Classic Documentary: The Mercedes-Benz W116 - Part 2 [ Specs ]

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In this multi-part documentary we give you all the details about the 1972 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz W 116 "S-Class". This is Part 2, please keep an eye out for the following videos:
Part 1 = Intro [ Design, Development and Production ]
Part 3 = Pros & Cons [ Buyer's Advice ]
Part 4 = Owner's Views [ Stories and Impression from past & present owners ]
Which other classic vehicles or model range would you like us to document in great detail? Leave your suggestions in the comments below and feel free to like, share and subscribe.
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@christiansanden8005 2 года назад

One of the best looking Mercs, W 116, awesome

@GalimotoMedia 2 года назад

It is indeed, thanks for your comment!

@tinusbritz8306 Год назад

I bought the W116 280s that you are in during this review. Had the front and back windshield rubbers replaced atleas. Haha.. awesome car and been loving it.

@GalimotoMedia Год назад

Oh wow, that is super cool. 😎 Wishing you lots of happy travels!

@tk4life9 Месяц назад

Have to agree, my 1980 300SD's performance is definitely "leisurely". And I love every bit of it!

@GalimotoMedia Месяц назад

Thanks, enjoy that beautiful car!

@paulmisencik 2 года назад

This is a BRILLIANT series of videos. I have watched all three, and appreciate you taking the time to make such careful and well presented information. THANK YOU.

@GalimotoMedia 2 года назад

Oh wow, thank you very much for your kind comment! 🙏

@aamirarafat3697 3 года назад

Sir I can't express my feelings.. it was a superb video with a class information.. thanks a lot for extending your time & effort. 😊🙏🇵🇰👍

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Thank you very much for you kind comment! 😊

@richlee509 2 года назад

@@GalimotoMedia great vid mate

@GalimotoMedia 2 года назад

@@richlee509 Thanks!

@nicoboshoff5636 3 года назад

Very informative, and entertaining! documentary. (Maybe the 1st of a kind!) Looking forward to part 3

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Thanks, Nico! 👍

@kobusvanstaden5490 3 года назад

I enjoyed your series on the W116. A small correction: The 350SE was initially available with the Mercedes K4A 040 4-speed fluid-coupling automatic gearbox and later in life switched to the 3-speed W3A 040 torque converter gearbox. Although equipped with one less gear, the later transmission was said to be more refined with smoother shifts and with less of a tendency to hang onto lower gears too long. As the W116 was officially introduced in South-Africa only in 1974, all were sold here with the later 3-speed. Unfortunately, we never got the V8 locally in a manual. Anyway, I did warn that it was only a small correction.

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Hi Kobus, thank you for your comment. Noted - we were under the impression that it was 3-speed Auto first, then 4-speed later. A good friend of our channel had a manual 350SE as his student car in Rhodesia!

@iDayno 3 года назад

Great video, very entertaining, thank you :)

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Our pleasure! :)

@DjTspaRoLEoffIcER 3 года назад

Best comprehensive review of the S Class... 👍

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Much appreciated! 😊

@rollotomassi8251 2 года назад

Quality and fun video! I really consider a W116. Or W126.. both understated and classy

@GalimotoMedia 2 года назад

Many thanks for your comment. Great choices, let us know which one you get first! :)

@deeelle9365 3 года назад

Very nice presentation ! 😊

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Thanks a lot 😊

@PrimeV88 3 года назад

Love this series...hope you do one for the W126 too...

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Thank you, we will certainly consider that! 😃

@dinispaulino7512 3 года назад

So true, about current Mercedes numbers and AMG badges... they're not what they used to be...

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

B-Class Diesels with AMG alloys, what is the world coming to!

@KoronaSaintLouis 3 года назад

Great review!

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@leenderdhoutzager9389 3 месяца назад

Excellent review

@GalimotoMedia 3 месяца назад

Glad you liked it!

