S-Class [Official] Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé Facelift (C217) 2017-

[empower77]

Mercedes line of beautiful S class coupes starting from the amazing C126.

That has to be the most unflattering picture of a C217 I have ever seen! Looks like a beached whale…

 

[Merc1]

I’ll take the most unpopular choice because it’s so rare, the C140.

M

 

[empower77]

I’ll take the most unpopular choice because it’s so rare, the C140.

M

Something about those W140/C140s… unobtainium when I was a kid. My uncle had. W140. S320 in blue with beige interiors. What a bloody car it was… forever jealous of your S500 .

 

[AbsoluteUnit]

That has to be the most unflattering picture of a C217 I have ever seen! Looks like a beached whale…

Here's a better one for you.

And arguably the best rear 3/4 view of any modern coupe.

 

[Centurion]

C215 was the last top G before SUVs usurped sedans and coupes as status symbols.

 

[empower77]

Here's a better one for you.

And arguably the best rear 3/4 view of any modern coupe.

Agreed, however the high belt line of modern cars (last 12 years or so bothers me a lot). The C215 did not have that problem.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

The A217. Gimme gimme....ahem....gimme!

 

[AbsoluteUnit]

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[Swissbob]

I’ll take the most unpopular choice because it’s so rare, the C140.

M

I agree.
What a masterpiece.

 

[Design FIRST]

Although considered by many fans and enthusiasts alike to be the most attractive S-Class 2 door coupe/cabriolet of all time, I personally find that the C/A 217 has grown stale quickly.

Nothing more than my personal perception, of course.

 

[Swissbob]

Although considered by many fans and enthusiasts alike to be the most attractive S-Class 2 door coupe/cabriolet of all time, I personally find that the C/A 217 has grown stale quickly.

Nothing more than my personal perception, of course.

It clearly depends from the configuration.

 

[sako97]

This era was one for the books. We didn’t realize how good we had it compared to most of the range now. I like the W223, but the W222/C217 were both immediately appealing and groundbreaking, whereas it took a while to adjust to the W223.

My old neighbors in 2016:

2019 - they’ve since moved, but Im sure they had the same dilemma as most repeat customers when MB abandoned the segment for the ill-fated EQ mess. The SL doesn’t fill it’s shoes.

Around my block pre-Covid. Many have since moved on up market or to 911’s, interestingly enough.

 

[Swissbob]

Very nice pictures

I can’t think of anything upmarket.

Bentley, the continental is to cramped.
911, the 992 feels cheap compared to the predecessor.
Rolls Royce, there’s no convertible anymore, and the only coupe is a BEV.
LC500 is also to cramped.


There’s nothing comparable on the market anymore.

The 217 has left a big vacuum in the market.

 

[Merc1]

At least the big Mercedes coupe went out on a high note.

M

 

[AbsoluteUnit]

At least the big Mercedes coupe went out on a high note.

M

I'm praying to every imaginable pantheon of gods, that they make another one as good or better than the C217

 

[Swissbob]

I already told my dealer, that I would order one.

But: It must be available with a V8 or V12
E-ABC suspension.
No piano black plastic in the interior.

I that case I’m going to order one.

 

[sako97]

I already told my dealer, that I would order one.

But: It must be available with a V8 or V12
E-ABC suspension.
No piano black plastic in the interior.

I that case I’m going to order one.

Aka a 1:1 successor to the 217 akin to this S65 below. MB’s current regime won’t listen.

Im pleasantly surprised how many i still see daily driven by original owners, meaning a number of folks did lease buyouts:

 

[Swissbob]

Lovely car.

I preferred the 63 to the 65 because of 4matic.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

I'll never not love an A217.