Mercedes w126 development #w126

Responsible for the development of the W 126 was Bruno Sacco, at that time head of the department stylistics, and Werner Breitschwerdt as Director of passenger car bodies. Due to the oil crisis were focused in developing the new S-class in parallel with the safety Best possible on economic criteria such as the reduction of vehicle weight, and thereby to improve the vehicle-specific consumption compared to the previous series. Through a streamlined shape with a drag coefficient of instead of and lighter construction of the consumption of the series was 126 compared to its predecessor model reduced by over 10%. Other measures in the framework of the “Mercedes-Benz Energy Concept“ in 1981, consumption fell further; the 500 SE consumed up to 30% less than its predecessor 450 SE series 116th The reduction in weight (60 kg at 280 SE up to 280 kg for the 500 SEL compared to the 450 SEL 6.9) was, among other things by the increased use of plastics and reaches the light-metal engine b