Classic Mercedes 300 SEL (W140) with Airride chassis!

Recently updated on February 23, 2022 at 11:04 am

It was more than 30 years ago, but many car fans who were already alive then remember that the S-class W140 was presented to the public in the fall of 1990. Never before and since has a luxury sedan from Mercedes-Benz sparked so much discussion as the W140 when it celebrated its public premiere. "Fat and plump"Said some who also said that Mercedes-Benz took the figure of the then Chancellor Helmut Kohl as a model,"elegant and dignified“On the other hand, the others who were of the opinion that a luxury Mercedes had to look like this in order to be taken seriously in the automotive Champions League.

refined S-Class with eye-catching ambitions

We believe that Mercedes-Benz has overshot the mark with this model series, because no luxury sedan that vied for the favor of solvent customers has ever been so clumsy and fat. Today we are introducing you to a copy of the model series that found a new home in China and is more or less tasteful from its owner modified wurde.

Above all, that Airride chassis, which comes from MagicAir, and pushes the luxurious state coach so close to the asphalt that one could believe that this is a sports car, ensures the necessary wow factor. The rims look as if they were or were inspired by Lorinser. With the extraordinary look, which includes five small peepholes, it looks confusingly similar to the classic Lorinser rim. A sporty face with one front spoiler and the dynamic ones fog lights adorns the colossus from the 1990s as well as a subtle one rear spoiler, which from our point of view is unnecessary. the spoiler, which is inconspicuously designed, looks a bit exaggerated.

The Double pipe Unfortunately, it doesn't make it any better at the rear, because for such a luxury sedan you could have come up with another solution in terms of the exhaust system. At least that's our way of seeing things. An easy one Camber effect on the rear axle it can also be determined which probably results from the fact that the Airride chassis is at zero bar.

Almost everything in the interior is standard.

Except for the Control for the Airride chassis, which also comes from MagicAir, just like the air suspension, no changes have been made to the interior. In this way, all comfort features have been retained, and they further ensure that the passengers of the S-Class are pampered with the feudal luxury of the 90s.

A 3-liter in-line six-cylinder provides propulsion!

A acts as the drive source for the 300 SEL R6 suction gasoline with three liters of displacement and 231 PS, which has a maximum torque of 310 Newton meters provides. Coupled to a Four-stage automatic the vehicle reaches a top speed of at least 230 kilometers per hour and accelerates in just under under 9 seconds at highway speed 100. As usual with Mercedes, the Rear wheels driven, and that ensures a comparatively dynamic cornering behavior, even if the load weighs over 2 tons.

Our Conclusion to the Mercedes S-Class model series W140:

A few details have overshot the mark, but on the whole the vehicle is impressive. If you also like this S-Class, you can click on the picture gallery that we have added to the article at the end. If we get more information about the changes, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply do ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

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