I-Mercedes-Benz inesipiliyoni eside kuma-coupes. Isikhathi eside kangakanani? I-C123 oyibona ezithombeni igubha iminyaka engu-40 yethulwa kulo nyaka (NDR: ngedethi yokushicilelwa kwasekuqaleni kwalesi sihloko).
Ngisho nanamuhla, singabuyela ku-C123 futhi sithole izithako ezithonya ukubukeka kwabalandelayo, njenge-E-Class Coupé (C238) esanda kwethulwa - ukungabikho kwensika ye-B, isibonelo.
I-Mercedes-Benz yebanga eliphakathi nendawo ibilokhu ithela izithelo ngenani lemizimba etholakalayo. Futhi ama-coupes, atholakala kuma-saloons, ayeyizinkulumo ezikhethekile kakhulu zalezi - i-C123 ayifani. Isuselwa ku-W123 eyaziwa kakhulu, enye yezimoto eziphumelela kakhulu zakwaMercedes-Benz, le coupé yavela ngonyaka ngemuva kwe-saloon, eyethulwa embukisweni wezimoto i-Geneva Motor Show ngo-1977.
Ekuqaleni kwaziswa ngezinguqulo ezintathu - 230 C, 280 C kanye 280 CE - kanye nolwazi olwatholakala kwabezindaba, ngo-1977, lwabhekiselwa kulo:
Lezi zinhlobo ezintathu ezintsha ziwukuhluzwa ngempumelelo kochungechunge olumaphakathi no-200 D kanye no-280 E olube yimpumelelo kakhulu onyakeni odlule, ngaphandle kokuyeka ubunjiniyela babo besimanje nobucwengisisiwe. Ama-coupes ethulwa e-Geneva ahloselwe abathandi bezimoto abazisa ubuntu obubonakalayo kanye nomdlandla obonakalayo emotweni yabo.
Isitayela esivelele nesinhle kakhulu
Naphezu kwendlela ebonakalayo ye-saloon, i-C123 yahlukaniswa ngokufuna kwayo isitayela esihle kakhulu nesiwuketshezi. I-C123 yayimfushane ngo-4.0 cm futhi ibe mfushane ngo-8.5 cm ubude ne-wheelbase kunesaluni.
I-fluidity ephakeme ye-silhouette ifinyelelwe ngokuthambekela okukhulu kwe-windshield kanye nefasitela elingemuva. Futhi, okokugcina, ukungabikho kwensika ye-B. Ayivumelanga kuphela ukubonakala okungcono kwabahlali bayo, kodwa futhi yandisa, yalula futhi yalula iphrofayili ye-coupe.
Umphumela ufinyelelwe kukho konke ukugcwala kwawo lapho wonke amawindi evuliwe. Ukungabikho kwensika ye-B kusalokhu kuze kube namuhla, kubonakala naku-E-Class Coupé yakamuva.
I-Generation 123 iphinde yabona inqubekelaphambili ebalulekile emkhakheni wezokuphepha, iqala ngesakhiwo esiqinile kakhulu kunesandulelayo. I-C123 iphinde yafaka nezakhiwo zokuguga ezihleliwe kudala ngaphambi kokuthi zibe yizinga lemboni.
Mayelana nezokuphepha, izindaba azigcini lapho. Ngo-1980, uhlobo lwe-brand lwenze lwatholakala, ngokuzikhethela, uhlelo lwe-ABS, olwakhishwa eminyakeni emibili ngaphambili ku-S-Class (W116). Futhi ngo-1982, i-C123 isivele i-odwa nge-airbag yomshayeli.
I-coupe ye-diesel
Ngo-1977, u-Diesel wehlise ukubonakaliswa emakethe yaseYurophu. Inkinga kawoyela yango-1973 yakhulisa ukuthengiswa kukaDizili, kodwa noma kunjalo, ngo-1980 kwakusho ngaphansi kuka-9% wemakethe . Futhi uma bekulula ukuthola u-Diesel emotweni yomsebenzi kunasemndenini, kuthiwani nge-coupe… Ezinsukwini zanamuhla ama-coupe ka-Diesel ayinto evamile, kodwa ngo-1977, i-C123 yayiyisiphakamiso esiyingqayizivele.
Ikhonjwe njengama-CD angama-300, le modeli, ngokumangalisayo, yayinemakethe yaseNyakatho Melika njengendawo eya kuyo. Injini kwaba i-OM617 engenakunqotshwa, 3.0 l emgqeni wamasilinda amahlanu. Inguqulo yokuqala ibingenayo i-turbo, iyashaja nje 80 amahhashi kanye 169 Nm . Yabuyekezwa ngo-1979, yaqala ukushaja i-88 hp. Ngo-1981, i-CD engu-300 yathathelwa indawo i-300 TD, okwathi ngenxa yokwengezwa kwe-turbo yenza yatholakala. Inamandla angu-125 hp kanye ne-torque engu-245 Nm. Futhi ku...
Inothi elibalulekile: ngaleso sikhathi, igama lemodeli ye-Mercedes lisahambisana nomthamo wangempela wenjini. Ngakho-ke i-230 C ingu-2.3 l four-cylinder enamandla angu-109 hp no-185 Nm, kanye ne-280 C a 2.8 l enamasilinda ayisithupha e-inline angu-156 hp no-222 Nm.
Kokubili i-230 kanye ne-280 yahlanganiswa nenguqulo ye-CE, efakwe umjovo womshini we-Bosch K-Jetronic. Endabeni ka-230 CE izinombolo zikhuphuke zafinyelela ku-136 hp kanye no-201 Nm. I-280 CE yayino-177 hp kanye no-229 Nm.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
I-C123 izohlala ekukhiqizeni kuze kube ngu-1985, cishe amayunithi angu-100,000 akhiqizwa (99.884), okuyi-15 509 ahambisana nenjini ye-Diesel. Okuhlukile kwe-C123 okukhiqize amayunithi ambalwa kakhulu kwaba ngu-280 C namayunithi angu-3704 kuphela akhiqiziwe.
Ifa le-C123 laqhubeka nabalandelayo, okuyi-C124 nezizukulwane ezimbili ze-CLK (W208/C208 kanye ne-W209/C209). Ngo-2009 i-E-Class iphinde yaba ne-coupe, ne-C207 generation, kanti i-C238 ilandela isiqephu esisha kule saga esineminyaka engu-40 yasungulwa.
