To all the W140 owners bemoaning how your overblown luxo-tank wasn't recreated in a new incarnation for the W220 series:

Drive a 1990 or 1991 560SEL in exemplary condition. Note connection with road and lightness on its feet, not to mention totally decent power from the 240 hp SOHC 5.6 liter V-8. Also note reasonable repair costs (AC repairs definately not as expensive) and how tossable the car feels compared to the "barges".

Then repeat three times: "Why the hell am I bemoaning the W140's demise?"

If only the W140 had been an evolution of the W126 design. I feel like the W220 car brings back the spirit of the original W126 car (Think of how technologically advanced the W126 was in 1979, with ABS, aluminum OHC V-8 engines with high redlines, 4-speed automatic transmissions, and double-wishbone suspensions).

-Sam