Mercedes-Benz W108/W109

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The Mercedes-Benz W 108 and W 109 are luxury cars produced by West German automaker Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through to 1972. They succeeded the W 111 and W 112 "fintail" (German: "Heckflosse") sedans, and upon their introduction, the manufacturer designated them as constituting a newly created "Upper Middle Class" range. The cars were successful in West Germany and in export markets including North America and Southeast Asia. During the seven-year run, a total of 383,072 units were manufactured. As the W 108 and W 109 were only available as 4-door models, the similarly squarish, Paul Bracq-designed 2-door W 111 and W 112 coupés and cabriolets filled those niches and are frequently mistaken for W 108/W 109 two-doors.

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