The Mercedes-Benz W153 was a luxury six-cylinder car that Mercedes-Benz built in parallel with the W143 from 1938 and first showed at the Berlin Motor Show in early 1939, again sold as the 230. It had the 3,050 mm wheelbase of the longer W143 but a completely new, modern streamlined body and an x-shaped oval-tube subframe, developed under Hans Gustav Rohr. Its 2,289 cc engine gave a claimed 55 PS and a top speed of 116 km/h through a four-speed gearbox with synchromesh on all ratios. Saloon and cabriolet bodies were standard, and 52 lighter Sport models were made. Production ran until 1943, 4,264 cars in all with over half from 1939, and the body returned in 1949 as the 170 S.
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was a luxury six cylinder passenger car built in parallel with the W 143 from 1938
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was a luxury six cylinder passenger car built in parallel with the W 143 from 1938
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was a luxury six cylinder passenger car built in parallel with the W 143 from 1938
Bodies
(sedan/saloon) and three different cabriolet
Bodies, body style
three different cabriolet bodied cars
Impact of war
W153s were built until 1943
Engines and transmission
claimed power was unchanged at 55 PS (40 kW)
Engines and transmission, top speed
Claimed top speed was 116 km/h (72 mph)
Impact of war, units built
the 4,264 cars produced
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