I truly was happy to sit back in my car. It felt like a toyota compared to my car. Could it be that the 2003-05 version is better, I truly hated the experiance and it ruined my expectations of the cl600. What do you guys think?

??? the 2002 S55 def trumps a 95 S500. The CL600 is a league above both, the whole dash is wrapped in leather, full wood console.... pretty luxurious car.

Trumps the w140 is speed yes, but in luxury and overall experiance... NO. I truly was hoping that the s55 would be awesome, I truly was upset with the whole driving experiance. The car moved, but so does my s500, and It feels more luxurious.

about a month or so ago i had the pleasure of trying out both the 06 s500 and 06 s55(unlce was shopping around) and i tested both and LOVED the s55 it had quickness thats just unreal for a 4door car(they didnt have the s65 to try out) to be honest though i would rather have a w140 over the s500 but wouldnt mind having the S55 or the s65..IMHO the w140 is still the heavyweight champ of sedans!!!

hard to believe its true, the 02 w220 just didn't have the same touch to it.

W140's were built in MB's prime of hand built luxury, the new ones lack that "soul" that old mercedes had. i'd still takea new one anyday

It's not hard to believe. I agree totally. After the W140, Mercedes seems to have gotten lost, both in quality AND styling! The S as I've said before looks like a Hyundai outside and a Toyota inside. If the CLS is any indication, (Acura clone) , the future is bleak.

If I won the lotto, as I've said to my wife, I LOVE the performace of the current S600 but wouldn't spend almost $200 000 on a car that looks like a Toyota and will spend most of it's time at the dealer's service dept.

I once saw a quote somewhere that Lexus has gotten better at building a Mercedes than Mercedes. I laughed at the time, but am not so sure anymore.....

Ah, well, I'll never afford a new S class anyways. LOL.

I'm going to test drive a 02 cl600 tommorow, I truly hope it touch's my buttons

I still have my w140 for a reason. My wife and I drove a 2004 S600, 2004 W12 Phaeton, and 2004 760Li. She liked the 760, but the idrive was a tad confusing and we could not bare the thought of trading in our low mileage 1998 S600 after all the care we have given it. The 2004 S600 was a blast to drive, powerful, luxurious, and a light years ahead of the W140 with respect to technology, but it lacked the "vault" like feel of our W140.

Leloz sell the car! TO ME!