Mercedes E500 W124 "Wolf": Specifications, repair manual. Not at all the tractor: experience of ownership of Mercedes-Benz E500 W124 How does this car behaves on the road

"ME Overhead" The superiority of Munich sedans of the fifth series (E34) until 1989 was not so obvious. Yes, the BMW was traditionally faster and sharper in reactions, but the three-liter Mercedesian engine of the M130 family developed almost the same 180-190 hp, as the row Bavarian Sixer M30V30 with a similar working volume. But in January 1989 in Munich, the production of "fives" began with the designation of M5, the 3.6-liter engine of which developed an impressive 315 "horses", so that Emka in the Body of E34, with a mechanical transmission, was given a hundred just 6.3 seconds. , and the maximum speed of the top version was artificially limited at 250 km / h.

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Mercedes was not honored to answer such a "application" of the main competitor, because even after a small restyling in the fall of 1989, the most powerful "Ezhe" was modification 300E-24. Under the hood of the "three hundredth" with "foliage" around the perimeter of the body as a result of modernization, the newest three-liter engine M104 appeared with four valves on the cylinder, which before it was put on the SL Roadster with the factory designation W129. Yes, he developed over two hundred forces - 220, to be accurate, but with the "EMKI" parameters this figure was not compared.

Therefore, Mercedesovs received quite non-standard. When interacting with fellow countrymen, Porsche - a vertex of the E-class model range was developed in the W124 body, which received the index 500 (subsequently - the E500 in accordance with the new designation of the model in a series of stamps). The collaboration of two large automakers on the release of the "five hundred" on the basis of the sedan W124 was not a formal character: the body on the races was welded almost manually at the PorsShe Rossle-Bau plant, located in Zuffenhausen (suburb of Stuttgart), after which the Mercedes was moved on special trucks Benz in the small town of Sindelfingen (enters the Stuttgart administrative district) and stained with a standard "Mercedesian" palette, then returned to the PorsShe for the assembly, after which it was already on the finished form on Mercedes, where they were checking before sending to customers or exports.

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Such a "multistage" allowed the Mercedesians to carry out assembly and convective work on a third-party enterprise while maintaining standard VIN numbers and designations on the body. In other words, having visited the "Alien Stable", the most powerful Mercedes E-class did not turn into Porsche neither formally, nor in essence. Interestingly, after the "wolf" on the same Porsche assembly line at the Rossle-Bau plant in Zuffenhausen, they collected ... 316-strong Audi RS2!

In addition to the assembly, the task of Porsche specialists was a fine tuning of brakes and suspension - because Mercedesovs understood that a powerful sedan should not only ride quickly, but also to be managed.

Five liters of confidence

The main thing (but not the only one!) The difference between the "wolf" from the other versions of the E-class was hidden, of course, under the hood. The mighty V-shaped eight-cylinder heart was borrowed by the SL Rhodster, installing a more modern electronic version of LH-Jetronic instead of the KE-JETRONIC injection system. A rather large force unit also demanded the transfer of a battery to the trunk, which has favorably reflected on the ravine.

Engine with index M119 developed impressive 326 hp - It was even a small, but convincing advantage over "Emchi" in terms of maximum power. Due to this, even a couple with a four-stage automatic machine, a five-liter "one hundred and twenty-fourth" accelerated to hundreds for 6.1 seconds - that is, even a little faster than "Emka"! In practice, much depended on the qualifications of drivers, and the maximum speed of the sedans was designated at 250 km / h, and in any case (and at Mercedes, and BMW) it was limited artificially with electronics. And without the programmable "collar" Mercedes was able to dial and all 270 kilometers per hour ...

Plate What is necessary: \u200b\u200bunder the hood of the fastest "Eshki" - Over 300 "Horses"

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The multiliery engine, which developed 480 Nm of torque, had an impressive burden on almost any speed, due to which the "wolf" immediately became the real king of autobans, with which few people could argue in the speed range "from 150 and more." Apart from the exotic, at the beginning of the nineties, "five of the top" BMW was, perhaps, the only car of this class, which could ride with him on the autobahn, which is called, nostril in Nostril. Moreover, the V-shaped "eight" under the hood of the Bavarian sedan also appeared, but it happened only in 1992, and in the working volume of 540th, I still inferior to the "five hundred" whole liter, issuing 286 hp maximum power. To fully "get harm" on the high-speed highway with the "five hundred" could have the owners of this "EMKI".

