Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé (C124) · E-Class Coupé
C124
Sporting elegance on the W124 chassis.
- Production
- 1986–1996
- Built
- 141,489
- Body
- Coupé
- Chassis
- C124
The W124 was already the benchmark executive car of its era — the C124 coupé made it beautiful, wrapping the same engineering excellence in a pillarless two-door body that remains one of the most elegant shapes to leave Sindelfingen.
Mercedes-Benz introduced the C124 E Coupé in 1987 with frameless side windows, a wide track, and the full W124 powertrain catalogue from frugal diesel fours through the 300 CE-24 and, later, the 320 CE and 300 CE-24 AMG. Multi-link rear suspension, optional ASR traction control, and the same obsessive attention to panel gaps and corrosion protection made the coupé as durable as the sedan — with considerably more presence.
Production ran from 1987 to 1996, spanning the entire W124 lifecycle and bridging the C123 CE and the CLK coupés that followed. The C124 remains the definitive pillarless Mercedes of the late twentieth century.
Every model.
10 model designations across 1986–1996 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the C124.
| Model | Lata modelowe | Zbudowano | Podwozie | Silnik | Skrzynia biegów | Razem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 CE | 1990–1992 | 1990–1992 | 124.040 | 102.963 | 5,912 | |
| 200 CE | 1993 | 1992–1993 | 124.040 | 111.940 | 7,848 | |
| 220 CE | 1993 | 1992–1993 | 124.042 | 111.960 | 12,337 | |
| 230 CE | 1986–1992 | 1986–1992 | 124.043 | 102.982 | 33,675 | |
| E 200 | 1994–1996 | 1994–1996 | 124.040 | 111.940 | uwzględnione powyżej | |
| E 220 | 1994–1996 | 1994–1996 | 124.042 | 111.960 | uwzględnione powyżej | |
| 300 CE | 1986–1992 | 1986–1992 | 124.050 | 103.983 | 43,486 | |
| 300 CE-24 | 1988–1992 | 1988–1992 | 124.051 | 104.980 | 24,463 | |
| 320 CE | 1993 | 1992–1993 | 124.052 | 104.992 | 13,768 | |
| E 320 | 1994–1996 | 1994–1996 | 124.052 | 104.992 | uwzględnione powyżej | |
| E36 AMG | 1993–1996 | 1993–1996 | 124.052 | 104.E36 | uwzględnione powyżej |
* Opublikowana liczba produkcji obejmuje każdą serię tego modelu; źródło nie rozbija jej dalej.
Year by year.
The pillarless coupé’s engine changes, facelift details and E-Class renaming.
- 1987
- The 230 CE and 300 CE debuted at the Geneva motor show.
- The coupé used an 85 mm-shorter wheelbase than the W124 saloon.
- The pillarless body received additional roof-frame and floor reinforcement.
- 1988
- ABS became standard across the 124-series range in September.
- 1989
- The facelift added polished trim to the coupé’s existing lower body cladding.
- The facelift added chrome inserts to the door handles and revised the interior.
- The four-valve 300 CE-24 joined above the 300 CE.
- 1992
- The M111-powered 220 CE replaced the M102-powered 230 CE.
- The 320 CE replaced the 300 CE-24 with the 3.2-litre M104 engine.
- 1993
- The second facelift introduced the integrated radiator grille and clear front indicator lenses.
- The range adopted E-Class names as the E 200 Coupé, E 220 Coupé and E 320 Coupé.
- 1996
- C124 production ended in March after 141,498 coupés.
