Yethulwa emakethe ngoJanuwari 1976, iMercedes-Benz W123 yaba yimpumelelo esheshayo. Isidingo sale modeli ngonyaka wokuqala wokudayiswa sasisikhulu kangangokuthi abanye abantu bayithengisa kamuva ngentengo abayithenge ngayo… entsha!
I-Sedan, i-van, i-coupe kanye nenguqulo ende (njenge-limousine) kwakuyimisebenzi yomzimba isizukulwane se-W123 esasiyazi. Uhlobo lwe-saloon lulodwa lunezinjini eziyisishiyagalolunye: ukusuka ku-200 D kuya ku-280 E. Kulezi, sigqamisa injini kaphethroli engu-2.5 litre inline six-cylinder enamandla angu-127 hp kanye nenguquko engu-3.0 litre inline five-cylinder diesel engine enamandla angu-123 hp.
“Ngithanda ukucabanga ukuthi kukhona abashayeli bamatekisi abakhalela i-W123 njengoba befunda lesi sihloko”
Ngokwamandla, okugqamile ukumiswa okuzimele ku-axle yangemuva kanye nokwakheka kwama-wishbones amabili ngaphambili, okunike i-W123 indlela yokuziphatha nokunethezeka. Mayelana nokuphepha, ngaleso sikhathi, imodeli yaseJalimane yayiklanywe ngezindawo zokuguqulwa ezihleliwe futhi amayunithi akamuva angathola ngisho ne-airbag yomshayeli (uyazikhethela).
Ngithanda ukucabanga ukuthi abashayeli bamatekisi bakhala nge-W123 njengoba befunda lesi sihloko. Ukukhiqizwa kwayo kwaphela ngo-1985, lapho isivele inamayunithi acishe abe yizigidi ezi-2.7 akhiqizwa.