GTP Cool Wall: 1975-1981 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 (W116)

  • Thread starter Thread starter Jahgee
  • 62 comments
  • 9,682 views

1975-1981 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 (W116)

  • Total voters
    106
  • Poll closed .
My major problem with it (And most cars of the era) is that the only one I imagine driving it is someone wearing this
175400-MM8245.jpg

And in my opinion, no one can pull this off as cool
 
If they're wearing that, can I change my vote to sub-zero? :lol:

But in all seriousness, someone cool enough to pull off that look would probably either go for an earlier model or a later model. This one would likely go past their radar.
 
Roger the Horse
If they're wearing that, can I change my vote to sub-zero? :lol:

But in all seriousness, someone cool enough to pull off that look would probably either go for an earlier model or a later model. This one would likely go past their radar.
Click to expand...
Someone cool enough to pull that off hasn't been born yet, or I haven't seen them. Besides, even if they existed, they weren't pulling of the look in the only time where it would be cool to wear that, the 70's, now even if it looked good on you, you're just a hipster.
 
For the bridal car at our wedding, I had the choice of an S-Class, a 7-series and a supercharged Jaguar XJ-R... the one made before Ford slapped that stupid fake side vent on it. A black one on lovely 19" wheels with cream leather and curly black maple wood trim.

Easiest decision ever. The BMW felt soul-less and the S-Class lacked any sort of personality.

And then a 450SEL became available for use. So it was between that and the Jaaaaag.

Second easiest decision ever.

Sub-zero.
 
Jahgee1124
Seeing as the only one in the US are intentionally slower than the ones sold elsewhere, I have to give it Seriously Uncool, the EU car would have gotten a Meh.
Click to expand...

All the more understandable when you factor in the US-spec headlights and 5 mph bumpers.

Euro-spec models may have had the power advantage, but it doesn't mark itself out as being anything other than an old S-Class with a larger motor. A little too prosaic to be cool in my opinion.
 
Ain't nothing cooler than rolling around in a big 'ol plain jane 4 door with one loud ass motor. Let alone a Mercedes. No one expects that. Ever.

Reactions are PRICELESS :lol:
 
For some reason, this is probably my most favorite mercedes of that era... i grew up looking at this car, barely knowing any automobile references, and yet very attarcted to this specific model...

I love this car!

But is it cool ?




..
..
..

Personally i think it is...

Would the majority of the population think so ?
I think not... they would barely look once.. or even know what it is...



I think they are wrong...


Therefore i am going with cool...
 
Classy, classic Merc with a massive engine. Cool.
 
Old Mercs are just straight up cool, some even bordering sub zero. However, in my opinion, this was the generation where they started to slip a little bit down the ladder, although it is still a damn fine car. Almost any Merc introduced pre-2000s is cool to me by default.

Plus, this is part of that oh-so weird and wonderful stable of German cars that have huge engines for no other reason other than 'because we can' (the V10 and W12 engined VW Pheatons spring immediately to mind). Solid cool for this.
 
Solid cool. Classy, good looking, well engineered but also a tad excessive (in a good way) on the power and performance front. Perhaps the guys at the drawing board had a few too many biers that night. A previous gen one would be an SZ though, but I think we already effectively had that, with the smaller engine.
 
Nowhere near the greatest of the big Mercs, but it's a nice barge and built like a tank.

Low cool.

The W126 is much nicer looking to my eyes, and equally as well built, but for an uber cool big Merc you really need a Pullman!

Mercedes-Benz-600-Pullman-limousine-1963.jpg
 
Stotty
Nowhere near the greatest of the big Mercs, but it's a nice barge and built like a tank.

Low cool.

The W126 is much nicer looking to my eyes, and equally as well built, but for an uber cool big Merc you really need a Pullman!

Mercedes-Benz-600-Pullman-limousine-1963.jpg
Click to expand...

Yup. And then when you get to your car in the morning you find out that has lowered itself and doesn't want to come back up.

I still have nightmares about that hydraulics system.
 
Slash
Exhaust note makes or breaks a car for me.

I give absolutely 0 :censored:s about luxury.
Click to expand...
Then one wonders what you would be doing driving a 40 year old Mercedes luxury sedan.
 
I was deciding between "meh" and a very low "cool" but went with the "cool" because the suspension is awesome.
 
Fast old honking Mercedes with big engine, cool.

INEEDNAWZZZ
Plus, this is part of that oh-so weird and wonderful stable of German cars that have huge engines for no other reason other than 'because we can' (the V10 and W12 engined VW Pheatons spring immediately to mind). Solid cool for this.
Click to expand...

Tyger
Solid cool. Classy, good looking, well engineered but also a tad
excessive (in a good way) on the power and performance front.
Click to expand...

This performance isn't really that excessive when you keep in mind that this was designed to be a luxury Autobahn stormer that was supposed to keep up with the fastest of cars out there on the road at that time.
 
Crash
Fast old honking Mercedes with big engine, cool.





This performance isn't really that excessive when you keep in mind that this was designed to be a luxury Autobahn stormer that was supposed to keep up with the fastest of cars out there on the road at that time.
Click to expand...

I meant pretty much what you said, fast, big engine, heaps of power, in a good way. It was a break from the norm for a German marques to have an engine with a capacity more in common with a US muscle car. By "excessive" I meant it exceeded its peers, rather than it being unnecessary.
 

Latest Posts

Back