Early examples of the W140-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class aren't easy to find with minimal mileage—and rarely are they armored examples used by royalty. As the W140 marks its 30th anniversary this ...
As the flagship vehicle series for Mercedes-Benz, the S-Class was officially introduced in 1972 with the W116. Formerly known as “Sonderklasse” (German for “special class”), six generations have been ...
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The most over-engineered car Mercedes has ever made
When Mercedes-Benz launched its new S-Class, the W140, in 1991, it became an instant monument to engineering excess, with no boundaries, no budget constraints, and nobody who said: "Okay, I think that ...
Every carmaker has its moonshot. Volkswagen bet the farm on an air-cooled people’s car; Porsche threw the dice on a sports car with the engine in the wrong place; Tesla staked its future on an ...
Yash Joglekar is a Mechanical Engineer from Pune, and therefore, a huge car enthusiast. He knows all there is to know about automobiles. He keeps himself updated on all developments in the world of ...
Throughout the 1990s, Mercedes offered its W140-generation S-Class and R129 SL with a V12 engine dubbed the M120. In both cars, the engine was powerful enough, but muffled to the point you couldn't ...
If you ever wondered why the Pagani Zonda sounds so damn good at wide-open throttle, it’s partly because it comes with an uprated AMG version of Mercedes-Benz’s first-ever production V12. That engine, ...
The W140-generation Mercedes-Benz S600 sedan uses a gem of a V-12 engine, the M120. From the factory, it doesn't sound like much because, well, it's a subdued luxury car. But as we know from the early ...
There’s something about the V12 engine that almost makes it a status symbol. And it’s almost a statement of automotive excess as well, with those twelve cylinders purring away under the hood to ...
Renntech has built a special one-of-one W140-chassis Mercedes-Benz S-Class to show the world what it’s capable of. Under the hood of this already classic 1992 Mercedes 600 SEL is the largest ...
A few days ago, Mercedes-Benz debuted the S600 Guard, an armored version of the long-wheelbase sedan that went on sale in soft-skinned form exactly one year ago. The new S-class Guard will offer VR9 ...
Philip Gelderblom has been writing professionally since the '90s. He has written mainly content on a freelance basis, including about cars, future cars, EVs, hybrids and hydrogen cars, self-driving ...
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