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Mercedes-Benz 190 (W121)  

1959-1961, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
59-61: i4/8V 8.5:1 1897cc.(116ci)

80DIN-hp

@4800rpm

42.2 hp/l 1x1bbl 103lb-ft. (139Nm)

@2800rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.9l80hp: 144kph/89mph ?s 19.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

10.5-11.5 l/100km20.5-22.4 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.40-13
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4500 x 1740 x 1560 mm (177.2 x 68.5 x 61.4 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2650 mm - 1430/1475 mm (104.3 in - 56.3/58.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.83 m² (84.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.24 m² (~24.1 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 12.21 m³ (431.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1430 - 1475 kg (3153 - 3252 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 17.9 - 18.4 kg/hp (39.4 - 40.6 lb/hp) 54 - 56 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 9,450 DM  
production: 28,463

   

This was the first Mercedes with an integral body and the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz 170 (W136).
The W120/121 was replaced by the Mercedes-Benz W110 in 1961.

Pictures taken in 2008 in Garbsen, near Hannover, Germany
 
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  Mercedes-Benz 190 (W121) 1959-1961   Mercedes-Benz 190 (W121) 1959-1961   Mercedes-Benz 190 (W121) 1959-1961  
             
  Mercedes-Benz 190 (W121) 1959-1961          
             

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