GTP Cool Wall: 1993-1999 Mercedes-Benz C140 S-Klasse Coupé/CL-Klasse

[Vegard]

What a hippo.
Probably the ugliest car ever to wear the 3 pointed star.
It's so ugly it almost makes the 4 door look good. Almost.

Seriously uncool.

 

[Liquid]

I can't help but look at this car and feel it's like a hexagon shaped analogue watch. It's only gotten worse over time.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Solid meh.

So bland it's not even cool or uncool, looks so anonymous.

 

[Cano]

:0 seems I'm one of the very very very few that really likes how this car looks ):

 

[Heldenzeit]

I like these too, but I prefer the sedan. Low cool.

 

[huskeR32]

Was going to go with SU. It's ugly, heavy, looks even heavier, and just screams "I spent too much money on the wrong car!"

But this:

When a luxury coupe came in Manual, SZ

Genuinely surprised me, and shows they still aimed for a touch of fun beyond just stuffing big engines in it. So I guess I'll nudge it up to uncool.

 

[Heldenzeit]

I think the manual trans only was available in the lower spec cars. At least thats the case with the sedan. In Europe you could actually spec an S300 with a manual trans and cloth seats! For the poor wealthy person haha. Or maybe just for a hearse.

 

[Roger the Horse]

It's a twenty year old European car. Of course there's going to be a manual.

 

[motortrend]

You can't go meh on this, it's definitely not a meh car. It has a big V12, ELECTRIC center mirror, and calmly says "🤬 you, don't mess with me". It is also mostly driven by old people and posers but I don't care so I'm going cool.

 

[Mark II Blit]

A manual transmission was never offered on the C140, as I stated in my nomination. The 4-speed automatic was simply replaced with a 5-speed automatic in 1995, so you didn't actually have any choice in transmissions.

 

[Dennisch]

A manual transmission was never offered on the C140, as I stated in my nomination. The 4-speed automatic was simply replaced with a 5-speed automatic in 1995, so you didn't actually have any choice in transmissions.

This. Mercedes haven't build a manual V8 since the 70's. Only some AMG models had the option.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Completely anonymous German luxo-barge. Meh.

 

[Joey D]

Uncool. Big blob of German-ness, saved from seriously uncool because the phrase "bahn burner" is cool to say.

 

[TheCracker]

This has to be the most unmanual needing car of the last 20 or so years.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Low cool.

 

[synchromesh]

SU, I don't like it at all.

 

[Legro]

Taxi coupe. Uncool.

 

[Liquid]

Taxi coupe. Uncool.

Pretty lousy taxi considering it only has 2 doors.

 

[Legro]

Pretty lousy taxi considering it only has 2 doors.

Yes it would be very bad taxi, but the W140 S-Class isn't and the C140 is just W140 with less doors.

 

[JMoney]

One of the worst-looking Mercedes ever made still looks better than the best-looking Lexus coupe ever made. The weight is a problem for me.

Meh.

 

[Tornado]

One of the worst-looking Mercedes ever made still looks better than the best-looking Lexus coupe ever made.

wat

 

[JMoney]

wat

Nah, that front end is terrible. Although I do miss the gold Lexus badges.