A one-of-a-kind Mercedes S-Class Property is on the market in England. The automotive is a modified Mercedes S 600 L W140 property with a 6-liter V12 engine underneath the hood.
Photograph: DK Engineering
The Mercedes S-Class Property is the last word type of luxurious: beneficiant inside house, a spacious trunk mixed with the refinement and torque of the 6-liter V12 engine. The instance, which is featured on the DK Engineering web site and on the market at an public sale organized by Carhuna, was constructed by Falcon Design primarily based on a Mercedes S 600 L from Japan.
For the physique modification, Falcon Design took the roof and rear hatchback from the E-Class Property S210. For the reason that rear seat is fastened on this instance, there was no want to maneuver the gasoline tank.
The rear seats are electrically adjustable, and the entrance seats may be operated by rear passengers. This automotive seems to be the one Mercedes S-Class Property with a left-side steering wheel. The instance provided on the market is painted in Polar white (149U) and has Designo Inexperienced (X08) leather-based upholstery and Designo Inexperienced (W07) inserts.
Working underneath the hood is the M120 6.0-liter V12 V12 engine, additionally utilized by the Pagani Zonda C12, and this Mercedes S-Class property is without doubt one of the few V12-powered property automobiles on the planet.
Solely 18 models worldwide
There are solely 18 Mercedes S-Class Property examples worldwide, all modified by AMG. Of those, 15 had been commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei, who has a formidable assortment of unique automobiles. The opposite three have by no means been seen as a result of they’ve by no means modified possession and haven’t been seen a lot at public sale.
All of the modified examples of the Mercedes S-Class Property that exist on the planet are primarily based on a Mercedes S 600 L (W140), and all have the V12 engine underneath the bonnet, as all of the VIN sequence of those fashions point out. To work on the modifications, AMG enlisted the assistance of coachbuilders. All examples have the roof and rear half taken from the E-Class Property S210. It’s simple to see if you happen to have a look at the curved form of the C-pillar. Additionally taken from the E-Class Property S210 are the rear display, and from the E-Class Property W124, the rear subframe, which comes with a flatter tank that permits the rear seats to be folded down. As talked about above, the instance in these footage has a hard and fast rear seat.
There have been different makes an attempt to change the S-Class into an property. Coachbuilders Cadform and Binz modified an ordinary wheelbase S-Class with a 5-liter V8 engine, to which they tailored the roof and rear finish from the W124 E-Class Property, however just one instance was constructed.
