W111 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Coupe the big coupe, 1971

In August 1959, the company announced a thoroughly revised passenger car range. Under the slogan: “The new six-cylinders – in a class of their own” and as successors to the existing six-cylinder models came the following three completely re-designed models – the 220 b, 220 Sb, and 220 SEb of the W 111 series. In addition to various differences in equipment detail, the three new models also differed in terms of their engines. In September 1969, clearly more powerful versions of the 280 SE 3.5 Coupé and Cabriolet were introduced. The completely newly developed 3.5-liter V8 engine with an output of 147 kW excelled in particularly smooth running characteristics and gave the car a sports-car-like performance. #w111 #mercedes280se #m116engine #autowrap source: Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Added 7 Aug 2026