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

[Mick Briesgau]

The yellow line means 'don't stop or park'

Nobody cares, the Audi doesn't either.

 

[klier]

The parkeerwachten will care, and like.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

They will, yes. Is that shot taken in Haarlem @klier? Never should have left that place...looks very nice.

 

[klier]

It's The Hague, Mick

 

[Mick Briesgau]

Ah, beautiful city. Must go there more often...

 

[GermanCarFan]

Anyone else who sat in one found the driver seat too high even in the lowest setting? I had a look at an S500 coupe at the dealership and it's really beautiful but I like to sit almost on the floor of the car The normal S class is much better in this regard. One review of the new E says the driving position is a bit higher (mentioned like that's good).

 

[Busty]

Worked a lot with Mercedes insiders lately and thought this might be of interest for some of you (@mods: please delete if already posted. Thanks.): obviously, there will be no successor to the S Coupé. The next generation S family will consist of the limo, a 2 door convertible, and a 4 door coupé (no name yet, maybe SEC).

 

[Busty]

The yellow line means 'don't stop or park'

The yellow license plate means 'don't kick or win'. Old one, I know.

 

[Amat46]

Whaaaat? No successor to the most beautiful coupe ever built by MB? Any reasons for that?

Also do you have any other insider information to share?

 

[picsoubmw]

Worked a lot with Mercedes insiders lately and thought this might be of interest for some of you (@mods: please delete if already posted. Thanks.): obviously, there will be no successor to the S Coupé. The next generation S family will consist of the limo, a 2 door convertible, and a 4 door coupé (no name yet, maybe SEC).

There is no point to only replace the convertible, it would probably cost more money to Mercedes to produce only the convertible than make two model sharing the cost of devolpement.

The current C217 seems to be quite successful so I don't see why it woudn't have a successor....

 

[Busty]

Whaaaat? No successor to the most beautiful coupe ever built by MB? Any reasons for that?

Also do you have any other insider information to share?

Obviously, there is considerable cannibalization between S coupé and convertible. Also, the '2-dooredness' seems to be less crucial than its overall shape (flat, wide, dynamic) which might also be implemented with 4 doors. Furthermore, there is less/no competitors (yet ) to a 4-door coupé in this segment. However, I only work with designers and developers, I do not have sources in PR or strategy.

There a really some cool things in the works that I will be happy to share as soon as a little more people know about them. Otherwise, I run the risk of losing my job .

 

[Busty]

There is no point to only replace the convertible, it would probably cost more money to Mercedes to produce only the convertible than make two model sharing the cost of devolpement.

The current C217 seems to be quite successful so I don't see why it woudn't have a successor....

Due to a more demanding body structure, today's coupés are often based on convertibles, rather than the other way round. Two models sharing cost make sense if they sell double.
But basically, I see your point. I was also surprised to hear that.

 

[Amat46]

^^ oh I'm tempted to know what those cool things are!

 

[Wolfgang]

Might also include a 740 hp Maybach V12 edition?

http://www.germancarforum.com/threads/2020-mercedes-sec.55224/

design is so - MOME

 

[Yaz]

Anyone else who sat in one found the driver seat too high even in the lowest setting? I had a look at an S500 coupe at the dealership and it's really beautiful but I like to sit almost on the floor of the car The normal S class is much better in this regard. One review of the new E says the driving position is a bit higher (mentioned like that's good).

I like to sit low as well, but I had no problem behind the wheel of the S coupe. How tall are you? I'm 5'-9".

Took another shot of this beauty:

 

[Merc1]

No way do I believe that MB would discontinue the S Coupe and just have a convertible. NO WAY. Utter nonsense IMO. The Coupe sells and is highly profitable and the convertible just came out so why would they all of sudden to drop the coupe and just go with a convertible? Convertible sales haven't proven themselves yet. Coupe and convertibles can be twinned during development. Bogus nonsense IMO.

M

 

[sako97]

I like to sit low as well, but I had no problem behind the wheel of the S coupe. How tall are you? I'm 5'-9".

Took another shot of this beauty:

Talk about tight parking.... It's risky having a decent car in NYC and parking on the streets without the unsightly, but effective bumper guards. Hopefully the other drivers did not use the S Coupé's bumpers as a guide to maneuvering out like many NYers like to do. Saw that happen to a Ghost yesterday.

 

[Monster]

Talk about tight parking.... It's risky having a decent car in NYC and parking on the streets without the unsightly, but effective bumper guards. Hopefully the other drivers did not use the S Coupé's bumpers as a guide to maneuvering out like many NYers like to do. Saw that happen to a Ghost yesterday.

Ouch..I was about to say too, how is the S coupe going to get out of that space, I assume the car didn't get into that tight space before the cars in front or the back move in.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

I like to sit low as well, but I had no problem behind the wheel of the S coupe. How tall are you? I'm 5'-9".

Took another shot of this beauty:

This kind of parking reminds me of parking in Paris (France)

 

[HUTSUTAo]

Saw this beauty