M186
Inline-6- 186.920 3.0 L · 2,996 cc
117 PS
86 kW · 115 hp a 4,600 giri/min
196 N·m
145 lb·ft a 2,500 giri/min
- 186.921 3.0 L · 2,996 cc
126 PS
93 kW · 125 hp a 4,500 giri/min
221 N·m
163 lb·ft a 2,600 giri/min
Mercedes-Benz Ultra-Luxury Sedan · 300
W186
Adenauer-era flagship — the car of statesmen.
- Production
- 1951–1957
- Built
- 8,288
- Body
- Sedan & cabriolet
- Chassis
- W186
The W186 Großer Mercedes 300 was the car that restored Mercedes-Benz's post-war prestige — a hand-finished luxury saloon and cabriolet for chancellors, industrialists, and anyone who required the very best from Untertürkheim.
Known universally as the Adenauer Mercedes after West Germany's first Chancellor, the 300 used a 3.0-liter inline-six in a separate-frame chassis with formal Sindelfingen coachwork. It was not fast by later standards, but it was quiet, authoritative, and built without cost constraint — the standard against which German luxury was measured in the 1950s.
Produced from 1951 to 1957, Mercedes-Benz built 8,288 W186 cars across all variants. It was the Großer Mercedes reborn — and the car that told the world Mercedes-Benz had returned.
Every model.
16 model designations across 1951–1957 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the W186.
| Modello | Model year | Telaio | Motore | Cambio | Totale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 Sedan | 1952–1954 | 186.011 | 186.920 | 4,565 | |
| 300 Cabriolet | 1952–1954 | 186.014 | 186.920 | 455 | |
| 300 Sedan | 1952–1954 | 186.015 | 186.920 | incluso sopra | |
| 300 b Sedan | 1955 | 186.015 | 186.920 | incluso sopra | |
| 300 b Cabriolet | 1955 | 186.014 | 186.920 | 136 | |
| 300 b Sedan | 1955 | 186.011 | 186.920 | 1,649 | |
| 300 c Cabriolet | 1956 | 186.033 | 186.920 | 51 | |
| 300 c Sedan | 1956–1957 | 186.016 | 186.921 | incluso sopra | |
| 300 c LWB | 1956–1957 | 186.017 | 186.921 | incluso sopra | |
| 300 c Sedan | 1956–1957 | 186.016 | 186.920 | 1,370 | |
| 300 c LWB | 1956–1957 | 186.017 | 186.920 | incluso sopra | |
| 300 c LWB | 1956–1957 | 186.016 | 186.921 | incluso sopra | |
| 300 c Sedan | 1956–1957 | 186.017 | 186.921 | incluso sopra | |
| 300 c Sedan | 1956–1957 | 186.017 | 186.920 | incluso sopra | |
| 300 c LWB | 1956–1957 | 186.016 | 186.920 | 62 | |
| 300 c Cabriolet | 1956 | 186.033 | 186.921 | incluso sopra |
* Il dato di produzione pubblicato copre tutte le serie di quel modello; la fonte non lo scompone ulteriormente.
Engines.
The M186 as fitted to the W186.