M143
Inline-6- 1432.2 L · 2,229 cc
56 PS
41 kW · 55 hp at 3,600 rpm
136 N·m
100 lb·ft at 1,800 rpm
Mercedes-Benz Large Sedan · Typ 230
W143
The volume 230 of the late 1930s.
- Production
- 1937–1941
- Built
- 20,290
- Body
- Sedan & coupé
- Chassis
- W143
The Typ 230 was the Mercedes-Benz that middle Germany actually drove in the late 1930s — a six-cylinder saloon and cabriolet line that sold in numbers the Kompressor cars never approached.
Mercedes-Benz positioned the W143 as the mainstream six-cylinder offering: 2.3-liter engine, conventional rear-drive layout, and a range of Sindelfingen bodies from practical saloons to touring cabriolets. It was the step up from the four-cylinder 170 V for buyers who wanted refinement and pace without the cost or complexity of the supercharged eight-cylinder range.
Production spanned 1937 to 1941, and the archive tables record 20,290 examples on the W143 chassis. The Typ 230 was among the highest-volume Mercedes-Benz passenger programs of its decade — the defining six-cylinder car of the late pre-war years.
Every model.
2 distinct series across 1937–1941 — each identified by its chassis and engine numbers from period factory data.
| Model | Model years | Chassis | Engine | Transmission | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 230 Sedan | 1937–1941 | 143 | 143 | 19,324 | |
| Type 230 N Coupé | 1937 | 143 | 143 | 966 |
* The published production figure covers every series of that model; the source does not break it down further.
Engines.
The M143 as fitted to the W143.