I love my '97 S320 LWB, specifically finding this year and engine deliberately. Tests run on the car Princess Diana and her mate died in (1995 S280 LWB) showed they would have easily survived the accident with NON-life threatening injuries, HAD THEY BEEN WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS!!! The handling of the six cylinder S model w140's is superior to the V-8's, and the later S chassis, regardless of engine, up to current. After this W140 model, Chrysler took over...ARRGH!!!!!
Space,elegance,comfort,power,safety!(and reliabilty)not only was it engineered like no other car in the world,it was like no other car in the world in terms of sheer brilliance ,but, I have to agree with Sacco...as exceptional as it is at the start the glasshouse does look 4 inches too tall.Still,it's timeless and made in the BBE(before bug e)era which makes it one of the last true Mercedes-Benz.
Incidentally, I specifically sought out a 6cyl, LWB, W140, and found a mint one. I totally love this car and don't like the look of the newer ones(the CLS 4doors, in silver, really turn my head, though). They're either too Japanese looking up front, or big, bustle assed. This look is classic and timeless, and will never be mistaken for another car. I feel much safer in this one, as compared to later cars, the last of the real S-class, before Benz caught that virus called the Chrysler Corp.
Actually Princess Diana wore no seatbelt... if she had worn one she'd have survived. If the two passengers in the front survive, the rear seat passengers would have all things considered even.
It was crushed as it was designed to in order to compensate for solid concrete barrier it hit so that the crash force could be significantly lessened on the passengers.
I have an LWB S320 1997. Princess Diana's was a '96. My understanding is that TUV and the French analyzed this car with the help of M-B. She and Fayed would have survived with serious but NON-life threatening injuries HAD they been wearing belts and sitting properly in the seat. The car folded just as it was supposed considering the offside head on impact. The driver, even belted would not have survived. The bodyguards' chances would have been 50/50...he DID survive, w/ permanent disabilitiies.
Didnt you hear the speed it was doing? Around 200kph from what i heard. Show me a car that will keep anyone safe at that speed when it hits a reasonable large solid object.
in the 90's we had this as a family car..dad crashed it...it was the best car i had ever set into...we have the newer version of this now. Its got everything that a high tech car now deems to have, but still theres always something missing...incomparable to what this Benz gave...not only an amazing car, but alot of childhood memories
Seems like that for all of these 80's, early '90's car commercials, the same guy was the narrator, dont you think? (sorry for bad english, i gave my best) :D
Tja...Tut mir leid, dass dieses Auto schon lange nicht montiert wird. Bin mir sicher, würde es wieder produziert (vielleicht mit neuem Automobiltechnick usw.), so bekäme's noch neue anhänger von denjenigen, die sich heutzutage angesichts der durchgeknallten kantigen zu modernischen Designrichtungen der heutigen Autmodeln nix passendes finden...Hoffentlich wird uns Mercedes-Benz künftig noch so etwas vorstellen.
Wää bloß nicht. Endlich sehen die Autos etwas gleich, ich bin zwar absolut kein Merzedes Fan aber die jetzigen Merzedes sehen endlich einmal schlön aus. Futuristisch, modern, aber doch elegant.
Man kann nur hoffen, dass sie dieses hässliche 90er Jahre Design für immer gekübelt haben.
this vid brings back memories of my old 1994 S500. It was my first Mercedes and my one true treasure. It was the safest car ive ever owned and also the most reliable. What a tank-car. It looks ugly now but back then it was the best looking thing on the road hand downs. I will always remember this car :)
i really like mercedes engines and their quality but i have to say i dont like their exterior design. they look so bland. but your paying for the name anyways so i guess it doesnt matter. i like their older cars much better. like 60's and later
This car is great i have drive it but i dont owen it, i have drive 500S, and i have drive BMW 740IL, i think BMW more sporty and Daynamics, and better handiling,and i also found that mercedes 500s is more comfortable and silent, and the vibration level is alittel pit less than BMW, But mercedes W140 dosent have navigation system and TV screen,
Odlican auto, malo je skupo odrzavanje, jel zna neko neki dobar mecka servis u Beogradu ili blizoj okolini?
jedankenjac 1 month ago
Is this the kind of car the Princess Diana crashed in?
ALLENJRIVERA2010 8 months ago
@ALLENJRIVERA2010 no, she died because she wasn't wearing her seat belt.
YiJustin558 6 months ago
@YiJustin558 Because the collision in a pillar at more than 100 Kph is fatal. Sorry for my bad english
TheFranco555 3 months ago
What confort omg,safety and others.
SacreDro 9 months ago
W124 FOREVER!
bazcoloradomio 9 months ago
ALWAYS W126!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bluvaio 9 months ago
this car is a legend
qboiodp 9 months ago 2
Mercedes Benz ist the best.The w140 have a so nice design and evry safety and comfort.
