Evolution and History of Mercedes models over years - C, E, S and SL Class and more

Machdar · 15th February 2010, 12:47

GTO can you shed some light on the difference between 108 & 109? Are there many in India?

shishir_bn · 15th February 2010, 13:17

Just got this advt on W126. One of the best advt I can say.

YouTube - Australian Mercedes-Benz S Class commercial - late 80s

Machdar · 15th February 2010, 14:39

great video,

I wonder why we don't produce such ads in India?

basilmabraham · 24th May 2010, 14:34

This is a very informative thread. The evolution of the E class is well explained by V12 in an earlier post. I am adding the pics I took at the MB museum in Stuttgart last year, of the special exhibition that they had celebrating the launch of the new E class (W212).

All the beauties lined up.

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My dream car...

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basilmabraham · 24th May 2010, 15:01

All the E's under one roof, within the MB museum.

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There was also a drive session which had most of the E classes participating.

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foby.sebastian · 11th September 2010, 10:50

A quick question , why the M-B corporation selected the alphabet "W" in their model naming system , is that because of it refers to "Wagen/wagon" ?

AltoHoncho · 12th September 2010, 12:37

Great thread Mods. In Case we've a thread existing which could guide us about what could the acceptable purchase price etc for used ones.

GTO · 13th September 2010, 12:06

Interesting how classic Mercs like the W111, W123, W124 etc. still look so classy....several decades after introduction, but the W201 (a rubbish E Class IMO) already seems outdated. I think Mercedes got the W211 spot on, a timeless design, but the current W212 is hardly evergreen. It'll be out of fashion soon.

Classic Mercs rock!

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A quick question , why the M-B corporation selected the alphabet "W" in their model naming system , is that because of it refers to "Wagen/wagon" ?

I believe so though, even their first F1 race car had a "W" nomenclature.

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Great thread Mods. In Case we've a thread existing which could guide us about what could the acceptable purchase price etc for used ones.

Search within the Vintage car section, lotsa information on valuations.

GTO · 11th October 2018, 10:44

Quality-wise, the W220 is indisputably the worst S-Class to ever be made (thanks to that idiot, Jürgen Schrempp), but by God, it is one timeless sedan. Was watching a movie last night (Concussion) in which Will Smith drives a W220. Looks stunning, even 2 decades since launch.

IMHO, the W220 doesn't look outdated even today, which is incredible when you consider Mercedes probably started designing it in 1994 - 95! I had come very close to buying one a decade ago:

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Sahil · 11th October 2018, 11:28

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but by God, it is one timeless sedan.

This has been my favourite S-class, infact one of the compelling reasons for getting the C180 back in 2001 was that it was a "baby S"
It's taken 15 years to go from the Baby S to the S. Started from the bottom now we here

However, what really wooed me back in the early 2000s was the CL. God damn, there is no car that can carry the SEXY tag better than the C215 CL to date.

GTO · 11th October 2018, 12:25

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C180

Oh boy, our notorious C180s

. Another unreliable product of the idiot Jurgen.

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It's taken 15 years to go from the Baby S to the S. Started from the bottom now we here

Congrats on your success

. I would love to own an S-Class, but I think I'll hold it till I'm 50 or 60 (just got into my 40s).

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God damn, there is no car that can carry the SEXY tag better than the C215 CL to date.

Wow, you really have a thing for coupes, huh (hinting toward your RS5)? My next buy will most likely be a coupe too (I don't like open sports cars).

1100D · 12th October 2018, 13:18

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but the W201 (a rubbish E Class IMO)

Was that a typo? You probably meant W210, the moon-eyed stupidity.

Because W201 is the 190E and happens to remain one of the last of the iconic Benz's!!

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What better can it get? If only there was a time machine and we could go back to this era!!

15th February 2010, 12:47	#46
Machdar BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 199 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	GTO can you shed some light on the difference between 108 & 109? Are there many in India?
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Machdar BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 199 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	great video, I wonder why we don't produce such ads in India?
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basilmabraham BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney/Cochin Posts: 772 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	Evolution of E class This is a very informative thread. The evolution of the E class is well explained by V12 in an earlier post. I am adding the pics I took at the MB museum in Stuttgart last year, of the special exhibition that they had celebrating the launch of the new E class (W212). All the beauties lined up. My dream car...
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basilmabraham BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney/Cochin Posts: 772 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	All the E's under one roof, within the MB museum. There was also a drive session which had most of the E classes participating.
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foby.sebastian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thrissur/Kochi Posts: 2,698 Thanked: 2,848 Times View My Garage	A quick question , why the M-B corporation selected the alphabet "W" in their model naming system , is that because of it refers to "Wagen/wagon" ?
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AltoHoncho BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 581 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Great thread Mods. In Case we've a thread existing which could guide us about what could the acceptable purchase price etc for used ones.
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,258 Thanked: 306,980 Times View My Garage	Re: Evolution and History of Mercedes models over years - C, E, S and SL Class and more Quality-wise, the W220 is indisputably the worst S-Class to ever be made (thanks to that idiot, Jürgen Schrempp), but by God, it is one timeless sedan. Was watching a movie last night (Concussion) in which Will Smith drives a W220. Looks stunning, even 2 decades since launch. IMHO, the W220 doesn't look outdated even today, which is incredible when you consider Mercedes probably started designing it in 1994 - 95! I had come very close to buying one a decade ago: Image Source Last edited by GTO : 11th October 2018 at 10:45.
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