page_title: Mercedes-Benz W124
section_title: 500 E
hierarchical_section_title: Mercedes-Benz W124 / Models / 500 E
caption_attribution_description: English: A 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500E in immaculate condition, at a classic car garage in Southampton, NY.
context_page_description: W124 is the Mercedes-Benz internal chassis-designation for the 1985 to 1995/96 version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, as well as the first generation to be officially referred to as E-Class. The W124 models replaced the W123 models after 1985 and were succeeded by the W210 E-Class after 1995.
  In North America, the W124 was launched in early November 1985 as a 1986 model and sold through the 1995 model year, through 7 November 1995.
  Series production began at the beginning of November 1984, with press reveal taking place on Monday, 26 November 1984 in Seville, Spain, with customer deliveries and European market launch starting in January 1985.
context_section_description: Mercedes-Benz sold a high performance version of the W124, the 500 E, created in close cooperation with and assembled by Porsche. It used the 5.0 L 32-valve V8 M119 Engine based on the engine from the 500 SL (R129) roadster. Porsche engineered the suspension and chassis design with a performance bias. Mercedes entered an agreement with Porsche to assemble the vehicles at their plant in Zuffenhausen, as the automaker was in crisis, and its factory capacitiy was underutilized.
  Porsche also constructed the chassis for the 400 E, which was in essence identical to the 500 E's chassis.
caption: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E (W124; US)
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