Mercedes S Class - 3 Generations in Comparison ( W140, W220, W221 )
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Originally Posted by pilot20
You don't know that the front seat is in the same position in all three cars, though.
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heh, i still preferred the W140 to the W220. but lets see how the W221 will stack up =) i think the person at the backseat of the W221 is sitting straight up, and the chair seems all the way back -- notice how his legs almost hit the rear and his shoulders seem to be straighter (unless it's an optical illusion) -- that may explain why there seems to be less headroom.
the more i see the dash, the more i like it! looks less and less like the 7's, now that you realise it's one big binnacle instead of two conventional ones. it's (the dash) lower and sleeker too.
the more i see the dash, the more i like it! looks less and less like the 7's, now that you realise it's one big binnacle instead of two conventional ones. it's (the dash) lower and sleeker too.
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I dunno how tall he is but the w140 fits him ALOT better..seem to me that the New w221 Front Seats are cramped a little bit with him behind the wheel??? Still like it more then the w220..but overall the W140 is still the best!!!
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I see the gentleman when sitting in the rear looks to be in the same identical position in each seperate picture. The W221 seems to have a seat that is more erect, and a sloping rear glass. This would account for the lack of headroom.
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And notice that the only picture that the guy is at least cracking a little smile is when he is in the W140.
I love comparisons like this. You can at least track a certain lineage of the cars in this perspective. But the one thing that they can not show in pictures that we all know is how vault solid the W140 was.
I love comparisons like this. You can at least track a certain lineage of the cars in this perspective. But the one thing that they can not show in pictures that we all know is how vault solid the W140 was.
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Originally Posted by DslBnz
It seems with each new S-Class, the amount of space in the rear in every dimension gets less and less.
That fella looks crammed into that 221 S-Class!
I agree...Long live the W140.
That fella looks crammed into that 221 S-Class!
I agree...Long live the W140.
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Originally Posted by v8plus4
The 220 and 221 pictured are SWB models, the 140 is a LWB.
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ah, LWB vs SWB -- now that explains why the W221 looks smaller -- good call. especially since Merc specifically said they were gonna build it back to W140 proportions! as for me, it really doesn't matter as i'm pretty short, especially by caucasian standards :P
the more i see it, the worse the W220 looks -- i'd take either the W140 or W221 =) btw i heard the Maybach is actually based on the W140's platform? not sure what the source is, read it on a website, so not sure if it's reliable. but it makes sense.
can't wait for a test drive of this car. damn that guy is a lucky sod
the more i see it, the worse the W220 looks -- i'd take either the W140 or W221 =) btw i heard the Maybach is actually based on the W140's platform? not sure what the source is, read it on a website, so not sure if it's reliable. but it makes sense.
can't wait for a test drive of this car. damn that guy is a lucky sod
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Look at the 221 from the side (1st and 2nd picture). Its got that weird sloping look of the CLS. This car simply does not look good from ANY angle.
The W140, admittedly, will probably turn out to be the best made (if not the most elegant) of the three. They say it'll last a thousand years (but the Germans have been known to be wrong about this as well).
The W140, admittedly, will probably turn out to be the best made (if not the most elegant) of the three. They say it'll last a thousand years (but the Germans have been known to be wrong about this as well).
