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Rejected Prototype Design Of Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class ‘Station Wagon’ (Photos)
Here is the prototype Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class Station Wagon (Estate) that never made it to production.
W140 is a series of flagship vehicles manufactured from 1991 to 1998 in sedan and coupe body styles and two wheelbase lengths.
Though it never made it to mass production vehicle, Sultan of Brunei ordered eighteen S 73 T Station Wagons, with ten units delivered.
Production of the Mercedes-Benz W140 reached 432,732, with 406,710 sedans and 26,022 coupés.
The Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class was unveiled at Geneva Motor Show in March 1991. W140 is a series of flagship vehicles manufactured from 1991 to 1998 in sedan and coupe body styles and two wheelbase lengths (SE and SEL).
The Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class model types are assigned as W140 for the standard wheelbase, V140 for the long wheelbase, and C140 for the coupé. A longer Pullman version was introduced in 1995 with two engine choices (S 500 Pullman and S 600 Pullman).
All models were renamed in June 1993, becoming S regardless of wheelbase length or body style as well as fuel type. Production of the W140 reached 432,732, with 406,710 sedans and 26,022 coupés.
Development on the Mercedes-Benz W140 began in 1981. Several different design proposals were studied from 1982 until 1986, when a definitive design proposal by Olivier Boulay was selected on 9 December 1986.
One of the variants was a Station Wagon (Estate) body survey, which was rejected. Though it never made it to mass production vehicle, Sultan of Brunei ordered eighteen AMG-powered S 73 T Station Wagons, with ten units delivered.
