I guess that's the inline 15* degree slant 6 started in w124 chassis circa '83/84 known as the 300E. Now before everybody starts lickin their chops about 5-spd adaptation - its my understanding this trans will NOT adapt straight across into our earlier 123, 116, 114/115 etc vehicles. First appeared in '84 190d 2.3 16-valve if memory serves me well, probly notso uncommon either.

Strikes me MB *finally* got a clue circa 1984, ceased and desisted from their 10 yr moratorium/boycott of stick shift 5-spds. Many historians will agree with me on this: they went waaaay overboard developing and pushing automatics circa 1970's. Meanwhile has anybody, anybody on this forum ever seen an MB equipped with 5-spd built between the years of 1974 and 1982??