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Mercedes-Benz is honouring the 25th anniversary of the E-Class 124 Cabriolet.
For those unfamiliar with Mercedes-Benz chassis codes, 124 refers to an E-Class model that was the replacement of the legendary W123, and that was superseded by the W210. Mercedes-Benz manufactured the sedan version of the E-Class 124 from November 1984 to July 1995, but its Cabriolet version was made from 1992 to 1997.
Its Cabriolet version was known internally as the A124, while the Coupe variant was codenamed C124, while the Estate (or T-Modell in Mercedes-Benz jargon) was called S124. Do not confuse the latter with the S-Class. There is no link between them. There was also a long-wheelbase saloon, which was named V124.
The 124 Cabriolet was succeeded by two generations of the CLK Cabriolet, called A208 and A209. Its modern equivalent is also known as E-Class Cabriolet, and it bears the A207 designation. Since the all-new E-Class was launched this year, it will also receive Coupe and Cabriolet body styles, but these are expected to come to market in 2016.
For Mercedes-Benz, the 124 Cabriolet marked the return of a four-seat cabriolet in its range after a 20-year interruption. The previous Mercedes-Benz model that was a convertible and had four seats was built until 1971, and it was the S-Class of the W111 generation.
Coming back to the 124 Series E-Class Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz says its engineers had to redesign about 1,000 components from the Coupe body to suit the new model.
Furthermore, essential structural elements were made from thicker or high-strength sheet steel. This, along with a retractable soft-top and many body reinforcements had raised the weight of the car when compared to its sibling.
In its five-year production run, Mercedes-Benz built a little under 34,000 units of the 124 Cabriolet. The model was first offered only with a 3.0-liter inline six cylinder engine, which accounted for 6,343 units in the first production year.
In June, the W124 got a facelift, and it was also applied to the Cabriolet, thus introducing four-cylinder engines, which were chosen by a total of 15,380 customers. Meanwhile, a total of 18,572 buyers got a six-cylinder version, and many of them were from other countries.
Its Cabriolet version was known internally as the A124, while the Coupe variant was codenamed C124, while the Estate (or T-Modell in Mercedes-Benz jargon) was called S124. Do not confuse the latter with the S-Class. There is no link between them. There was also a long-wheelbase saloon, which was named V124.
The 124 Cabriolet was succeeded by two generations of the CLK Cabriolet, called A208 and A209. Its modern equivalent is also known as E-Class Cabriolet, and it bears the A207 designation. Since the all-new E-Class was launched this year, it will also receive Coupe and Cabriolet body styles, but these are expected to come to market in 2016.
For Mercedes-Benz, the 124 Cabriolet marked the return of a four-seat cabriolet in its range after a 20-year interruption. The previous Mercedes-Benz model that was a convertible and had four seats was built until 1971, and it was the S-Class of the W111 generation.
Coming back to the 124 Series E-Class Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz says its engineers had to redesign about 1,000 components from the Coupe body to suit the new model.
Furthermore, essential structural elements were made from thicker or high-strength sheet steel. This, along with a retractable soft-top and many body reinforcements had raised the weight of the car when compared to its sibling.
In its five-year production run, Mercedes-Benz built a little under 34,000 units of the 124 Cabriolet. The model was first offered only with a 3.0-liter inline six cylinder engine, which accounted for 6,343 units in the first production year.
In June, the W124 got a facelift, and it was also applied to the Cabriolet, thus introducing four-cylinder engines, which were chosen by a total of 15,380 customers. Meanwhile, a total of 18,572 buyers got a six-cylinder version, and many of them were from other countries.
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