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The Ultimate Mercedes Benz W126 Review Part 2 - Armoured 560SELs and 260SE Review, Walkaround, Tour, and Test Drive
This one we have in part 2 of the video are three beautifully preserved bulletproof W126s. A 1987 Mercedes Benz 260SE in short wheelbase, with light armouring good enough for handguns, and 2 1987 Mercedes Benz 560SELs in long wheelbase form with heavy armorning enough to withstand shots from rifles using up to 5.56mm, and 7.62mm cartridges.
Make a child draw a car, and they draw a W123 Mercedes Benz E Class. Make a child draw the same car, but with larger pencils and crayons, and they end up drawing the simple, but elegant W126 Mercedes Benz S Class.
First released in 1979, and sold until 1991 the W126 Mercedes Benz S Class was the longest produced Mercedes Benz S Class, and for good reason. If it a'int broke, don't fix it. (as well as the R&D time needed to develop the next generation legendary W140 Mercedes Benz S Class. It featured safety features, and creature comforts that we may take for granted nowadays, but was surely an engineering marvel for its time such as ABS, traction control, front and rear crumple zones, seatbelt pre-tensioners, driver and passenger side airbag (for later models), as well as electrically operated front and rear seats plus electrically operated head restrains (which are not even standard in most cars today).
The W126 came in multiple forms: short wheelbase W126, long wheelbase V126, as well a a coupe version C126. It also came with multiple engine options ranging from the inline 6 engines such as the carbureted 280S M110 with 154hp, the M103 260SE, 300SE/300SEL with 169hp and 190hp respectively, all the way to the big V8 M116 based 420SE/420SEL, M117 500SE/500SEL, and 560SE/560SEL with as much as 300hp.
Mercedes Benz S Class W126/V126
2nd generation Mercedes Benz S Class W126 short wheelbase and V126 long wheelbase body
MY: 1979 - 1991
560SEL
5.5L M117 V8 engine
300hp, 455Nm torque
4 Speed Automatic Transmission
260SE
2.6L M103 I6
169PS, 228Nm
4 Speed Automatic Transmission
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Video Chapters:
00:26 - Highly Armoured 560SEL V126
05:46 - Launching a presidential bulletproof land yacht
07:13 - Lightly Armoured 260SE W126
Thumbnail credits to Zeke Pelaez