform otherwise associated with sober saloon duty.
No reliable production total appears in the published archive tables for the W149; surviving records suggest only a handful of examples from the 1938–1939 model years. What remains is a scarce, little-documented sporting footnote at the close of Mercedes-Benz peacetime passenger-car production.
Every model.
1 distinct series across 1938–1939 — each identified by its chassis and engine numbers from period factory data.
| Modello | Model year | Telaio | Motore | Cambio | Totale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 200 V | 1938–1939 | 149 | 149 | — |
Engines.
The M149 as fitted to the W149.