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Alexander
I have to change that some day. When I'll fix that, we'll just put the letter (A/C/E/S/...) in the field and the site will add the "X-Class", Classe X" or "X-Klasse" depending on the site language.
Antoine, please don't change the word 'Klasse' according to the language used. That term is officially used by Mercedes-Benz and should stay like that. It would be like changing 'Jaguar Mk.VII' to 'Jaguar Ausf.7' in German, or 'Citroën 2CV' to 'Citroën 2PS'.
Who are the real Mercedes experts on this site?
I do know a bit about MBs (had one myself some years back) but I wouldn't call myself an expert. If you want to find expertise have a look at the mostly German speaking web-sites. There is a site for almost every model.
http://www.museum-mercedes-benz.com/
http://mercedes-benz-clubs.com/
If the online translators are not a big help, don't hesitate to ask. We have quite a few German speaking members and there should always be one with a little bit of time.
You can also check out some of my older comments (in the forum and on the main site), as I took the time to find some facts on names and codes.
... I'd say the 600 is at least as worthy of being considered an S-Klasse anyway....
The W100 is the one car that is certainly not an S-Klasse. The term 'S-Klasse', short for 'Sonderklasse', was officially used for the first time with the introduction of the W116 in 1972. Before the top of the range models got the letter 'S' to indicate their upper class level. First in that row was the Mercedes-Benz 170 S [W136] from 1949. The W108/W109 model is in retrospective view being regarded as the first instance of what is today understood by the term 'S-Klasse'. Even Mercedes-Benz officials say that that is the first 'S-Klasse' without having the name.
There were models ranged above the 'S-Klasse', first the 300 [W186]/[W189], nicknamed 'Adenauer', then the 600 [W100], and today the Maybach 57/62 [W240].