Mercedes-Benz Luxury Sedan · 220 SE

W128

Ponton flagship — fuel injection and refinement.

Production
1958–1960
Built
3,916
Body
Sedan, coupé & cabriolet
Chassis
W128
Mercedes-Benz Luxury Sedan (W128)

The W128 was the final flowering of the Ponton-era luxury line — a short-run 220 SE program that offered fuel-injected six-cylinder refinement in sedan, coupé, and cabriolet bodies before the Heckflosse arrived.

The 220 SE used Mercedes-Benz's mechanical fuel injection in the 2.2-liter six, delivering smooth power in formal saloon, elegant coupé, and open cabriolet coachwork. Styling bridged late-Ponton conservatism and the cleaner lines that would define the early 1960s.

Built from 1958 to 1960, only 3,916 W128s were produced across all body styles. It was a brief, scarce program — the last Ponton luxury car before Mercedes-Benz moved decisively into the fintail age.

W128 interior
Cabin details of the W128, as preserved in period photography.

Every model.

6 model designations across 1958–1960 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the W128.

모델모델 연식생산 대수섀시엔진변속기합계
220 SE Cabriolet195910.1958–08.1959128.030127.9801,112
220 SE Sedan1959–196010.1958–08.1959128.010127.9801,974
220 SE Coupé195910.1958–08.1959128.037127.980830
220 SE Sedan1959–196010.1958–08.1959128.011127.980위에 포함
220 SE Cabriolet1960–196108.1959–11.1960128.030127.983위에 포함
220 SE Coupé1960–196108.1959–11.1960128.037127.983위에 포함

* 공개된 생산 대수는 해당 모델의 전 시리즈를 포괄하며, 출처에서 더 세분화된 수치는 제공되지 않습니다.

W128 side profile
Studio profile of the W128 — the proportions that defined this chassis.

Year by year.

The brief production history of the injected 220 SE Ponton saloon, coupé and cabriolet.

  1. 1958
    • The 220 SE debuted with intermittent inlet-manifold injection and 115 hp.
    • The optional Hydrak automatic clutch carried over from the 220 S.
  2. 1959
    • Saloon production ended in August as the W111 220 SEb replaced it.
    • Coupé and Cabriolet production continued with the later 127.983 engine specification.
  3. 1960
    • Production of the hand-built Coupé and Cabriolet ended in November.
W128 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the W128.