The Mercedes Benz W123 was produced in 1976 to 1985. This model is one of the most successfully in selling all over the world. In Indonesia this model was known as "Mercy Tiger". This Mercedes are using 2 engine model, gasoline and Diesel Engine. The diesel engine have 3 engine types ( OM615,OM616 and OM617) and the gasoline was devided into 4 different type of engines ( M115,M102,M123 and M110).
In 1980-1981 the production of carburetor went out and replace by Fuel Injection type. This type is more powerful than their predecessor. The body style of W123 model was made in 3 style, such as Saloon type ( 4 door ), estate type ( 4 door ) and Coupe type ( 2 door ). Some people say that the mercedes w123 is better handling than their successor model ( Mercedes Benz w124 ).
Mercedes produce 2 type of transmission, manual and automatic, for manual transmission devided into 2 different speed, some of using 4 speed and other using 5 speed, for automatic transmission only using 4 speed.
W123 introduced some innovations, one of them is ABS (brake system technology). Available option for selling this car was depend on customer need, for example they can choose MB-Tex (Mercedes-Benz Texturized Punctured Vinyl) upholstery or velour or leather upholstery.
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