Mercedes-Benz W140/C140 | |
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![]() Mercedes-Benz S Class (W140) Facelift | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz |
Production | April 1991 – September 1998 (sedan) October 1992 – September 1998 (coupe) |
Model years | 1992–1999 |
Assembly | Germany: Stuttgart Mexico: Toluca |
Designer | Olivier Boulay (Sedan exterior: 1986; Coupe exterior: 1987) Bruno Sacco (design director 1982–1990)[1][2] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size luxury car (F) |
Body style | 4-door sedan (W140; short) 4-door sedan (V140; long) 4-door sedan (VV140; Pullman) 2-door coupé (C140) |
Layout | FR layout |
Related | Maybach 57 and 62 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed 4G-Tronic automatic 5-speed 5G-Tronic automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 3,040 mm (119.7 in) 3,139 mm (123.6 in) (V140) 2,944 mm (115.9 in) (C140) 4,140 mm (163.0 in) (Pullman) |
Length | 5,113 mm (201.3 in) 5,213 mm (205.2 in) (V140) 5,065 mm (199.4 in) (C140) 6,228 mm (245.2 in) (Pullman) |
Width | 1,886 mm (74.3 in) 1,895 mm (74.6 in) (C140) |
Height | 1,486 mm (58.5 in) 1,427 mm (56.2 in) (C140) |
Curb weight | 1,880 kg (4,145 lb) 2,190 kg (4,828 lb) (V140) 2,060–2,240 kg (4,542–4,938 lb) (C140) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz W126 |
Successor | Mercedes-Benz W220 (sedan) Mercedes-Benz C215 (coupé) |
The Mercedes-Benz W140 is a series of flagship vehicles manufactured by Mercedes-Benz from 1991 to 1998 in sedan/saloon and coupe body styles and two wheelbase lengths (SE and SEL). Mercedes-Benz unveiled the W140 S-Class at Geneva International Motor Show in March 1991, with the sales starting in April 1991 and North American launch was on 6 August 1991.
All models were renamed in June 1993 as part of the corporate-wide nomenclature changes for 1994 model year on, becoming "S" regardless of wheelbase length or body style as well as fuel type. Diesel models carried a TURBODIESEL trunk/boot lid label. In 1996, the S-Class coupé was renamed again as CL-Class into its own model range.
The W140 series S-Class was superseded by the W220 S-Class sedan and C215 CL-Class coupé in 1998 after an eight-year production run. Production of the W140 reached 432,732,[3] with 406,710 sedans and 26,022 coupés.