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
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.
Every model.
6 model designations across 1958–1960 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the W128.
| Model | Lata modelowe | Zbudowano | Podwozie | Silnik | Skrzynia biegów | Razem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 SE Cabriolet | 1959 | 10.1958–08.1959 | 128.030 | 127.980 | 1,112 | |
| 220 SE Sedan | 1959–1960 | 10.1958–08.1959 | 128.010 | 127.980 | 1,974 | |
| 220 SE Coupé | 1959 | 10.1958–08.1959 | 128.037 | 127.980 | 830 | |
| 220 SE Sedan | 1959–1960 | 10.1958–08.1959 | 128.011 | 127.980 | uwzględnione powyżej | |
| 220 SE Cabriolet | 1960–1961 | 08.1959–11.1960 | 128.030 | 127.983 | uwzględnione powyżej | |
| 220 SE Coupé | 1960–1961 | 08.1959–11.1960 | 128.037 | 127.983 | uwzględnione powyżej |
* Opublikowana liczba produkcji obejmuje każdą serię tego modelu; źródło nie rozbija jej dalej.
Year by year.
The brief production history of the injected 220 SE Ponton saloon, coupé and cabriolet.
- 1958
- The 220 SE debuted with intermittent inlet-manifold injection and 115 hp.
- The optional Hydrak automatic clutch carried over from the 220 S.
- 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.
- 1960
- Production of the hand-built Coupé and Cabriolet ended in November.
