The OM606 was available to the W124 series from 1993 until the ... without making major changes to the engine internals. This ...

The 500E (whose proper code number is W124.036; some people like this stuff) went for more modest engine power but could still hit 60 mph in less than 6 seconds, which was fast in those days.

Porsche modified the W124-generation E-class at its factory to accept the ... The 1993 and '94 models lost the engine's full-throttle enrichment programming in an effort by Mercedes to appease ...

The Mercedes-Benz W124 500E resulted from a mishmash of Italian design, obsessive German engineering, and a mighty V8 engine. Add to that the W124's reputation for bulletproof durability and ...

Engine 3.0-Liter Inline-Five Diesel Horsepower ... average - than an engine with only one spark plug per cylinder. The W124 E-Class is a special generation for Mercedes. For the first time ...

In October 1990 Mercedes-Benz launched the 500E range-topping performance model produced in collaboration with Porsche, the first of the W124 series to feature a V8 engine. With 326PS from a 5.0 ...

The W124 Mercedes-Benz 500E was first introduced in the year 1990 ... was to make the W124 more desirable by putting in a big engine and sprucing up the chassis and suspension components.

Instead, the E-class would get the contemporary 500SL’s 5.0-liter M119 32-valve V-8, which could be squeezed into the W124’s engine bay with slight surgery. Mercedes had built prototypes ...

The W124 is if not the best ... at its Rossle-Bau plant in Zuffenhausen, Germany. The E500 was powered by a specially tuned 5.0-liter V8 engine rated at 322hp (326PS) at 5,700 rpm and 480Nm ...

For the first edition, AMG took V8 engines from the S-Class apart and rebuilt ... W124 lineup was the aforementioned Porsche-influenced car, the 500E. Mercedes wanted a V8 version of the W124 sedan ...

The long-discontinued W124 E-Class, with its understated looks ... one of the best in the world at its time. The petrol engine in the E 220 is very refined and bullet-proof.