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Imagine it was the year 1997, and you were going to spend significant money on your new luxury sedan. Unlike today (where luxury sedans across all brands appear increasingly identical) you were confronted with significant alternatives: Do you prefer technology or classiness? Space or grace? Back then, you actually had real choices. The best example for this clash of cultures is probably the choice between the W140 Mercedes S-Class and the Jaguar XJ of the X300 / X308 series. Let’s have a look! The philosophies behind these two cars are about as different as luxury sedans got back in the 1990’s Specifically, let’s compare aRead More →

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This is the car that made the station wagon a trend car for modern familiars. Before it appeared in 1978 (and a while after that as well), station wagons were typically used as commercial cars by people that needed to carry tools and materials with them. That was changed by the Mercedes 280 TE! It came with an in-line six cylinder engine and 185 hp and reached almost 200 km/h (120 mph). It wasn’t designed for commercial heavy duties but for wealthy families. And while the 280 TE certainly wasn’t cheap in 1978, it has been a good investment over the last years. Just lookRead More →

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There is little doubt that the Mercedes SL R129 is on its way to become a true classic. When it came out in 1989, it clearly pushed technological boundaries, it was born with a classic design and, last not least, it simply is a Mercedes SL. Legendary designer Bruno Sacco, head of Mercedes-Benz design from 1975 until 1999 (over 20 years, can you imagine this in today’s short-lived times?), referred to the R129 as “the most perfect car in my career”. The most perfect car of my career! Bruno Sacco, former head of Mercedes-Benz design, about the R129 However, as is often the case, notRead More →

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Throwback to October 23rd, 1990: The W126 S-Class had been in production for over ten years, as this dark blue beauty leaves production in Stuttgart. It is only a few months until the all-new W140 S-Class will debut in Geneva, but the W126 was still immensely popular so that sales continued well into 1991. In fact, the W126 is the most popular luxury sedan ever: 892,123 automobiles were produced; this is unequaled by any other luxury car until today. The W126 in this story is not an average S-Class, though: It is nothing less than the power-play top-model 560 SEL. It was introduced in 1987Read More →