S-Class (W221/C216) Mercedes-Benz S-Class W221 Facelift (Spy Photos & info)

[Centurion]

New York or Shanghai is the question.

 

[VroomVroom]

Com'on could of got a close up of the tail lights!!!

 

[SKY]

Better than rear lights I´m wondering how the interior is going to look like, I hope the change a few this on the central console.

 

[Tarek]

I'm really excited about the rear lights

 

[klier]

^^ Yep, I'm hoping for more wood on the central console. Would be very nice if they did that. For the rest I guess they will give the central dials a complete LCD screen now, and not only the speedometer...
This facelift is shaping up pretty good so far. Soon will will have official pics. We're talking weeks now most likely.

 

[Tarek]

^I thought it already has full LCD for things,can anyone confirm i' too lazy now to dig it up

 

[Centurion]

^^ Yep, I'm hoping for more wood on the central console. Would be very nice if they did that. For the rest I guess they will give the central dials a complete LCD screen now, and not only the speedometer...
This facelift is shaping up pretty good so far. Soon will will have official pics. We're talking weeks now most likely.

Where do you think more wood is needed, in the area between the armrest and the center console perhaps? On the lids for the storage compartments?

 

[SKY]

The best thing would be remove those stupid and plain compartiments for a more F01/W212/W220/whatever central console, with more buttons instead of this type of cabin introduced by the E65 7er, it´s far from being the best solution.

 

[coolraoul]

I always felt the storage compartments are the weak point of this otherwise quite superb interior.

It looks bit bland in that area, it's bit too much plastic, and it's not as perfectly fitting as it should, slightly too much deadspace I find.

The center console of the CL is perfect on the other hand, but would not fit in the horizontal look of the S' dash, however I could see some wood from the "ground" of the center console to the top of the storage compartments, while not rejoigning the current wood to keep it horizontal.

 

[bmer]

^I thought it already has full LCD for things,can anyone confirm i' too lazy now to dig it up

Nope, it's not full LCD. Only the speedo is LCD, other instruments are "real" so to say.

You can clearly see it in these pictures:

 

[Tarek]

I see,i think they might make it a full LCD for the FL,anyway i really don't care about that one.I'm really into the look of the rear lights which is shaping nicely so far

 

[GBOY]

What does that say? X-ray anyone?

 

[Yaz]

Since it's Euro spec, it's an S500.

So George, would you do a swap for the new tail lights or you'd keep your original?

 

[VroomVroom]

Looks like it says S 530

But its most obviously S500

 

[coolraoul]

It says S500 for me, so Euro-specs 550.

 

[GBOY]

Since it's Euro spec, it's an S500.

So George, would you do a swap for the new tail lights or you'd keep your original?

If it has chrome strips, maybe, otherwise I'll just keep it as is.

 

[VroomVroom]

If it has chrome strips, maybe, otherwise I'll just keep it as is.

Think you should defiantly update the headlights, the old ones are going to look soo dated compared to these!

 

[Merc1]

Dealer told me that a new S-Class model will go on sale in August in the U.S. It is the new S520 with a new 5.2L, twin-turbo, DI, camless V8. HP will be 455hp with a U.S. fuel econ of 30 MPG.


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[coolraoul]

Camless?

Now that would surprise me a lot, even BMW (who advertized it quite a lot) did not managed to do it (it was supposed to be the F01's main features)...

Would be awesome, however. Imagine the FL with camless engine and Pre-Scan suspensions... Okay, stop dreaming now!

 

[merc4]

S 560

I am not sure If my eyes are not deceiving me, but I see on the bootlid S560. I do not know, but I thought, that the new engines will come only with the new CLS. Why would they present the new E class with the old engines?