S-Class (W222/C217/A217) [Official] Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)

[Wolfgang]

Bremen might build the 205 C already, to prepare for the European dealer introduction on March 15, 2014.

(Following discussions on MB Passion http://)

 

[Merc1]

C-class sales aren't dropping. They sold 7,878 of them last month, which is right on the money. It's actually more than they sold in some other months of 2013.

That is a 8% drop from the same month last year when they sold 8565, I don't know what you're looking at. Every since the CLA arrived, the C has been dropping month over month in the U.S.

M

 

[Serpens]

That is a 8% drop from the same month last year when they sold 8565, I don't know what you're looking at. Every since the CLA arrived, the C has been dropping month over month in the U.S.

M

I see, I thought you meant a downward trend as the year progresses. Honestly I was expecting the sales to be down YoY even without the CLA, given the C-class is now grandpa of its competitive set.

Sorry for the off-topic banter.

 

[Merc1]

I see, I thought you meant a downward trend as the year progresses. Honestly I was expecting the sales to be down YoY even without the CLA, given the C-class is now grandpa of its competitive set.

Sorry for the off-topic banter.

I just drove a 2013 C300 4Matic for a few days while in Chicago. Single degree temps and plenty of snow reminded me how good a car the current C is. It handled it in stride. No strange noises, just great heated seats and 4Matic traction. It is a great small Mercedes.

M

 

[LaArtist]

lol@jaguar.. i mean its way cheaper to develop cat like reflexes..than an actual system like MBC..

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[Kratos-TM]

Is the extra shifts effective January 1st? With my build date being January 16th, I wonder how much that may move me up...

 

[kebbin15]

The Magnificent 2014 Mercedes Benz S63 | Vossen 22" CVT

 

[Kratos-TM]

^^^^^^^

 

[Wunderkind]

^ those thin sidewall tyres are sooooooo gangsta!

 

[vios1]

When will MB release the XL size and pullman version?

 

[LaArtist]

That vossen is COLD!

 

[Wolfgang]

When will MB release the XL size and pullman version?

Suspect they will be revealed in 2014 to 2015.

The upcoming extra-long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz S-class will follow the layout of Carat Duchatelet's unique personal limo, as well as the Maybach 62. The rear doors will be entirely new, and the rear door frame and C-pillar will be unique to this model. It is unlikely it will be called the Pullman, as that's a nameplate for a longer six-seat four-door limousine that has been in production since the debut of the W140-based S600 Pullman in the early 1990s, one that Carat took part in developing, and stayed in production until the 2013 W221-body S-class. Mercedes-Benz is expected to reveal a Pullman version of the W222 S-class at some point in 2014 or 2015, likely after the debut of the extra-long-wheelbase S-class.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20131213/carnews01/131219941

 

[Kratos-TM]

That super long wheelbase looks right with the "squarish" body styles. With the more curvy rounded modern bodies now, I'm wondering if it'll flow together...

 

[DjordjeC63]

@Wolfgang

Pullman will have different styling than normal and XL S class, right?

 

[Wolfgang]

Suspect it will be similar to other Pullmans. Here's a picture of the S 600 Pullman GUARD (VV221) during development, testing and production.

http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Sep08/23_001406_The_Mercedes_Benz_S_600_Pullman_Guard_4.html

 

[vios1]

I have never been so excited before waiting every single MB vehicle to reveal.....madness

 

[hannaz]

@Wolfgang - won't the Maybach replacing model have a different body style & dimension?

Personally I feel, if its going to be just a stretched version of same W222, it wouldn't be such a head turner.

 

[Wolfgang]

Hannaz, agreed. Some renders of an alleged Maybach 57 replacement, an S 600 XLWB (X222).

http://oldbenz.ru/mercedes-s-class-x222-svezhie-shpionskie-foto/

2014 Mercedes Benz S Class EWB rivals the Rolls Royce Ghost

 

[hannaz]

True, but what I ment is the Maybach 62 replacement. Of which its rumored that it'll have some dimensional difference from W222 (inspite of variation in length) and some design difference as we saw in 600 Pullman from that era S-class. Can we expect such a difference on top of the range which is rumored as Pullman or VV222 as per internal code.

Hannaz, agreed. Some renders of an alleged Maybach 57 replacement, an S 600 XLWB (X222).

http://oldbenz.ru/mercedes-s-class-x222-svezhie-shpionskie-foto/

2014 Mercedes Benz S Class EWB rivals the Rolls Royce Ghost

 

[Wolfgang]

True. Mercedes probably expects the X222 to be more popular than the VV222 similar to the SWB to Pullman ratio for the W100, reposted below.
Thus suspect it might be confined to a limited dimensional difference, but feature additional interior appointments.

600 Production 1963-1981
Year #made Last one built that year
1963----3----------------0003
1964----107-------------0110
1965----408-------------0518
1966----323-------------0841
1967----159-------------1000
1968----223-------------1223
1969----336-------------1559
1970----236-------------1795
1971----237-------------2032
1972----210-------------2242
1973----82--------------2324
1974----52--------------2376
1975----42--------------2418
1976----47--------------2465
1977----55--------------2520
1978----40--------------2560
1979----53--------------2613
1980----44--------------2657
1981----20--------------2677

Total 2677 units, 2190 SWBs, 423 Pullmans, 59 landaulets.

Production of the 600 SWB started in August 1963 and the 600 LWB in September 1964.
The first customer was an American architect, who had placed the first order. When the
W116 S-Class was introduced in 1973, production dropped, and it dropped again when
the W126 S-Class started in 1980/81. The last 600 was built in June 1981.

http://www.germancarforum.com/community/threads/the-grand-mercedes-600-w100.235/page-7#post-518703