Other differences

Despite the sufficiently strong external similarity of version 500, with more modest modifications "Eshek", the body "Wolf" was significantly different from the standard. First, there were extended front and rear wheel arches, which required the appropriate change in wings and adjoining panels. Secondly, the body received other bumpers with a body kit, which also "adjusted" under wider arches. Thirdly, thanks to the tougher suspension, the car became slightly lower, and low-profile tires of dimension 225/55 R16 appeared on alloy discs. Finally, the nearest and far light lamps were separated by the sections of the head optics, and the fog movements moved to the lower part of the front bumper.

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Compared to the remaining "One hundred and twenty-fourth" 500E, it was immediately highlighted by a special landing of the body and massive wings in the wings, which allowed to unmistakably distinguish the outside of this "beast" from ordinary E-class sedans.

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In addition, the "five hundred" received more powerful brakes and automatic adjustment of the level of the rear hydropneumatic suspension. ASR anti-test system appeared as standard equipment on this car. Since the value of the "wolf" (135,000 DM) more than twice the price of the "average" Mercedes-Benz W124, the rich interior equipment provided for not only air conditioning and numerous electric drives, but also the Sportline leather interior with Recaro seats. At the same time, the car has turned into a four-seater due to the wooden console in the rear seat center.

The interior of the early 500 is different from the "base" except that leather finish and an abundance of buttons

Alien vs. Predator

Because of the assembly mentioned above, the full cycle of production "Veschka" stretched for 18 days, and in just five years there were about 10,000 copies of the "five hundred". However, the history of the Mercedes high-speed sedan in this body would be incomplete without mentioning the model 300E 5.6 AMG, which received the Hammer nickname ("hammer"). It was he, and not the "wolf", was the first "one hundred and twenty-fourth," received under the hood, thanks to the specialists of AMG V-shaped "eight" M117 from the model 560 SEC. This motor was even more powerful (360 hp) and developed 510 nm of torque, thanks to which 300 E 5.6 AMG gained a "hundred" from just 5.4 seconds and for the first time for sedans of this class officially exceeded the speed threshold of 300 km / h. There was an even more powerful six-liter version 300E 6.0, the engine of which issued a breathtaking 385 hp It was believed that the creation of specialists from Affalterbach in the following chassis was comparable to Ferrari supercars!

Undoubtedly, the W124 lineup had a lot of good cars, but the minds of contemporaries still exchanging the E500 (factory index w124.036) is about him and there will be my little story.

In 1990, Mercedes-Benz, a success of 300E, in 124 bodies, concluded a contract with Porsche on the production of exclusive modification 500E (from 1993 to E500). With this car Stuttgart was going to put on the bundle of competitors, at the same time proveing \u200b\u200bhis ability to create sports cars. The idea was simple - put a 5-liter V8 from S-KlassE in the body of W124 and make a car. The project quickly reached pre-production samples.

The usual appearance of the 124th completed wide wheel arches, more aggressive bumpers and wheels of the larger diameter (including the legendary chamomile 16 radius, which were put on R129 and E500), but there were quite a lot of internal changes in the body design, not to mention mechanical filling. This did not allow the use of Mercedes-Benz plants for the production of "five hundred" lines. A manual assembly was required, which could provide the Porsche masters at the Rosse-Blau plant. Due to the complex assembly technology for each copy, 500E went on average 18 days. For five years, a little more than 7200 "five hundred" was released.

Summary Table of Technical and Operational Characteristics:

GENERAL INFORMATION
Performance statusand removed from production
Start of release June 1993
End of release June 1995
BODY
Body type sedan
Number of doors 4
ENGINE
engine's type V8.
Pretty not
Engine volume, cube. cm 4973
Power, hp / about mines 320 / 5600
Torque, nm / about mines 470 / 3900
Maximum speed, km / h 250
Acceleration up to 100 km / h, with 6.1
Middle fuel consumption, l per 100 km 13
Valves on cylinder: 4
Supply system injector
Cylinder diameter x piston stroke, mm 96.5 x 85.0
DRIVE UNIT
type of drive rear
TRANSMISSION
Transmission 4 automatic transmission
Torkemose
Front disk
Rear disk
Gabarits.
Length, mm. 4750
Width, mm. 1800
Height, mm. 1410
Wheel base, mm 2800
Other
Tire size 225/55ZR16.
Curb mass, tog 1710.
Full weight, kg 1900
Volume of fuel tank, l 90
Diameter of reversal, m 11.7
Corrosion warranty, years 1

Overclocking up to one hundred only 6.1 seconds. Note - with an atmospheric engine and automatic transmission! True Werewolf. In fact, the power of the M119 motor - 326 hp at 5700 rpm, torque - 480 NM at 3900 rpm.