@adventurousairman 3 года назад

I have a 79 SD, it’s not slow 😁

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Wonderful - and it will go on forever! 😊

@havelimehershah 3 года назад

Very informative video, one of a kind about W116, can you please also share the fuel consumption for different models. Thanks in Advance. Stay blessed

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Thank you kindly! 😊

@gta4crashesmods212 3 года назад

You can check it out from wikipedia.

@jeanpaul8171 3 года назад

Cool documentary 😎

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Thank you kindly! 😊

@honguenloh4612 3 года назад

Wunderbarr!!!:)

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Thanks again, we're working on Part III right now. :)

@westhavenor9513 2 года назад

I own a W126, but I'd love to get my hands on a nice Euro-spec W116. The US ones are not very attractive. I think the 450SE is my favorite.

@GalimotoMedia 2 года назад

Good choice, thanks for your comment!

@joemikaelson5249 3 года назад

Loved to the documentary was comparing the specs to a w116 i saw also where can I get all info about the w116 I saw (colour, trims) using the vin no. I obtained? Looking forward to next video

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

As far as we know, the older vins (pre-1980's) can only be decoded by a dealer or the factory. Thanks for your comment, we are working on the next chapter!

@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn 3 года назад

Awesome video, however I had a 1979 280SE with Power Windows, Central Locking which included the gas latch Cruise Control Sunroof alloys rev counter plus it had a carburetor, not Fuel injection

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

Thanks for your compliment! Which country was this?

@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn 3 года назад

@@GalimotoMedia Puerto Rico, of course it would be the American version of the W116 280 SE, the car is so unique, and when you see the W116, in all it*s different versions, it still has ir*s charm, elegance plus a very strong & sturdy car,

@bobbybaccalieri9586 2 года назад

Hi I’ve watched your documentary over and over , def the most accurate and informative on RU-vid , I was curious as to what the prices were from new , I have a 450 se and just wanted to know what that was list price in the uk in 1979 . Even what was the cost of the extras ? Thanks

@GalimotoMedia 2 года назад

Wow, thank you for your kind comment! 😊 We don't have historical UK pricing data but the Mercedes-Benz public archive lists the W116 450 SE price as around DM 45,000 (Deutsch Mark) in 1979.

@Brun0wong 2 года назад

You have a calming voice lol

@GalimotoMedia 2 года назад

Many thanks! 😁

@buzzpedrotti5401 3 года назад

Don't forget the unusual consumable AC option. Renewed every 100km.

@lancraft 3 года назад

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@victorsingh878 Год назад

I own a 1974 280se good reveiw

@GalimotoMedia Год назад

Look after it and you'll drive it forever 😊

@cherkas009 3 года назад

The 300sd advances adequately

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

We thought as much, thank you for your comment!

@BomberFletch31 3 года назад

15:15 And all along I thought the different door trim and window surrounds meant that the W116 had a facelift. So what you're saying is that the German built cars had the more rounded door trims and window surrounds, while the South African built cars had the simpler door trim design?

@GalimotoMedia 3 года назад

That is what our research indicated, although recently we read that smaller (280) German built models also had the simpler door trim design - which all South African built vehicles were modeled on.

@peterbradshaw8018 Год назад

The Jaguars of this period looked much better than the W116. The only one I ever drove in had a distinctive smell of leather. It could shoot over steep hills in the parish of St. Andrew in Jamaica. A Dr. Riley owned it. In fact he owned at least two Mercedes-Benz motor cars.

@GalimotoMedia Год назад

Thanks for your comment, we certainly won't argue with the beauty of a Jaguar compared to the bulky 116!

@petercollingwood522 10 месяцев назад

@@GalimotoMedia I will. The Jag was nice but the W116 was a different type of design. I think the 116 looks better. But to each their own. The Jag looks like it was designed more by artists and the 116 by engineers. Ufortunately for the Jag, they were built by artists instead of engineers as well.