Mercedes-Benz with the factory index W126 was introduced to the general public in the autumn of 1979, at the end of a very difficult decade for the entire world. Energy and economic crises, a collapse in demand for large and fuel-thirsty cars—the new S-Class was born into challenging times.
The Mercedes-Benz W126 remained in production from September 1979 until October 1991, making way for the radically new W140.
What was this car like? Was it the best car of the 1980s? What did German and British journalists write about it? Let's leaf through old magazines and delve into episodes of automotive history.
00:00 • Mercedes-Benz W126 — the beginning of the story
13:14 • First encounter with W126 in West Germany
17:46 • Mercedes-Benz 380 SE in the hands of German journalists
23:49 • Mercedes-Benz 500 SE W126
26:08 • Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL W126
32:44 • Endurance test of the Mercedes-Benz 500 SE W126 covering 100,000 kilometers
41:45 • Second series of W126 from 1985
49:01 • Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL
53:51 • Mercedes-Benz 500 SE in Britain in 1980
59:10 • Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL W126 in Britain in 1986
1:03:19 • To be continued...

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