Mercedes-Benz M180 engine

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The Mercedes-Benz M180 (along with the related M127, M108, M129, M130, M114, and M123) is a family of single overhead camshaft inline-6 internal combustion engines used in Mercedes-Benz vehicles from the early 1950s to the mid‑1980s. Featuring a reverse-flow cylinder head, staggered valve arrangement, and rockers actuated by a single overhead camshaft driven by a duplex chain, these engines were produced in both carburetted and fuel‑injected versions with displacements ranging from 2.2 to 2.8 litres. The original design by Wolf-Dieter Bensinger is a 2.2 L (2,196 cc; 134.0 cu in) single overhead camshaft inline-six internal combustion engine introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in April 1951 to power the company's new 220 (W187). Although introduced in parallel with the M186 “big six,” that engine family (M188, M189, M194, M198, M199) is of completely different design with little or no part interchangeability. The M180, however, influenced the design of Mercedes‑Benz’s OHC four‑cylinder...

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