[Snowman]

I too used to think that the W220 was nothing compared to the W140. While the W140 and the...

I too used to think that the W220 was nothing compared to the W140. While the W140 and the W126 will always hold a special place, the newly redesigned W220 is nice. I sat in it at the Auto Show and it was very luxurious. Granted it didn't have as much wood or leather as the 600SEL would have, I would still like a W220 over a W140 for a couple of reasons.

It's newer which means it employs technology that makes a bunch of things better. Yes it would be a handful out of warranty, but I believe that almost any S class out of warranty is not cheap. Also performance and power are much better.

W140 was the king of its day and still remains. But at one point you just have to give in to the new models.

 

[Snowman]

Re: RE: German Lexus

I agree that the new w220 is not as nice as the W140. But I would never compare a mercedes to a lexus. The new w220 has some cool stuff on it but I would still rather drive a W140. My dads W220 S500 is a lot slower than my 92 600SEL. I find it strange that a 92 MB is still as good if not even better than a 03 MB. also, ///S320 are you still looking at the SlK's?
-Kristian []

Yes but you have 4 more cylinders don't you? Maybe a 2003 S600 will up for the match. []

 

[Snowman]

Re: RE: German Lexus

Double post.

 

[Snowman]

Re: re: dont say the word lexus

4. The W140 is hand made

Please show me some evidence that all W140's were hand made. The only Benzes that I can think of being close to hand made are the engines for AMG and maybe the 500E.

Edit: I am a Mercedes enthuasiast. I may come off as not being one. However I think that many of you need to recognize that Lexus (Toyota) does a good job withe luxury car. Yes their styling is bland. But they build a faster, cheaper, and more reliable car.

Mercedes still does an excellent job of building luxury cars. In the past, I would say nobody could touch them. But why do you think the W220 exists as it is now? Because of Lexus and all the competition they put on Mercedes.