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.

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

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

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 at 5,700 rpm
400 N·m
295 lb·ft at 3,900 rpm
119.9745.0 L · 4,973 cc
320 PS
235 kW · 315 hp at 5,600 rpm
470 N·m
347 lb·ft at 3,900 rpm
119.E606.0 L · 5,956 cc
381 PS
280 kW · 375 hp at 5,500 rpm
580 N·m
428 lb·ft at 3,750 rpm