To date, these cars are rare not only in Russia, but also in Germany. Few copies survived to this day. Personally, I know only three vile wag in Moscow.
Do not forget about the role of this sports car in the synemologist. Everyone remembers the "taxi"?)

With all the efforts of Luke Bezon, the unarmed look is seen that the Frenchman barely breaks away from the peaceful sleeping E500)))
Peace to all local and thanks for your attention!

The history of the sedans of the W124 family begins its chronicle since 1991. The remarkable date should be noted related to the mass of "interesting" events in Russia. So, it is in that 91st, the well-known German automotive firm Mercedes-Benz and no less popular Porsche, decided to cooperate in the field of creating a small series of sedan. The general project provided for the birth of a car equipped with an engine type V8. A strong eight-cylinder engine that develops solid power turned out to be, however, only one of the remarkable features Mercedes E500 in the Body W124.

In addition, the design of the German car received a sports suspension, a modernized transmission and a reliable enhanced brake system. It is worth noting - the design of the E500 was fully developed by the engineering group of Mercedes-Benz.

Porsche specialists carried out only partial assembly. The native "brother" E500 was the E420 model. These two, the so-called "wolf", remember the society of motorists for a long time. Even today, cars are positioned not lower than modern models. Version 500E can often be found in the list of competitors of other machines issued much later.

How created Mercedes E500 W124 in the technological cycle

The history of the creation of the model - The process is sufficiently interesting. Transport was created on the basis of the engine, taken from the 500SL model R129, but subjected to essential refinement. As a result of modernization, Mercedes-Benz engineers managed to obtain a real monster, with a full cylinder - 5 liters and useful power - 326 hp. Automobile "nuclear reactor", among other things, equipped:

• automatic box for four steps
• aSR system (wrath lock)
• hydropneumatic adjustment of the suspension level
• increased twice by catalyst
• lH-JETRONIC fuel injection system instead of "Ke-Jetronic"

The result did not make long wait. One of the German "Volchkov" - Mercedes E500 in the image W124 - Received the ability to accelerate to a speed of 250 km / h, and the check speed is 100 km / h, he could dial only in 6 seconds after starting from the scene.

Participation of Porsche specialists in creating Mercedes-Benz cars

The German city of Zoffenhausen is famous for the fact that the Porsche plant is located on the territory of this settlement, where part of the E500 assembly process just passed. Here at the first stage was made by the Body W124, which was then transported to painting to another factory, operating in the city of Sindelfingen, owned by Mercedes-Benz. After painting, everything was returned to the circles, and Porsche experts started a complete configuration of the painted body. At the final stage, the fully assembled cars were again shipped to the possession of Mercedes, where they were pre-sales preparation before the implementation.

Product of German production under Mercedes-Benz brand

On the shelves of the international market, the car was positioned exclusively as the property of Mercedes. Actually, this opinion has a full-fledged traditional symbolism of the famous German brand, plus identification numbers had the most direct attitude to the marked German company. Distinctive external characteristics of the model There were such details like:

• extended wheeled arches
• wheel discs made of light alloys with figure cut "chamomile"
• low profile bus in width
• headlights with independent near and far light lamps
• families headlights at the bottom of the front bumper

Epilogue for E420 / E500

German works of art in the image of W124 sedans became, perhaps the most successful occurrence of the entire industrial production of the Mercedes-Benz enterprise. Only in one class of sedans was released and more than two million cars for ten years of mass production were issued. On the sedans E420 / E500, the guys from AMG were put in their time, the hands of which were modernized by several dozen cars that were subsequently labeled E60 AMG.

Mercedes-Benz is a manufacturer who proven and showed that cars can be incredibly high-quality, reliable, beautiful and comfortable.

For the history of the German brand, many families have already been created. At the same time in each of them - their leader, the star.

The W124 line is in great demand even 20 years after graduation. Star of the line - model E500, which received the nickname "Wolf" or "Wolf" in the people for the engine with a capacity of 326 hp and outstanding technical characteristics.