TheAnte10 1 year ago
best lookin merc of s classes
loufadoros20 1 year ago
I love my '97 S320 LWB, specifically finding this year and engine deliberately. Tests run on the car Princess Diana and her mate died in (1995 S280 LWB) showed they would have easily survived the accident with NON-life threatening injuries, HAD THEY BEEN WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS!!! The handling of the six cylinder S model w140's is superior to the V-8's, and the later S chassis, regardless of engine, up to current. After this W140 model, Chrysler took over...ARRGH!!!!!
hairybikerbuddy 1 year ago
What a car what a voice i dont understand a shit but luckily i can see
Tuly Fascinating
Juzernejm1991 1 year ago
I really liked thbe car until I saw the interior... Looks like its taken straight from the W123 FROM THE 1970s !
mamutm6pl 1 year ago
2:30 Hahahaha, nice!! XD
JENSDONT 1 year ago 2
600 SEL is the best car. So much comfort!
TheSeinama 1 year ago
mercedes benz very good car, but, very ugly death.
ADVATMIC 1 year ago
THE BEST CARS FOR EVER MERCEDES BENZ
batbat0 1 year ago
In England that mercedes is called The Diana Killer =D
Nannestadboy 1 year ago
@Nannestadboy no car will protect you from the stupidity of not wearing your seatbelt...
BlueLightning1 1 year ago
i would have this one Mercedes W140 Beatiful. We have Mercedes 1999 E-200 CDI Diesel
TheSeinama 1 year ago
Space,elegance,comfort,power,safety!(and reliabilty)not only was it engineered like no other car in the world,it was like no other car in the world in terms of sheer brilliance ,but, I have to agree with Sacco...as exceptional as it is at the start the glasshouse does look 4 inches too tall.Still,it's timeless and made in the BBE(before bug e)era which makes it one of the last true Mercedes-Benz.
kikddabottle 1 year ago
i dont even sprechen german, but i want one. makes new cars look like ass
mudlark2099 1 year ago
4.45 - double interior mirror?
GlareMoonshine 1 year ago
does this car come in diesel?
Superchickenman159 1 year ago
Gotta love those mirrors!
javabaja 1 year ago
MERCEDES ARE THE BEST !
jhony2bad 1 year ago
great car !
jhony2bad 1 year ago
S class = Safety class
Octonuke 1 year ago 4
I am so glad to be the proud owner of my 1996
W140 S500 Mercedes Banz
benzguylv 1 year ago
The W140 is pure class!
garbis2323 2 years ago
I have a 1994 S350 TD and it is an amazing car.
It has 360000 km's and the engine is perfect!
yyoU8s 2 years ago 6
one of the most elegant and beautiful S-class-es
I love Mercedes Benz!
megadriver6 2 years ago 6
Incidentally, I specifically sought out a 6cyl, LWB, W140, and found a mint one. I totally love this car and don't like the look of the newer ones(the CLS 4doors, in silver, really turn my head, though). They're either too Japanese looking up front, or big, bustle assed. This look is classic and timeless, and will never be mistaken for another car. I feel much safer in this one, as compared to later cars, the last of the real S-class, before Benz caught that virus called the Chrysler Corp.
hairybackbuddy 2 years ago
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altanyetkin 2 years ago
My dad had one of these. One of the greatest cars ever made, bar none.
tpaladino 2 years ago 8
yea, very true XD I like more this mercedez than the new one
ventureandcivic 2 years ago
i loveyouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu mercedes-benz
TheTcomputer 2 years ago 6
what year is this?
crashtest2302 2 years ago
this would have been the early 90s. The w140 was introduced in 1991.
Pro60modman 2 years ago
1991 he says it in german at the beginning of the history
jelliotparker 2 years ago
1991
altanyetkin 2 years ago
benz fo life
Hrvoje1freestyle 2 years ago
the best limosine ever! w140 s class is even more confort than the newest s class
danailgrozdanov 2 years ago 2
we have this mercedes in india we got ir imported straight from the factory back then ( my dads )
rx8productionz 2 years ago
Actually Princess Diana wore no seatbelt... if she had worn one she'd have survived. If the two passengers in the front survive, the rear seat passengers would have all things considered even.
It was crushed as it was designed to in order to compensate for solid concrete barrier it hit so that the crash force could be significantly lessened on the passengers.
No seatbelts = zero safety in a crash.
aquaalloy 2 years ago 5
I have an LWB S320 1997. Princess Diana's was a '96. My understanding is that TUV and the French analyzed this car with the help of M-B. She and Fayed would have survived with serious but NON-life threatening injuries HAD they been wearing belts and sitting properly in the seat. The car folded just as it was supposed considering the offside head on impact. The driver, even belted would not have survived. The bodyguards' chances would have been 50/50...he DID survive, w/ permanent disabilitiies.
hairybackbuddy 2 years ago 3
das auto istfür opis
hansolkrug 2 years ago
Also ich steh auf Komfortable Autos wie den W140. Und ich habe noch nichtmal Kinder :D
pca92atweb 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
in a car loke this died Diana so it aint that safe because it was bent like shit!
legioner9 2 years ago
Didnt you hear the speed it was doing? Around 200kph from what i heard. Show me a car that will keep anyone safe at that speed when it hits a reasonable large solid object.
redSKORPION50 2 years ago
@legioner9 Nobody car cannot safe if you crash truck or in a tunnel but if you crash a mercedes another car or deer you safe you life.
