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1991 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse [W140]

1991 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse [W140] in The Queen, Movie, 2006

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1991 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse [W140]

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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G-MANN ◊ 2007-02-19 15:48	Various sources say the real Mercedes Princess Diana was killed in was an S280 (2.8 litre, straight 6, 197 BHP, the smallest engine in that range). Since the car apparentely got up to quite a speed (initial reports said the Merc crashed into the tunnel pillar at 120 mph, later reports say 60-70mph), I used to think it had to be one of the more powerful models, but the S280 is probably not very fast, that engine is pretty small for such a big car. However, the S-Class used in the film could be any of them, so I would just list it as an S-Class. Unless there's a French version of the DVLA site where you can look up plates. Here's how the real car ended up: Its registration (French numberplate) was: 688 LTV 75 -- Last edit: 2011-06-25 20:21:03
crazyforcars12 ◊ 2007-09-13 19:35	This IS an S280, 1996.
crazyforcars12 ◊ 2007-09-13 19:35	Facelift?
crazyforcars12 ◊ 2007-09-14 08:02	The wheels and lack of V12 sign tell us it's not a 600 and is Low Spec. Could the 280 reach 120MPH? I know it weighed a lot.
crazyforcars12 ◊ 2007-09-18 19:30	I found on site claiming a 1994 S280. Wasn't it still called 280SE then?
antp ◊ 2007-09-20 16:18	1993/1994 model-year was when they switched from something-SE(L) to S-something. For the S 280, it was 1993 the first year of production, but maybe for the 1994 model-year. So anyway S 280 if it is a 1994. -- Last edit: 2007-09-20 16:20:10
Neptune ◊ 2011-04-29 02:26	Princess Diana’s car was a newer than a 1994 model. It was a facelifted 1995-1996 model. 1997 models introduced clear turn signal tail lamps as well as driver and front passenger door mounted side-impact air bags. Although the car pretty much lost its entire front end due to the crash, the rear of the car identified it as 1995-1996 model. Still, if they had been wearing their safety belts, things might would have turned out differently.
chicomarx ◊ 2011-06-25 18:50	688 LTV 75 belonged to rental car service Etoile Limousines of Paris: http://www.etoilelimousine.fr/en/voitures.html
Gruszku ◊ 2013-01-19 22:21	Diana's car was a 1994 Mercedes Benz S280 E (Sonderklasse 2800cm3 Einspritzung), registered to Etoile Limousine with a number 688 LTV 75. This car had the smallest engine available - straight 6, 2800ccm producing 197 HP coupled with an automatic TipTronic transmission. With a curb weight of 2000kg and power of almost 200 HP the maximum speed was not less than 200km/h. It was destroyed completely in the crash, speed at impact was 110km/h. The machine was driven by Henri Paul, acting head of security in Hotel Ritz Paris, who off-duty drove an old Mini automatic and rode a Yamaha VMAX. -- Last edit: 2013-03-23 19:59:53
kudos ◊ 2014-07-08 16:49
jpts ◊ 2019-08-31 14:19	The investigation in the crash revealed that the driver of the Mercedes, Herni Paul had alcohol in his system (at least three times the legal drink-driving limit in France) and had been taking antidepressants at the time of the crash. Further investigations revealed that there were traces of white paint from another vehicle on the side of Mercedes-Benz, shortly before the crash, another vehicle, a white Fiat Uno coming in from a slip road near the tunnel, had came into contact with the Mercedes and was suspected to cause the Mercedes to swerve and crashing into the pillar. According to Dodi Fayed's father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Al-Fayed stated that a white Fiat Uno owned by photojournalist, Jean-Paul James Andanson was driven by agents of MI6 had purposely came into contact with the Mercedes, causing the vehicle to swerve and crash. A short time later, Andanson was found dead behind the wheel of a burnt-out black BMW in a secluded area of forest outside Nant, near Millau on the 5th May 2000. An investigation carried out by the French Police had concluded that Andanson's death as a suicide, after his death, Andanson was ruled out after the white Fiat Uno he owned was considered as unroadworthy and at the time of the crash, Andanson's Uno was off the road. It was also revealed he was in bed with his wife at their home in Lignieres, 177 miles (284km) south of Paris on the night of the crash. Another lead on the Fiat came from witnesses, Georges Dauzonne and his wife, Sabine who both stated that they had seen the white Fiat Uno coming out of the tunnel moments after the crash. The Dauzonnes stated when they saw the Fiat exiting the tunnel shortly after the crash, the vehicle had damage to the rear that extended down the side and also stated that vehicle had bore old white-on-black Parisian number plates with the digits 92, the prefix for the Hauts-de-Seine area of Paris. It was later reported that the Fiat was owned by taxi driver, Le Van Thanh who was identified by the Dauzonnes as the driver. In an interview in 2006, Van Thanh's father stated that Van Thanh had woke his brother (who worked as a mechanic) and got the Uno resprayed in the hours after the crash, the French Police had stated that Van Thanh's Fiat "could have been involved in the crash" but was ruled out as Van Thanh was at work on the night of the crash. -- Last edit: 2024-12-15 07:13:14

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