For petrolheads, diesel engines are often viewed negatively due to their lower revs and distinct sound. However, they excel ...

Even to this day, the W123, which is now what Mercedes calls an E-Class sedan, remains the most reliable Mercedes model available in their expansive vehicle line-up.Despite this, the modern E ...

Mercedes offered the W123 in coupe form as well, with a shorter wheelbase. ... The W123 was the first mass-market Mercedes-Benz station wagon, a fact that is not fully appreciated today.

Mercedes-Benz W123 wagons doing the Carolina Squat because of a droopy self-leveling rear suspension can get back up to snuff courtesy of a Californian. By Brett Berk Published: Mar 10, 2025.

Design-wise, the W123 Mercedes-Benz blended cues from the W116 S-Class and the R/C 107 SL models on a midsize body. Even today, the W123's design is appreciated for its elegance.

The most legendary of all the Mercedes-Benz E-Class ancestors—and perhaps of all Mercedes-Benzes, period—is the W123, which was sold in the United States from ...

When Mercedes-Benz introduced the W123 in 1976 at a price they felt was reasonable for the best or nothing, it was a hit. People wanted to buy these cars so much, there was a one-year waiting list ...

Under the hood is the Mercedes-Benz diesel that made the W123 estate famous -- and it has even less weight to pull around now. Car Life. Check Out the Prices for Monterey Car Week Events.

The Mercedes-Benz W123 was built for the 1976 through 1985 model years, and it remains legendary to this day for its reliability and lack of frivolity. The diesel versions saw decades of service ...

The Mercedes-Benz W123 ticks just about every box for an everyday classic driver. It was a great car when new and there are many examples still being driven every day. MODEL WATCH. The W123 was ...

That is how a Mercedes-Benz W123 spent a few days after catastrophic storms hit the east coast of Spain. Surprisingly, the indestructible sedan eventually drove out of the garage on its own power.

Mercedes-Benz boasts that the 2014 E350 4MATIC wagon tested here is “not like every wagon in its class. ... and back to the W124 and W123 models that came before those.