The MercedesBenz 450SEL 6.9 was the ultraexpensive, high performance version of the W116 SClass. With its incredible 6.8litre that's not a typo V8 engine delivering 286bhp and 403 lbft of very visceral torque, this is a car that can provide a relaxed or raucous driving experience.

Let Iain show you what a boatload of money could buy in 1978 and what it is like to drive the Beast in [Milan] Brown.

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00:00 Introduction
05:47 How much???
08:47 Hydropneumatic suspension
12:13 Who thought a door handle could be interesting?
14:18 Interior trim
17:06 Door handle engineering
19:50 Out on the road
21:30 What just happened?
25:00 This is why you don't see real walnut anymore
28:42 Outro

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