1997 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse Coupe [C140]
1997 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse Coupe [C140] in Gone in Sixty Seconds, Movie, 2000
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![1997 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse Coupe [C140]](/i002797.jpg)
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2005-04-24 21:08 |
"Donna" |
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◊ 2005-09-16 11:05 |
C140 seems to exists, but it is an older model (or the one partially visible on the right?) |
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◊ 2005-09-19 15:58 |
No need to repeat it several times a day, I'm waiting for a confirmation from yoda_57 or at least more information on where he found the C215/C140 info  |
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◊ 2005-09-19 18:42 |
Google says one thing: C215. Mercedes and MBWORLRD says it is W215. Oh lord, I'm confused!!! |
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◊ 2005-09-19 18:48 |
You gave an URL of MBWorld (which has nothing official, on some other sites about Mercedes they say C215) but not a reference from Mercedes itself On Wikipedia it is listed as C215 and shares the same page as W215: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_C215 -- Last edit: 2005-09-19 19:02:13 |
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◊ 2005-09-20 18:52 |
Kowalski, first you said it a C215, now you say it's a W215. No problem for us to change regulary the names  , but it would be helpfull for us if you could give us some arguments why it was a C and know it is a W .gif ";)") I'm not able to know on this picture if it's a W or the C... -- Last edit: 2005-09-20 18:58:17 |
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◊ 2005-09-20 19:03 |
I thought that CL-Klasse were only coupés  |
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◊ 2005-10-04 08:50 |
This car is one of the most problematic This page is for the C215, so if on the picture it is not a C215 we'll have to find another one. |
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◊ 2005-10-04 13:06 |
As there is always quite a bit of confusion on how to classify a Mercedes-Benz, let me give some information, which could be used for other images, too. The maker is DaimlerChrysler (without a dash!), since the merger (takeover ;-) with Chrysler in 1998. Before that it was Mercedes-Benz AG (1989-1998), and before that it was Daimler-Benz (1926-1989). In 1926 Benz and Daimler (the German Daimler, not the British) merged. That is the corporation. The cars and trucks are called Mercedes-Benz. Daimler "invented" the name "Mercédès" in 1902 for the Mercédès Simplex. Actually Mercédès was Daimlers niece. (So we now have a car with a girl's name ;-) Now to the letters and numbers: Mercedes-Benz introduced the prefix letters in 1993 with the then new C-Klasse. Later followed the E-Klasse, S-Klasse, and so forth. The single car then gets the name e.g. C190 (=C-Klasse, 1.9 Liter), or S500 (=S-Klasse, 5.0 Liter). Today we have the following classes: A-Klasse (compact limousine) B-Klasse (slightly larger than A, they call it sports tourer) C-Klasse (mid-size limousine) CL-Klasse (cabriolet or coupé) CLK-Klasse (coupé, based on E) CLS-Klasse (coupé, based on S) E-Klasse (large limousine) G-Klasse (4x4) M-Klasse (SUV) O-Klasse (bus, the numbering here is slightly different) R-Klasse (van-limousine, again called sports tourer) S-Klasse (very large limousine) SL-Klasse (roadster) SLK-Klasse (roadster) U-Klasse (Unimog) V-Klasse (van) So that are the actual car names. For example we have a "Mercedes-Benz C190" or a "Mercedes-Benz S500". Over the years there are of course changes in the basic car design. Even though the name under which a car is being sold is still the same (e.g. "Mercedes-Benz C190"), the type series differs. That is were the "W" letters get involved. The C-Klasse is for example the type series (Baureihe) 202, usually written W202. This W-number denotes a basic model type, not saying anything about the engine. This was started around 1930. Before Mecedes-Benz started the prefix lettering the cars were differenciated only by a number for the engine size and sometimes postfix letters like "D" for diesel, "S" for the S-Klasse. Actually the S-class was known as "S-Klasse" for a long time, but that was not an official name until the new system started. What is now known as "Mercedes-Benz C190" (W202 model), was before a "Mercedes-Benz 190" (W201 model). The same type with a larger engine is now "Mercedes-Benz C230", was before "Mercedes-Benz 190 2.3". That was to show the difference to the predecessor of the E-Klasse, the model W-124, which you could get as a "Mercedes-Benz 230". One speciality is that the roadster models got a "R" letter for model classification. I don't know why this was started. If you are now totally confused check out the DaimlerChrysler pages http://www.daimlerchrysler.com or the Mercedes-Benz pages http://www.mercedes-benz.de And now we can start to reclassify all the Mercedes-Benz images ;-) |
