- Passenger Cars
- Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars, since 1946
- E-Class Saloons and predecessors
- 124 series saloons, 1989 - 1993
- 500 E / W 124 E 50, 1991 - 1993
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- Design name: W 124 E 50
- Type: 124.036
- Production period: 09.1990 / 02.1991 - 07.1993
- Note on production period: production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
- Combustion principle: four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection and emission control system with closed-loop 3-way catalyst)
- Configuration: front, longitudinal; vertical
- Engine type: M 119 E 50 / 119.974
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 8 / 90° V; light-alloy block
- Bore x Stroke: 96.5 x 85.0 mm
- Total displacement: 4973 cc
- Compression ratio: 10.0
- Rated output: 326 hp / 240 kW at 5700 /min;~from 10.1992: 320 hp / 235 kW at 5600 rpm
- Rated torque: 480 Nm at 3900 rpm; from 10.1992: 470 Nm at 3900 rpm
- Number of valves / arrangement: 2 intake, 2 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
- Valve operation: 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (intake camshafts adjustable)
- Camshaft drive: double roller chain
- Fuel system: microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-wire air-mass sensor (Bosch LH-Jetronic)
- Fuel tank: position / capacity: above the rear axle / 90 l
- Frame design: steel unit body
- Front-wheel suspension: A-arm / shock-absorber strut
- Rear-wheel suspension: multilink suspension with hydropneumatic level control
- Front springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
- Rear springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
- Shock absorber front/rear: gas-pressure shock absorber struts / gas-pressure shock absorbers
- Steering: recirculating-ball power steering
- Brake system (foot brake): hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system; internally ventilated four-wheel disc brakes
- Parking brake (hand brake): mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
- Wheels: light-alloy wheels
- Wheel rims: 8 J x 16 H 2
- Tires: 225/55 ZR 16
- Driven wheels: rear wheels
- Drivetrain: divided cardan shaft
- Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
- Availibility: as standard
- Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
- Clutch: hydraulic torque converter in automatic transmission
- Transmission type: planetary gear system
- Gear ratios: I. 3.87; II. 2.25; III. 1.44; IV. 1.0; R. 5.59
- Final drive ratio: 2.82
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (electronically governed)
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 6.1 s
- Fuel consumption: 10.7 / 12.3 / 17.5 l; from 10.1992: 10.3 / 11.9 / 16.9 l
- by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
- Wheelbase: 2800 mm
- Front / rear track: 1538 / 1529 mm
- Length: 4750 mm
- Width: 1796 mm
- Height: 1410 mm
- Kerb weight: 1700 kg; from 10.1992: 1710 kg
- by Guideline: DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
- Gross weight: 2150 kg; from 10.1992: 2160 kg
- Units produced: a total of 10,479 (until 04.1995, incl. E 60 AMG)
- Prices: 10.1990: DM 134,520.00
06.1991: DM 138,396.00
09.1991: DM 140,106.00
02.1992: DM 144,324.00
01.1993: DM 145,590.00