Mercedes-Benz W112

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Mercedes-Benz W112
Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Lang (W112)
Overview
Manufacturer	Mercedes-Benz
Also called	300SE / 300SE long
Production	1961–1965 (4-door) 1962–1967 (2-door)
Assembly	West Germany: Stuttgart Untertürkheim
Designer	Friedrich Geiger Paul Bracq (coupé & cabriolet)
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury car
Body style	4-door sedan 2-door coupe 2-door convertible
Layout	FR layout
Related	Mercedes-Benz W111 Mercedes-Benz W113
Powertrain
Engine	2996 cc M189 I6
Chronology
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz W189 (4-door) Mercedes-Benz W188 (2-door)
Successor	Mercedes-Benz W109 (4-door) Mercedes-Benz W111 (280SE 3.5, 2-door)

See Mercedes-Benz S-Class for a complete overview of all S-Class models.

The Mercedes-Benz W112 is a luxury automobile produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1961 to 1967.^[1] Marketed as the 300SE, it was available as a coupé, convertible, sedan, and stretched sedan (Lang), all generally similar in appearance to the corresponding Mercedes-Benz W111.^[1]

These high-end cars were fitted with the 3.0 litre fuel-injected M189 big-block six-cylinder engine, at the time of the model's introduction the company's largest. They were finished with a higher level of wood and leather trim than the W111, and had standard luxury features such as power steering, automatic transmission, and pneumatic self-levelling suspension,^[1][2] an enhancement of the Mercedes-Benz 300d Adenauer's dashboard activated mechanical torsion bar based system.

The sedan was based on the Mercedes-Benz W111 Fintail sedan chassis and coachwork. The 300SE coupe/convertible was introduced in February 1962, and - somewhat confusingly - shared its more restrained and elegant Paul Bracq designed bodywork with the Mercedes-Benz W111 220SE coupe/convertible.^[3] The sedan-based stretched wheelbase 300SE "Lang" appeared in March 1963, redesignated the 300SEL in 1964.