Handsome wolf

The name was consolidated by the Mercedes-Benz-Benz W124 E500 during the times of "dashing nineties." What is interesting, the motorists really liked such a name, it was established and is actively used in our time. But most importantly, the car remains in demand in the same way as at the time of the market appearance.

Specifications

Examine a car in the photo - one. It's completely different - find out what is hiding under the hood, which engine was offered by German engineers, which represents the body.
We will try to tell you in detail about the technical specifications and parameters.

Gabarits.

• Body type - sedan;
• Number of seats - 5;
• Number of doors - 4;
• The volume of the trunk is 520 liters;
• Height - 1408 millimeters;
• Width - 1796 millimeters;
• Length - 4750 millimeters;
• Wheel base - 2800 millimeters;
• Road clearance - 160 millimeters.

Engine and gearbox

Engine Opportunities and Consumption

And what is this 326-strong 5-liter engine capable of? - on a lot of sufficient, given the size of the car.

• Acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour - for 6.1 seconds;
• The maximum speed is 250 kilometers per hour (limited artificially);
• The volume of the fuel tank is 90 liters;
• Type of recommended fuel - AI95, gasoline;
• Consumption in the city - 16.9 liters per 100 kilometers
• Consumption on the highway - 10.3 liters per 100 kilometers.

History of success

Now plunge a little in the past, we study the history of the creation of this car. This will make it possible to understand why, except for a powerful engine, Mercedes top is so popular.

The story began in 1991, when sedans from the W124 family appeared. Then the company concluded an agreement with the Porsche manufacturer. The goal was to create a special version of the sedan, under the hood of which will be the V8 engine. Of course, as a result, the car was distinguished far from only a powerful engine.

The task of Porsche was partial assembly. The E500 model has a native brother - E420.

In addition to the power unit, engineers as followed over the following components:

• Sports suspension
• Advanced gearbox
• Enhanced braking system

From the engineering point of view, Mercedes, the top is deservedly considered a purely creation of Mercedes-Benz, which is destined to compete forever with BMW products.

Technological features

From the point of view of the technical capabilities of the car, his story is quite interesting. The car was based on the engine, which German engineers borrowed from the 500SL model from the R129 series. At the same time, the finalization of the power unit turned out to be significant.

What happened as a result?

1. The engine volume with 8 cylinders increased to 5 liters.
2. Motor power reached 326 horsepower.
3. The car received in addition to the engine automatic four-step gearbox.
4. The car equipped the wheels to prevent wheel to prevent - ASR.
5. The suspension level began to be adjusted due to the hydropneumatic system.
6. The catalyst increased exactly twice.
7. The old injection system KE Jetronic was replaced by a more perfect LH Jetronic.

What as a result? As a result, the car was able to accelerate up to 250 kilometers per hour, which is not a limit, but an artificial restriction. Plus, up to a hundred wolf easily gained from place for 6 seconds. And this is during his weight.

The role of Porsche

Specialists from another equally well-known company Porsche have made their efforts in creating a car. To be more accurate, they helped Mercedes-Benz to produce wolf. Claims for the authorship of the W124 500 project in Porsche did not claim.

How was the production scheme of a powerful W124 version?

• On the territory of Tsuffenhausen, which is in Germany, Porsche plant is located. A partial assembly was held here. This plant provided building a body
• The finished body went to painting at the Mercedes-Benz factory in the city of Sindelfingen
• After painting, the body was returned to Porsche again, where experts were collected Mercedes E 500 Top completely
• After the assembly, she again passed to the MB plant, where experts carried out pre-sale preparation

External features

Now that the car was completely collected, she was sent to Mercedes-Benz car dealerships, representing the car as his own author's project. Whether they were offended at this in the village of Porsche or not, it's hard to say.

How could buyers determine that before them is not one of the usual W124 sedans (although the language does not turn to call them ordinary), and the upgraded, powerful version of the E500, relying only on the external characteristics?

Mercedes Veschka highlighted against the background of brethren with several bright elements, not to notice which can only be a person who is not versed in cars:

• Extended wheeled arches
• "Romashkovye" Figure cuts decorated new alloy wheels
• The car was standing on a wide low-profile rubber
• Front optics got independent lamps of far and near light
• Fog lights are located at the bottom of the front bumper

What's next?

And then came the period of incredible success. The leaders of Mercedes-Benz themselves recognize that their W124 sedans turned out to be the most successful project for the enterprise in his entire history. And the "wolf" personified the top, the present decoration of the entire line.

