Mercedes-Benz Executive Sedan · Stroke Eight Diesel
W115
The diesel /8 that built Mercedes-Benz's reputation.
- Production
- 1967–1976
- Built
- 1,445,068
- Body
- Sedan
- Chassis
- W115
The W115 was the diesel backbone of Mercedes-Benz's Stroke-8 generation — the Strich Acht variant that put indestructible oil-burning saloons into taxi ranks, company fleets, and driveways across the world.
From 200 D and 220 D through 240 D and the five-cylinder 300 D, the W115 offered a diesel for nearly every duty cycle. Petrol 200 and 220 models shared the same robust chassis and clean Bruno Sacco-influenced styling, but it was the diesel's reputation for longevity that defined the W115's character.
Built from 1968 to 1976, the W115 was produced in 1,445,068 examples — the overwhelming majority of the nearly two-million-strong Stroke-8 program shared with the W114.
Every model.
12 model designations across 1967–1976 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the W115.
| Model | Lata modelowe | Zbudowano | Podwozie | Silnik | Skrzynia biegów | Razem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 D Sedan | 1968–1973 | 12.1967–07.1973 | 115.115 | 615.913 | 722.107 | 187,873 |
| 200 D Sedan | 1974–1976 | 08.1973–12.1976 | 115.715 | 615.913 | 722.107 | 152,054 |
| 220 D LWB | 1968–1973 | 12.1967–07.1973 | 115.112 | 615.912 | 722.107 | 4,027 |
| 220 D Sedan | 1968–1973 | 12.1967–07.1973 | 115.110 | 615.912 | 722.107 | 345,376 |
| 220 D Sedan | 1974–1976 | 08.1973–12.1976 | 115.710 | 615.912 | 722.107 | 67,453 |
| 240 D LWB | 1974–1976 | 08.1973–12.1976 | 115.119 | 616.916 | 722.108 | 3,655 |
| 240 D Sedan | 1974–1976 | 08.1973–12.1976 | 115.117 | 616.916 | 722.108 | 126,148 |
| 300 D Sedan | 1975–1976 | 08.1974–12.1976 | 115.114 | 617.910 | 722.109 | 53,690 |
| 200 Sedan | 1968–1973 | 12.1967–07.1973 | 115.015 | 115.923 | 722.160 | 175,242 |
| 200 Sedan | 1974–1976 | 08.1973–12.1976 | 115.615 | 115.926 | 722.106 | 113,543 |
| 220 Sedan | 1968–1973 | 12.1967–07.1973 | 115.010 | 115.920 | 722.205 | 128,398 |
| 230.4 Sedan | 1974–1976 | 08.1973–12.1976 | 115.017 | 115.951 | 722.110 | 87,609 |
* Opublikowana liczba produkcji obejmuje każdą serię tego modelu; źródło nie rozbija jej dalej.
Year by year.
The four-cylinder petrol and diesel changes that date the high-volume /8 saloons.
- 1968
- The 200 D, 220 D, 200 and 220 launched the four-cylinder W115 range.
- 1973
- Front head restraints and automatic seat belts became standard in March.
- A four-spoke safety steering wheel became standard before the main facelift.
- The September facelift introduced a lower, wider grille.
- Front vent windows were deleted.
- Internally adjustable door mirrors and ribbed dirt-shedding taillights were fitted.
- The front number plate moved onto the bumper.
- The 240 D replaced the 220 D at the top of the four-cylinder diesel range.
- The 230.4 replaced the 220 petrol model.
- 1974
- A 3.0-liter five-cylinder OM617 diesel joined the W115 range.
- 1976
- Production continued through December alongside the new W123.
