Mercedes 220 a (W 180) |
Engine | In-line six-cylinder |
Engine weight | Approx. 160 kg |
Displacement | 2195 cm³ |
Bore * stroke | 80 * 72,8 mm |
Crankshaft | Multi-layer bearing, fourfold |
Cylinder head | Aluminum |
Compression | 7,6 : 1 |
Engine control | OHC (Duplex-chain) |
Mixture preparation | Double carburetor |
Tank capacity | 62 liter |
Cooling | Oil-coolant haet exchanger |
Lubrication | Pressure circulation with oil filter |
Torque | 157 Nm at 2400 rpm |
Max. power | 63 kW (85 HP) |
Rated speed | 4800 rpm |
Powertrain | Front engine with rear drive |
Clutch | Single disc, dry |
Transmission | Four-speed, fully synchronised |
Cardan shaft | Divided |
Front suspension | Triangle-transverse arm |
Rear suspension | Single joint-swing axle |
Steering | Ball |
Wheelbase | 2820 mm |
Brakes | Drums, at first from cast iron, later on alu-composite casting and brake booster |
Tyres | 6.70 - 13 |
Length | 4720 mm |
Width | 1740 mm |
Height | 1560 mm |
Basic weight | Approx. 1300 kg |
Top speed | Approx. 150 km/h |
Manufactured | 1954 - 1956 |
Sales price | 12.500 DM |
Electric system | 12 V |
Extra | Folding and sliding roof |
You hardly can see it on the little picture above, but the passenger compartment and front end are longer. That results in a longer wheelbase and creates more space for passengers, especially on the backseat. In front the longer in-line six-cylinder engine now fits. The stretching has been good for the design. Even at that time already it's about overtaking prestige. Therefore, the most external changes relate to the front area compared with the less powerful models. So disappear the bulky indicators at the 220 relatively far back on the front fenders. There are far front of the predecessor acquired, very massive chrome holders with indicator glass. The intakes for the indoor ventilation are moved further down and neither decorated with chrome even more strikingly decorated in some way, nor somehow strikingly designed. This the vertical underlines. The other changes are not very noticeable. This includes an inclined positioned cooler, to give a touch more aerodynamic. Of course, a total of more chrome strips are to be found at the roof edge, in beads, the license plate lights and the handle below.
Inside, noticeable is next to the larger rear seat comfort, the modified dashboard (fig. 1). It has a broadband tachometer. The wooden lining proceeds at the doors and the A-pillar. In the number of ashtrays the interior is superior to the design of the present (2006). Otherwise, you can see the significant differences.
Mercedes 219
Mercedes 219 |
Tank capacity | 56 liter |
Torque | 157 Nm at 2400 rpm |
Max. power | 63 kW (85 HP) |
Rated speed | 4800 rpm |
Wheelbase | 2750 mm |
Brakes | Drums, at first from cast iron, later on alu-composite casting and brake booster |
Tyres | 6.40 - 13 |
Length | 4650 mm |
Width | 1740 mm |
Height | 1560 mm |
Basic weight | 1260 kg |
Top speed | Approx. 145 km/h |
Manufactured | 1956 - 1959 |
While the 220 differs from the 180 by longer internal and engine compartment, the 219 has the longer engine compartment only because of the six-cylinder. This is where this crude model name comes from. Manufacturers have always been tried by the combination of the smaller body with the larger engine, to create another model without great additional cost. Here, however, this does not work so well with the sales success. Perhaps this is due to the greater desire for prestige. A Mercedes, which has a more powerful engine, that must also be outside to show. The camouflage of larger engines, e.g. by omitting the type designation, comes much later.
Thereby is the unchanged engine acquired from the 220 with the front face at a substantially reduced price quite a worth thinking about. It also includes a harder suspension, which the swing axle does extremely well. Exactly the car for inconspicuous quick travel. But it does not help. Also the project is not to save by a later carried out increase in performance to 66 kW (90 hp) with the same nominal rotation speed. It could be expressed like this: Who has the money for a 219, can also give DM 2000 more and has a "real" Mercedes-six cylinder. The significantly higher export percentage shows abroad was cleverer.
Mercedes 220 S/SE
Mercedes 220 S 1956 / 220 S 1958 / 220 SE 1958 |
Compression | 7,6/8,7/8,7 : 1 |
Mixture formation | 2 downdraft carburetor/mech. injection pump |
Torque | 162/172/186 Nm at 3500/3500/3800 rpm |
| 74/78/85 kW (100/106/115 HP) |
Rated speed | 4800/5000 rpm |
Clutch | Single disc, dry semi-automatic (since 1957) |
Basic weight | Approx. 1330/1330/1370 kg |
Top speed | Approx. 160/160/165 km/h |
Manufactured | 1956 - 1959 |
Whatever the 'S' means it is announced more performance. Two two-barrel downdraught carburetors and a changed engine control ensure considerably more steam. The speed level for the highest torque increases. Nevertheless, the engine became even a little more slightly elastic.
The higher performance level is the beginning of a new technology at Daimler-Benz. From now on a long time the 'E' represents for the injection system, which in 1958 for petrol engines is by no means self-evident. Contrary to the 300, there is an intake-manifold fuel injection with significantly lower injection pressures. These are produced through a combination of in-line and distribution pump. It is a mechanical/hydraulic system with sensors as in electronics. With this system, e.g. the idle speed can be raised in selector lever position D of the automatic. Also for cold start and cold idle speed there are ingenious solutions. However, for this version of the injection system, due to some slightly susceptibility to trouble is not given a very long life. It is only taken over in the subsequent 300.
For driving operation itself, the result is impressive. Despite the same compression ratio more performance is achieved. And usually with exemplary control behavior in the different operating conditions and lower fuel consumption. From now on, Daimler-Benz will use this technique much more, also and especially in mass production.