It is not surprising that 124 body is in demand today. Sedans of this series for 10 years of production were sold out worldwide in the amount of more than 2 million copies.

Soon, specialists from the lead tuning-atelier - AMG drew attention to the E500. They took the work of Mercedes the top and made a real fierce wolf from it. These modifications are known worldwide under the E60 AMG label.

Question price

Another important point is the cost of the car.

During the 1990s, when the car just began to appear on the market, it was practically impossible to acquire it because of limited circulation in Russia and the impressive cost.

But even in those days there were quite a lot of people who posted 150 thousand German brands for their unique, powerful Mercedes top. At the moment it is about 75 thousand euros or 5.5 million rubles.

What cars of this company can be purchased today for this money? Modern sports car. A bright example is the SL400 model. Its version of 3.0 AT costs about 5.4 million rubles, despite the fact that the power of this car is only at 13 horses exceeds the possibility of a wolf.

But it was when 124 "Wolf" only appeared on the market. What kind of money it really is to buy today? Obviously, not for 5 million rubles.

After analyzing the market for used cars, and having examined the supply on the E500, you can draw the following conclusion. For the car in the perfect condition of the age of 20 years with mileage at the level of 100 thousand kilometers will have to give only 1.3 million rubles. This is four times less than the amount she cost initially.

We admit honestly, not so many are ready to give such money for such cars. Given the quality, reliability and possibility of the engine is a small price for a car of this level.

There is another couple of moments that you want to pay attention.

1. Origin of name. It will not be possible to give exactly the answer, because the origins of the "Wolf" does not exist. According to the most common version, such a nickname car received due to the saying about the wolf in sheep skins. This is what the car is beautiful, interesting, and an incredible power is hidden behind such a presentable sheath. Believe in this version or not, decide for yourself.
2. E500 and 500A - completely different cars? Sometimes the name of the E500 is found, and in some cases 500. Is it a typo or two different cars? Not something, not else. Indeed, there are two variants of the wolf - E500 and 500. What do they differ among themselves? Check out video reviews. Nothing managed to detect? Not surprising. What do they differ? Yes, nothing but turn signals performed in orange color. So do not confuse.

As you can see, this is an amazing car that has ahead of his time. How else to explain the fact that this option remains one of the most desirable cars for millions of buyers. About such projects are spoken with sadness - "Yes, today such cars are no longer done." And this is bitter truth.

Specifications

Overview Mercedes W124 E500: Russian roads are not a problem

Mercedes concern has proved to the world that the car can (and should) be high-quality, convenient, reliable and stylish. Dozens of created families, and in each necessarily there is their own star. In the W124 ruler, such a star is Mercedes E500 W124 "Wolf". The wolf received a nickname completely justifies it due to its power and excellent parameters.

The technical characteristics of this model are above all silence (well, it is understandable - Mercedes always gives a lot of attention to "filling"). The chic eight-cylinder engine V8 series M119 allows you to develop power in 326 "horses". Wolf has a perfect injection system - Bosch LH-Jetronic. Few of the owners know, but initially this engine was installed on. Maximum speed is limited artificially, up to 250 km / h, and fuel consumption 100 km ranges from 11.9 to 16, 9 liters, which is a completely optimal indicator for a car. The type of body of this beast is a sedan, and the overall dimensions promise comfort without constraints and inconvenience during the trip.

Thinking about buying Mercedes W124 E500, the price will pleasantly surprise the future owner, it is adequate and corresponds to the quality of the wolf. Five hundred Mercedes has an excellent factory configuration. Looking at the photo, you can easily make sure that comfort and reliability are the indisputable advantages of this car, and by visiting the car forums and familiarize yourself with the reviews of the happy owners of the Wolf, the desire to buy this miracle of the German car industry will even increase.

Pros modifications:

• The assembly was made in Germany, which is already talking about impeccable manufacture;
• Powerful engine, coping with any peripetia and weather conditions;
• Acceptable price;
• Automatic transmission, which, of course, makes the driving process easily manageable;
• A wide variety of discs with interesting design solutions for every taste;
• No shortage for parts and their availability in financial plan;
• The ignition and power management systems in case of malfunctions generate error codes independently of each other;
• If the car does not start (which happens extremely rarely even in the strongest frosts), then on the Internet you can always find instructions and tips for troubleshooting.

The top, as his loving is called many motorists, came to us in the "Lidiy nineties", survived, survived, and to this day continues to delight its owners with impeccable German quality.