Mercedes-Benz Fascination W140 S-Class Sedan Coupe Documentary (English)

[BrandyKluxKlan]

I own one, i like it, maybe ill get 600SEL if i can get one in decent condition

[princewynad]

Mercedes Benz.'We compete with ourselves'

[The91Diesel]

I love the 90's. Old but great days, like a W140!

[Seattlecarnut]

What do you need power seats for? It's just as easy to pull a lever underneath the front of the seat to move the seat back and forth, isn't it?

[NTL1991]

@Seattlecarnut Perhaps, but someone who is buying a Mercedes-Benz expects these luxury features; it's a luxury automobile after all... Also, you can't have memory seats without power seats.

[Seattlecarnut]

@NTL1991 That's true. I've owned several cars, and only one had power operated seats. So, I'm used to cars without power seats.

[gracer99]

@NTL1991 dude, his point is that its not really a luxury at all. I have to agree. It takes much more time to get the seats to adjust electrically.

[panzer6tiger]

@Seattlecarnut yes because my stupid power-seats broke. if i didn't have them i would have less things to go wrong lol.

[Seattlecarnut]

@panzer6tiger LOL! Indeed you would.

[sherman3211]

@Seattlecarnut

Try not to sound like a peasant, ok?

[Seattlecarnut]

@sherman3211 LOL! Like a peasant?

[Joniel120]

Old & modern S-Class models until W220 (they're luxury cars) became expensive!

The W140 models nowadays will be buy a second-hand for over $12,000!!!

[2URBO2]

Where do i get this music?

[MrPman851]

This is my FAV style of the Mercedes S-Class. It in the 90's was one of the best cars to be seen driving in Hollywood.

[MetalHeavens14]

@hokman-Are you retarded?I'm just asking,because Princess Diana were still alive after the car crash and by the way Mercedes made the best cars in the world in every respect.So you can go fuck yourself.

[alyanni]

what a nice car!!!!! :-) current models aren't so elegant

[Joniel120]

Mercedes-Benz is purely-HIGH tech in all cars, all cars are automatic-controlled!!!

Look at the W140, their engines are V8 & V12, that's now the same as the sports cars!!!! such as Ferrari's, Bugatti's, Lamborghini's etc.!!!!

Very nice!!!

[MrCounterstrikeforce]

this car is my dream car.

[benzguylv]

Thank you for the english version !!!!

[HighSpeedRider]

best merc ever

[2002nickname]

You Bet!

[2002nickname]

This short documentary is simply a pure joy. Despite the fact that we are the proud owners of this Beauty, the W140 is by far one of the finest cars in the world...if not the best. Come on, we are talking here about a Legend!

Congratulations to all W140 owners!

[berlingoski]

You are right. The W140 is a legendary car. Much criticized at its debut in 1991 because it hardly fitted in many garages and parking spaces but that's what the S Class was all about, pure luxury and gargantuan proportions. Every W140 owner should be proud of owning a piece of engineering like this.

[nelsonmcnamara]

Did he say, "Finally, we already miss Chubby"? at the end?

[DamnStraightM35A2]

@nelsonmcnamara sounds like it....something must be lost in translation

[hokman1]

sure it has toys. But where is the handling, the safety of the w116? Princess Diana died in this one.

[NTL1991]

And I'm sure not wearing her seat belt had nothing to do with her death... Uhh.

[S55amgDriver]

@NTL1991 umm yes it did, the gentleman who survived (riding in the front seat) was wearing his seat belt. they crashed at 120mph. and it is a miracle he survived. if only princess diana had been wearing hers she might still be with us to this day. you will be loved princess diana. god bless

[Planeguy13]

@S55amgDriver The car was actually going around 60mph and no one in the car was wearing a seat belt. The bodyguard (the only one that survived the wreck) was likely saved because of the airbag. It is likely however that Princess Diana would have lived had she been wearing a seat belt. Where she was sitting the impact force was calculated to be 50MPH which is well within survivable limits for a human.

[Boentgru]

@hokman1 Princess Diana, and the other occupants of the care chose not to use the seat belts. The cars' speed was excessive and driven by a drunken driver into a solid structural member. The deployment of the airbags saved at least one life, even without the use of seatbelts.

[mjhaan]

@hokman1 That Princess Diana died in W140 had nothing to do with the safety of this car. Not one car in the world can prevent injury or death in case of an accident. Especially the princess Diana accident (high speed, no seat belts, drunk driver).

[jwatwater]

@hokman1

also, she lived UNTIL she got to th hospital... after her husband arrived.

[ilia93]

@hokman1 i strongly doubt the w116 would be safer than this...and even though the w140 isn't a sports car it feels very stable in the corners.....

[4Absolut]

@hokman1 you think that Lady Diana was killed by this Mercedes or someone else ??!!

[counkev]

@hokman1 She didn't wear her seat belt smart.... When they crashed her body keep moving and her head slammed into the front windshield. And if she had worn her seat belt it would have kept her in her seat and she wouldn't have slammed into the windshield. The driver survived and he was in the front because he wore his seat belt.

[riz44]

does the base 6 cyl model happen to have the electric reclining seats and all the rest of the good features or is it fairly basic?

[NTL1991]

As far as the US-spec S320 or 300SE, the front seats are power-adjustable. The rear seats are not. I'm pretty sure that feature was only available on the S420 or 400SE/SEL and up. As far as everything else, most of the convenience features are there save for some higher-cost ones like the dash-mounted telephone. The 3.2L and 4.2L have the standard coil suspension whereas the upper models have the air-suspension.

[NTL1991]

Sorry, a factual error. The adjustable suspension is hydraulic, not pneumatic. Also, the hydraulic suspension might ride better, but (especially since these cars are getting older and older) they are a HUGE HUGE HUGE pain to get in working order. Pumps, hoses, accumulators and, most expensive of all, the stocks themselves. I'd rather have the S420 to avoid the headaches and small fortune in repairs. The 4.2L gives plenty of power, too...

[Marcel4302]

@NTL1991

air suspension was an option on 500 and 600

[jwatwater]

YAY, IN ENGLISH XD

tht car was (still is) BEAST

[22slither]

A fantastic car. Beautiful build and outstanding quality in and out. mercedes is slowly returning to building cars like this again.

[DamnStraightM35A2]

this car isn't the best S-Class in terms of build quality. The W116 and W126 are better cars.

[fu3lfr3nzy]

Fuck no it isnt. More reliable? sure.

Build quality, the materials on the W140 are far better than the W126. Hell, I own both and I can tell the difference.

I know several other people who have owned both the w126 and the w140 and praise the w140's engineering and quality, something its successor was lacking.

The w126 is a fantastic machine and truly a classic, but you w126 lovers really need to get off your high horses.

[DamnStraightM35A2]

actually I don't really like the W140 or the W126, too complicated, although I do like the W116

[uberenthusiasts]

Classssssssssssy

[moonfades2009]

Yeah ... we missed it :(