page_title: Mercedes-Benz W114/W115
section_title: W114
hierarchical_section_title: Mercedes-Benz W114/W115 / Models / W114
caption_attribution_description: English: A Mercedes-Benz 250 Coupé with quarter front windows Deutsch: Ein Mercedes-Benz 250 Coupé mit Ausstellfenstern
context_page_description: The Mercedes-Benz W114 and W115 were the internal designation Mercedes-Benz used for a generation of front-engine, rear-drive, five-passenger sedans and coupés introduced in 1968, with three-box styling by Paul Bracq — succeeding the W110 Fintail models introduced in 1961; and manufactured until model year 1976, when the W123 was released.
  W114/W115s were distinguished in the marketplace by nameplates relating to their engine size. W114 models featured six-cylinder engines and were marketed as the 230, 250, and 280. W115 models featured four-cylinder engines and were marketed as the 200, 220, 230, and 240, with diesel models carrying a D designation, as distinct from gasoline/petrol models.
  At the time Mercedes introduced the W114/115 in 1968, they marketed sedans in two size classes and marketed the W114/115 range as New Generation Models, ultimately the only model of the new generation. Mercedes used a '/8' on the W114/115 ID plates, indicating their 1968 launch year, giving rise to their '/8' or 'slash eight' nicknames — and the German nickname Strich Acht, loosely translated into English as stroke eight.
caption: Pre-facelift Mercedes-Benz W114 250C coupé
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