Talk:Mercedes-Benz W180

W Numbers
Does anyone understand why the Mercedes-Benz 220 / Mercedes-Benz 220S (as we knew it at the time) sometimes gets called W105 and sometimes gets called W180. (and for the fuel injected version - known at the time as the 220 SE - as the W128)? W180 looks a high number compared to the others, especially as the 'fin-tailed' successor seems to have been content with the number W111.

I thought W might stand for Works Number or something, but works numbers generally start with low numbers and move towards higher numbers. That applies, mostly, to the Mercedes Benz numbers. Mostly. But not always. And not here.

I tried to understand this both from English language wikipedia and from German language wikipedia. But I failed.

I guess my underlying question is "How do these W numbers work". Since they seem to be the numbers Wikipedia contributors have chosen to use for identifying different Mercedes-Benz models, it's not simply a question that involves my personal curiosity. Unless, of course, you've understood it for years and assumed everyone else did too. Well, I don't: and I'd be grateful++ for you to share you insights. Please. Please.

Regards  06:09, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

W180
It's all explained here. Generally speaking, all of the Pontons and Fintails in terms of dimensions and chassis were identical. The difference came from Daimler's marketing policies. Entry level 180's, mid range 220s and top range 300s (a la the C, E and S classes of today). Only the latter, were hand-assembled on their X-frame (300/300S) and tubular (300SL) chassis. The chassis numbers were assigned based on politics, for example the 220SEa was given a separate W number only because it had the Bosch fuel injection fitted. At the same time, several car bodies would have shared the same W number, the W187 had a coupe, a cabrio and a roadster. So the W180 says what it means. So the original W180 was the 220a sedan, produced from 6/54 to 4/56. Afterwards the 220a became the 219 W105 (3/56-7/59). The second W180 sedan was the more powerful and better fitted 220S (3/56-8/59), and the designation was used for the 2-door 220S's (4/56-9/59). The W128 was, as I said before, the fuel-injected 220SE, produced 10/58-8/59 sedan and 7/58-11/60 coupe/cabrio. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.170.84.179 (talk) 10:39, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

'W' Designation
"W" stands for "Wagen". MB internal model numbers (called 'Baumuster' numbers) are by no means sequential or representative in earlier years, and even in recent years, they do not always follow a logical sequence. The same numbering system is used for engines, with the prefix "M" ("Motor") for gasoline engines, and "OM" ("Öl-Motor") for diesel engines. Other prefixes are used for commercial and heavy vehicles, and transmissions.

From the perspective of the collector, parts vendor and service provider, these chassis designations are absolutely distinct. To group all round-body or "Ponton" models under the same Wikipedia classification would be incorrect. However, a general page discussing the common development of these early unstressed unibody models would be appropriate, provided pages for individual model families remain intact. 97.88.244.26 (talk) 21:57, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

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The car says "Wikipedia".--Johnny 42 (talk) 03:37, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

8 Most Common Mercedes-Benz Problems
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reference https://www.mercedesmedic.com/mercedes-benz-common-problems Areo John (talk) 16:48, 2 November 2022 (UTC)