TheSeinama 1 year ago
Mercedes sets the standard... what more can i say!
dimi699 2 years ago
i have one man s280 p reg
IngiltereliTURK 2 years ago
germans make good stuff.
rayd408 2 years ago 4
in the 90's we had this as a family car..dad crashed it...it was the best car i had ever set into...we have the newer version of this now. Its got everything that a high tech car now deems to have, but still theres always something missing...incomparable to what this Benz gave...not only an amazing car, but alot of childhood memories
rest in piece DY: 223
rahulvinal 2 years ago 4
is there an english translation????
nickrajskyline 2 years ago 2
Juhu ab morgen ist es soweit S300 TD 177 PS Bj. 98 ab Montag meins :D
XilioN1988 2 years ago
Hast echt nen guten geschmack :D
Minsa1998 2 years ago
hoffentlich erbe ich den 400se meiner großeltern :P
gelierzucker92 2 years ago
NAJLEPSZY MERCEDES JAKI POWSTAL!!!!
maasbracht 2 years ago
NAJLEPSZY Mercedes-Benz jaki kiedykolwiek powstal..... DOBRZE O TYM WIECIE!!!
maasbracht 2 years ago
Seems like that for all of these 80's, early '90's car commercials, the same guy was the narrator, dont you think? (sorry for bad english, i gave my best) :D
pa3op89nbg 2 years ago
i have a s600 V12 410,000 miles running strong
enidxhoxhaj 2 years ago 3
one of best cars mercedes ever made,new ones ain't as good as old ones,my mate have car like that with 309k miles on it and still going strong!
amazing!
jediDG1987 3 years ago 11
Ich finde das war die beste S-Klasse, die gebaut wird. Auch wenn die aktuelle nicht schlecht ist.
PrinzP9 3 years ago
those are old
miamiforlyfe 3 years ago
Tja...Tut mir leid, dass dieses Auto schon lange nicht montiert wird. Bin mir sicher, würde es wieder produziert (vielleicht mit neuem Automobiltechnick usw.), so bekäme's noch neue anhänger von denjenigen, die sich heutzutage angesichts der durchgeknallten kantigen zu modernischen Designrichtungen der heutigen Autmodeln nix passendes finden...Hoffentlich wird uns Mercedes-Benz künftig noch so etwas vorstellen.
Todeskandidat 3 years ago 2
Wää bloß nicht. Endlich sehen die Autos etwas gleich, ich bin zwar absolut kein Merzedes Fan aber die jetzigen Merzedes sehen endlich einmal schlön aus. Futuristisch, modern, aber doch elegant.
Man kann nur hoffen, dass sie dieses hässliche 90er Jahre Design für immer gekübelt haben.
h0ktar 3 years ago
mój stary ma takiego ale s500
PL007WIEDZMIN007PL 3 years ago
this vid brings back memories of my old 1994 S500. It was my first Mercedes and my one true treasure. It was the safest car ive ever owned and also the most reliable. What a tank-car. It looks ugly now but back then it was the best looking thing on the road hand downs. I will always remember this car :)
4MATICbenz 3 years ago
i really like mercedes engines and their quality but i have to say i dont like their exterior design. they look so bland. but your paying for the name anyways so i guess it doesnt matter. i like their older cars much better. like 60's and later
719FoxRider719 3 years ago 2
amazing car nothing comes close to it, MERCEDES-BENZ RULE
mrbenz101 3 years ago 3
except the nissan gtr.
manutdr8 2 years ago
and the Audi A8
hyundaixl 2 years ago
I have a S600 and it is so much better than a 97 BMW 750 or some crappy audi
WAY2RCH4U 3 years ago 4
This car is great i have drive it but i dont owen it, i have drive 500S, and i have drive BMW 740IL, i think BMW more sporty and Daynamics, and better handiling,and i also found that mercedes 500s is more comfortable and silent, and the vibration level is alittel pit less than BMW, But mercedes W140 dosent have navigation system and TV screen,
like BMW, the accelration of both car is simler
omarabed1984 3 years ago
i have S500 W140
Awesome car 1 of the Most Beautiful car in the world
assimshah 3 years ago 3
My dad has an 600SEL , I love that car! I drive it all the time. When I got enough money I will buy one my self:D
Sorry for my bad spelling.
Mercedes Benz 4 ever!
ALE89X 3 years ago
I miss my W140 S500. Best car I ever had.
OCquattro 3 years ago 4
<3 that car
landstrasse36 3 years ago 4
Would not give up buying this model if I have chance. It is a landmark product in the history of industrialization.
Flyermac 4 years ago 6
Beautiful conservative design,safety,comfort.love it!
siberia3891 4 years ago 25
Damn agree with you
carlostinonsa 3 years ago 5
my father has an S300
ionutzzz16 4 years ago 2
That thing looks so beautiful.
Iridium725 4 years ago 6
Mercedes W140 RULES!
Walkman3213 4 years ago 28
u r right they rule
kassimajid 4 years ago 6
nice video :)
xlowriderx 4 years ago 6
Great video!, thanks for uploading this, I'm a big W140 fan :)
berlingoski 4 years ago 7