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◊ 2005-10-04 16:51 |
Do not reclassify too fast : as Yoda_57 said somewhere else in internal Mercedes documentation the C is also sometimes used in addition of the R and the W Edit : cf this comment : /vehicle.php?id=202 -- Last edit: 2005-10-04 16:54:48 |
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◊ 2005-10-04 17:44 |
Perhaps Mercedes-Benz has recently introduced a "C" type series, just like the "R" type series. That makes it rather confusing, as the C-Type (for coupé and cabriolet (?)) has nothing to do with the C-Class (limousine), the R-Type (for roadster) has nothing to do with the R-Class (sports tourer). I will try to find out what is right and what is wrong. |
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◊ 2005-10-04 18:20 |
It would maybe better to open a thread about that on this forum |
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◊ 2005-10-04 17:51 |
I checked the CL operators manual. (no, I don't own the car, the manual is online :-) There is not a single word about the type series (Baureihe). As I don't want to search for too long I just asked DaimlerChrysler by eMail. Let's see what they will say. |
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◊ 2005-10-04 18:26 |
Good idea! I will post the answer from DC there. |
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◊ 2005-10-06 02:11 |
I have started a new thread at Link to "forum.antp.be" |
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◊ 2006-01-09 23:29 |
Well, doesnt matter if it is C215 or W215, the silver car on the left is 100% S500 W220. The car on the right is SL R129. .gif ":)") |
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◊ 2006-01-09 23:33 |
As said above, this is the page of the C215 that could be in the movie. But we have to recheck all the Mercedes of that movie as I said in the comments of the main movie page  There are probably several S-Klasses visibles, and maybe even no C215 (then we would have to delete this page, but since there are lots of comments it may be better to recycle it to another Mercedes page).The page for the W220: /vehicle_2798-Mercedes-Benz-S-600-W220-1999.html And for the R129: /vehicle_2799-Mercedes-Benz-SL-600-R129-1998.html -- Last edit: 2006-01-09 23:38:53 |
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◊ 2006-01-09 23:46 |
How do we know, that 1999 CL500 is surely C215?? In the movie was one CL, but in older shape - C140. I think, that will be the solving of our problem |
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◊ 2006-01-09 23:50 |
Because a 1999 car should be a 215 rather than a 140, but it may be another small error of the movie actually So I guess that if it is a 140 it is a 1998. Or maybe that in the US the 215 was launched one year later? |
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◊ 2006-07-24 11:37 |
Model 1998, also for the USA I think. |
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◊ 2006-07-24 11:43 |
This is indeed one of the later CL C140 model 1998. |
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◊ 2007-02-20 21:14 |
i tried to break in my mercedes 300E 4MATIC with a hanger it doesn't work. the laser cut key is the only way that you can get in. (people don't get me wrong i am not a car thief i just locked my key to the benz inside it.) -- Last edit: 2007-02-20 21:14:48 |
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◊ 2007-08-19 10:59 |
W140 |
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◊ 2009-10-15 04:04 |
Are there other manufacturers the can rival model/internal code name confusion like M-B? |
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◊ 2010-01-28 02:41 |
BMW and the "E" series. this car is a C140. C coupes, A for convertibles, R for roadsters, T for wagons, W for suvs and sedans |
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◊ 2023-06-03 04:57 |
1997 S-Klasse Coupe or 1998-1999 CL. Could be a 600 with RPO 261 (deletion of the V12 badge) and/or 260 deletion of rear badges. |
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◊ 2024-03-15 20:55 |
I would have said that this is more likely to be the newer '98-99 CL due to the obvious MB product placement (1999 CL 500 'Donna' is also the one reported on the car list, which revealed to be quite inconsistent though), but a MY 97 would be correct actually: https://mb140.school/2023/05/21/impression-gone-in-sixty-seconds-2000/ |
