S-Class (W223) [Spy Shots] Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223) Spy Shots and Info

[Mr. Mercedes]

The can't get more than 2 years or so before they get clobbered again. It's quite funny. The new A8 will shine for 2 years and then be run off the road again. The Lexus LS what?

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Relative to the FL W222 S it doesn’t shine that brightly in any case, because it’s so dull to look at.

 

[Busty]

This is clearly not a mule. The body is practically complete and uses only very few parts from existing models. Many crucial elements are new, I'm actually surprised how little cladding there is in some areas. @Jimmy and others already pointed out interesting design elements. What will change immensely from W222 to W223 is proportion and stance (imo, mostly due to changes in basic lighting units layout and c-pillar). And maybe, Daimler has the balls to introduce really new kinds of doorhandles.
Clinics have already been taking place a while ago, as far as I know. Where is the leak?
Seriously, that was a disaster back then.

 

[lukeswiss]

Sh!tballs, I am getting old.

 

[Sonder]

So our 300 pages can begin
looking forward to debate with you guys
and yeah, as the sideprofile shows, there will be only a catwalk-line, no dropping line anymore :S ...

 

[Sonder]

In 2013 when the W / V222 was presented, Robert Lešnik had the presentation in our country Slovenia.
He told us, that Daimler had plans to put upright front lights (like the legendary Mercedes 600 W100 had them), but then the board decided not to, because it was time of recesion and it would be too much and too aristocratic.
I realy realy hoped that the W223 will have them, but like i see now, also the W223 will have horisontal head lights...

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[Monster]

In 2013 when the W / V222 was presented, Robert Lešnik had the presentation in our country Slovenia.
He told us, that Daimler had plans to put upright front lights (like the legendary Mercedes 600 W100 had them), but then the board decided not to, because it was time of recesion and it would be too much and too aristocratic.

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Very interesting, I remember seeing a design sketch of a S class sized car with vertical/upright headlights in one of those MB videos.

 

[Sonder]

Very interesting, I remember seeing a design sketch of a S class sized car with vertical/upright headlights in one of those MB videos.

you mean that one ? this one has vertical headlights
this sketch was also from Robert

 

[EnI]

Very interesting, I remember seeing a design sketch of a S class sized car with vertical/upright headlights in one of those MB videos.

Autobild also featured a CGI of W222-based S600 Pullman with more vertical headlights back in 2011, so I guess MB designers were seriously considering such design:

 

[SKY]

This is clearly not a mule. The body is practically complete and uses only very few parts from existing models. Many crucial elements are new, I'm actually surprised how little cladding there is in some areas. @Jimmy and others already pointed out interesting design elements. What will change immensely from W222 to W223 is proportion and stance (imo, mostly due to changes in basic lighting units layout and c-pillar). And maybe, Daimler has the balls to introduce really new kinds of doorhandles.
Clinics have already been taking place a while ago, as far as I know. Where is the leak?
Seriously, that was a disaster back then.

Have you hears any positives or negatives about it?

It seems to be a pretty evolutionary approach. Similar profile that the A-Class one, slimmer headlights and horizontal rearlights for a change.

 

[Centurion]

Horizontal tail lights that cross the bootlid will be a MASSIVE design change for the S-Class. Last time it had horizontal tail lights was the late 80s.

 

[sorruk]

 

[Monster]

And here is the start of Microsoft paint enhanced spy images...

 

[Yaz]

2020 S-class has a ring to it

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[PanterroR]

Hope it won't get CLS/A class face...

 

[Mick Briesgau]

C pillar reminds me of the E class. The Chrome lining in that area differs at least from the current lining around the side window-C pillar.

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

Hope it won't get CLS/A class face...

Don't worry. It will get the Sprinter's face.

 

[PanterroR]

Don't worry. It will get the Sprinter's face.

Of course i was kidding...

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

Of course i was kidding...

But I was not

 

[okanevcev]

A recent Instagram story gave an inside look at the design process of Wagener and his team.

These pics immediately reminded me of something that could be an early sketch of the new S interior (also in relation to the old Lesnik drawing) with some parallels to the flowing dashboard from the Maybach 6 concept.

 

[sako97]

A recent Instagram story gave an inside look at the design process of Wagener and his team.

These pics immediately reminded me of something that could be an early sketch of the new S interior (also in relation to the old Lesnik drawing) with some parallels to the flowing dashboard from the Maybach 6 concept.

As innovative as the sketches look, they are sketches for the W222 & C217, not the W223. I doubt MB would liberally reveal next gen sketches at this point.