If any of you have driven or been driven in the S-Class when they were new,... I'll just say this.
Be it W140, W126, or W220. An S is an S, drives like an S, moves like an S, gets the fuel economy of an S.
The only things that change are small improvements in technology, and a different face.
From the W116 on up, all S's are similar in one way or another, from factory new.
If the W140 was something that MB lost money on so quickly, why did they keep it for 8 years in the US?
Anybody who knocks a car they have not driven brand new, doesn't know what the heck they're talking about. Its virtually an unfair controversy with no end. This thread will turn into something like the open discussion's religions thread or the gay marriage thread which is constantly growing and expanding as I post.
An M116/M117 V8 in a W126 idles as smoothly as an electric car if it is in excellent shape. you'd have to look at the tach to tell if it was running. Same with the S-Class M103(yes, it is TRUE!).
Personally, I just enjoy the massive thunk you get from slamming the doors of the W116, R107, and W126. To me, that says "Benz!". You don't get that from the W140. In fact, the roof actually bounces when you slam the doors.
