W189
E1043502
Mercedes-Benz automobile platform
Mercedes-Benz internal model designation
flagship automobile
luxury sedan
W189 is the internal designation for the Mercedes-Benz 300d "Adenauer," a luxury flagship sedan produced in the late 1950s and early 1960s and famously used by German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercedes-Benz automobile platform
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Mercedes-Benz internal model designation ⓘ flagship automobile ⓘ luxury sedan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adenauer
NERFINISHED
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Mercedes-Benz 300d Adenauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyCountry | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Stuttgart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
4-door sedan
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limousine ⓘ |
| chassisType | body-on-frame ⓘ |
| class | full-size luxury car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designEra | post-war Mercedes-Benz luxury line ⓘ |
| doorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-six engine ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement | 3.0 L ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Mercedes-Benz passenger car range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | fuel injection ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the last hand-built Mercedes-Benz flagships before the S-Class era
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symbol of West German post-war political leadership ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Mercedes-Benz 300d NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz sedan of its era ⓘ |
| modelName | Mercedes-Benz 300d NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Konrad Adenauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
availability of partition for chauffeur-driven use
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extended wheelbase compared to predecessors ⓘ luxurious interior appointments ⓘ |
| notableRole | official car of German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer ⓘ |
| notableUser | Konrad Adenauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mercedes-Benz W186 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorModel | Mercedes-Benz 300c NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1962 ⓘ |
| productionPeriod |
early 1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1957 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 5 ⓘ |
| segment | executive car ⓘ |
| series | Mercedes-Benz 300 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Mercedes-Benz W112 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorModel | Mercedes-Benz 300SE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
official government car
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state limousine ⓘ |
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