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Mercedes-Benz 280 Ge

🇩🇪 Germany ·1979–1986· estate / wagon / MPV

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base stats

  • power 292 hptop version
  • popularity 158 in NL#1226 most common
  • weight 2,228 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1979–1986
body
estate / wagon, MPV
engine
2.8 L–2.9 L
cylinders
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turbo
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power
87–292 hp
drive
—
gearbox
—
seats
6
doors
5
weight
2,228 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
—
EV range
—
US size class
—
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

158 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1226 of all models. Most common build year: 1984 (29 cars).

19791986

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (3)
  • 280 Ge 89
  • 280 Ge Stationwagon Lang 39
  • 280GE 30

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.

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