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The Mercedes-Benz W123 is a range of executive cars produced by German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz from November 1975 to January 1986. The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the Mercedes-Benz W114, as the most successful Mercedes, selling 2.7 million units before production ended in the autumn of 1985 for the saloon/sedan versions and January 1986 for coupés and estates/station wagons.
The VJ Valiant was replaced by the VK Valiant in October 1975. [ 9 ] VJ Valiant assembly for New Zealand initially commenced at the Todd motors assembly plant in Petone, and was then transferred to the new Todd park facility in nearby Porirua in 1975, with the Ranger XL sedan being by far the most popular variant.
The SOHC 1.5 was enlarged to 1.6 L in August 1975 with unchanged power ratings and slightly higher torque ratings. In July 1978 the Passat Diesel became available, equipped with the VW Golf 's 50 PS (37 kW; 49 hp) 1.5 L Diesel, followed in February 1979 (at the AutoRAI ) by the Passat GLI with a fuel-injected version of the 1.6 L engine.
A couple of special-build variants emerged later in production, initially with the Kingswood Deluxe sedan in July 1975 and later the Kingswood Vacationer II sedan and wagon in November 1975. [10] Added features for these cars included automatic transmission, radial tyres, floor carpeting, radio, and a range of two-tone body colours.
There was also a choice between a three-speed automatic transmission, the Turbo-Hydramatic TH350, or one of two fully-synchronized manual transmissions: a three-speed, or a four-speed , which included a "granny gear" low-ratio 6.55:1 first gear. [5] The 350 was offered only with the SM465 or TH350; manual locking front hubs were optional. [3]
For 1974, door-mounted drip moldings were added as an option (becoming standard in 1975). [2] [13] For 1975, the front fascia underwent a minor revision, with Chevrolet replacing the recessed grille with a flush-mounted design (appearing brighter in color); [12] GMC introduced a six-segment grille (splitting the 1973–1974 grille in half). [14]
This compared with a top speed of 88 mph (142 km/h), a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time of 20 seconds and an overall fuel consumption of 32.2 mpg ‑imp (8.8 L/100 km; 26.8 mpg ‑US) for the petrol version of the car which had recently been tested by the same journal and which (albeit without the diesel car's rev limiter) had exactly the same ...
When the 1.2-litre pushrod was replaced in 1975, Vans for the domestic market retained the old Neptune engine for an extra year, and the 1238/1439 cc Saturn engines weren't replaced by Orions until March 1979. The smaller Orion engined version (1.2 L A141V) continued to be available in Greece and Kenya into the eighties. [20]