Mercedes W140 is one of the trademark cars of the German vehicle firm Mercedes Benz. This car has an interesting historical past and it's identified to be one of the crucial revolutionary cars within the historical past of car engineering. Mercedes W140 launched many new specs and know-how in the market that was later used by other automotive producers underneath the license of Mercedes Benz. The automotive was first showcased on the Motor Present - Geneva in 1991, after which the primary model was rolled out within the August of the identical year. Both the sedan (quick and long wheelbase) and the coupe have been available for the buyer to decide on from.

The Mercedes W140 is a powerful car which has a transmission of 4G Tronic automatic (4 speed) and 5G Tronic (5 pace) Automatic. The wheelbase of the Sedan and the Coupe is 3040-3139mm and 2944mm respectively. The Size of the sedan is 1886mm and that of the coupe is 201.3mm. The Top of the sedan is 1486mm and that of the coupe model is 56.2mm. The ultimate design of the car was selected in the December of 1986, after rejecting numerous designs from 1982 to 1986. The final prototype of the Mercedes W140 was completed in 1990 attributable to a delay that was made to accommodate a V12 engine.

After its completion, a number of additional features have been added to the mannequin to jostle for market place alongside the Lexus LS 400. The Mercedes W140 is an innovation on its own with options like double-pane window glazing, a heating system which might heat the car even after the engine was turned off. Power assisted boot lid and shutting for doorways, and electric windows that lowered itself after encountering an obstruction are a number of the different improvements included in the car. All these features made this model a huge hit among the many consumer.

Mercedes Benz nevertheless needed to pay a big worth for this over indulging. The Mercedes W140 is alleged to be an over engineered automotive and it took the company a long time to develop and led to appreciable delay in other projects. The automobile price the company around $1 billion to develop; the consumer needed to pay around 25% greater than the growing cost. One other feature often known as air-suspension was suppose to be added to the model but was dropped on the last minute as Mercedes had still not perfected the technology. The next generation S class in 1999 featured the air-suspension technology.

Some new improvements had been included within the Mercedes W140 to extend buyer consolation and convenience. These innovations included Double paneled sound proof glass for decreased condensation and different insulation advantages, to ease driving in slim areas electrically operated exterior mirrors that might be folded with the click of a change, dual-zone local weather control and the system might be set to function 20 minutes after the engine has been turned off. The mannequin additionally included many safety measurements which included more braking power to the rear wheels and digital Stability Program. These security innovations which have now develop into common place amongst vehicles have been first launched in Mercedes W140.