Mercedes-Benz W140

S-Class III

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.

OVERVIEW

Manufacturer	Daimler-Benz +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Production	April 1991 – September 1998 (sedan) October 1992 – September 1998 (coupe) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Assembly	Germany: Stuttgart Mexico: Toluca +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Designer	Olivier Boulay (Sedan exterior: 1986; Coupe exterior: 1987) Bruno Sacco (design director 1982–1990) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

BODY AND CHASSIS

Class	Full-size luxury car (F) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Body style	4-door sedan (W140; short) 4-door sedan (V140; long) 4-door sedan (VV140; Pullman) 2-door coupé (C140) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Layout	FR layout +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Related	Maybach 57 and 62 SsangYong Chairman H +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

POWERTRAIN

Engine	Petrol: 2.8 – 3.2 L M104 I6 4.2 – 5.0 L M119 V8 6.0 L M120 V12 7.0 – 7.3 L M297 AMG V12 Diesel: 3.0 L OM606 td I6 3.5 L OM603 td I6 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Transmission	4-speed 4G-Tronic automatic 5-speed 5G-Tronic automatic 5-speed manual +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

DIMENSIONS

Wheelbase	3,040 mm (119.7 in) 3,139 mm (123.6 in) (V140) 2,944 mm (115.9 in) (C140) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Length	5,113 mm (201.3 in) 5,213 mm (205.2 in) (V140) 5,065 mm (199.4 in) (C140) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Width	1,886 mm (74.3 in) 1,895 mm (74.6 in) (C140) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Height	1,486 mm (58.5 in) 1,427 mm (56.2 in) (C140) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

CHRONOLOGY

Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz W126 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Successor	Mercedes-Benz W220 (S-Class) Mercedes-Benz C215 (coupé: CL-Class) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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