The second generation of S-Class Coupes, the C140, debuted for the 1993 model year. Based on the W140 S-Class, the C140 was available with a V8 (500SEC and S500 Coupe) or V12 (600SEC and S600 Coupe) engine. In 1997, Mercedes changed the name of C140 models from S Coupe to CL-Class. The C140 was still the same car, but renamed in order to separate it from the S-Class. In production until 1999, the C140 was replaced by the C215 CL-Class.