Mercedes-Benz C 140

The Mercedes-Benz C 140 series was the coupe version of the 140 series S-Class saloon. The upper-class car was first shown in January 1992 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and in Europe two months later at the Geneva motor show. Sales began in October 1992 with the 500 SEC, a V8 of 235 kilowatts, and the 600 SEC, a V12 of 290 kilowatts, and in March 1994 the S 420 Coupe with a 205 kilowatt V8 joined them. Styling was more independent than that of the earlier C 126. In June 1993 the names changed to S 500 Coupe and S 600 Coupe, and in June 1996 the series became the CL-Class. The 600 SEC was first to offer a new five-speed automatic gearbox, the ESP stability programme and the APS satellite navigation system. Production ended in August 1998 after 26,022 coupes at Sindelfingen.