2007 Mercedes S Class News: Brabus V12 S Biturbo photos

06-17-2004, 08:42 AM

http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content...._code=02836480

Mercedes-Benz is taking no chances with its all-new 2006 S-Class. Along with the evolutionary appearance revealed here, Stuttgart's future luxury flagship receives a new range of engines as well as an improved interior and a host of high-tech features, all aimed at fending off challenges posed by the BMW 7 Series, Audi A8, Volkswagen Phaeton, Cadillac STS and Jaguar XJ.

Codenamed W221, the big sedan arrives in North American showrooms in early 2006 following its world debut at next year's Frankfurt motor show. That's still quite a ways off, but in a clear display of Mercedes-Benz's intent to see the S-Class remain atop the luxury car ranks, prototypes have being plying the roads around Stuttgart for 18 months in what has been described to AutoWeek as one of the German carmaker's most intensive development programs ever.

Going against the prevailing trend at the top end of the luxury car ranks, Mercedes has eschewed aluminum space-frame construction in favor of a more conventional steel monocoque, mainly in the interests of strength and refinement. The new S-Class body, however, will be fashioned out of a mixture of steel and aluminum in a bid to meet weight-reduction targets of 10 percent across the range compared with today's model, which tips the scales at 3800 pounds in base S350 guise.

Like the larger Maybach, the initial styling proposals for the new S-Class were created at Mercedes' Tokyo design studio as long ago as 2000. Credit for production styling, however, goes to the company's Sindelfingen design studio near Stuttgart...

GreatGraySkwid · 06-22-2004, 08:36 AM

When we went to Scotland our driver picked us up in an S-class...damn, that's a fine ride. Incredibly comfortable and refined.

Sleepwalkr · 06-22-2004, 10:58 AM

Is it just me or do the fender flares make it kinda look like a Ford Focus?

Bad324 · 06-22-2004, 01:10 PM

front end kinda looks to lexus/toyota like to me

Vintalage · 06-23-2004, 11:51 AM

I rode in an older S class ('94/'95) and man, what a nice ride. It truely impressed me. The ride was smooth, comfortable, plush, and quiet. You could barely hear the engine. And for it's age, it had alot of features I wasn't expecting. The sound system was pretty good too. Surpasses the grand am's system in sound quality.

This new one looks pretty good and Mercedes isn't making the mistake they made with the current one. This one sounds feature packed.

MysteriousGT1 · 06-23-2004, 08:38 PM

look...its the new altima

crazypontiac03 · 06-23-2004, 09:00 PM

Does it come with a loan, so you can actually afford it and not be a doctor,lawyer,Rich Bastard?!!?Price will be around 40+ (Guessing)

hotgt · 06-24-2004, 09:06 AM

^^where can you get an S class for $40k?!?!?!

and yea i think it's sweet...i like the current S-Class's...my pastor has two of them (his mom drives one) really sweet cars

crazypontiac03 · 06-24-2004, 04:19 PM

I was guessing At the price tag

06-25-2004, 01:00 PM

more like 70 grand...

Kdawg207 · 06-25-2004, 01:07 PM

"the replacement for the S65 AMG, using an updated version of today's 6.0-liter 612-hp twin-turbo-charged V12"

yes please

Vintalage · 10-06-2004, 10:05 PM

I could have sworn I started a S class thread with earlier spy shots. Ah well.

Vintalage · 03-14-2005, 07:37 PM

bigbenSC · 03-14-2005, 07:59 PM

Who really needs a sedan that large? I'm sure it will move the tecnological barrier a few steps forward, hopefully they have done their homework this time and will avoid the nasty electrical/software problems that came when the current generation was released. I'd prefer the CLS over an S-Class though.

Vintalage · 04-01-2005, 07:50 PM

Vintalage · 05-30-2005, 05:50 PM

playerx4 · 05-30-2005, 10:00 PM

I like the front, but I think the rear looks ghey.

awaadster3 · 05-31-2005, 08:34 AM

the front looks more like a g6 if u ask me.

jake3217 · 05-31-2005, 01:50 PM

The headlights are very G6'ish. But I don't really see much else in common, maybe the hood lines? That's pretty much it.

Vintalage · 05-31-2005, 08:03 PM

I fail to see the G6 resemblance.

06-17-2004, 08:42 AM	#1
rodd62 Guest Posts: n/a	2007 Mercedes S Class News: Brabus V12 S Biturbo photos http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content...._code=02836480 Mercedes-Benz is taking no chances with its all-new 2006 S-Class. Along with the evolutionary appearance revealed here, Stuttgart's future luxury flagship receives a new range of engines as well as an improved interior and a host of high-tech features, all aimed at fending off challenges posed by the BMW 7 Series, Audi A8, Volkswagen Phaeton, Cadillac STS and Jaguar XJ. Codenamed W221, the big sedan arrives in North American showrooms in early 2006 following its world debut at next year's Frankfurt motor show. That's still quite a ways off, but in a clear display of Mercedes-Benz's intent to see the S-Class remain atop the luxury car ranks, prototypes have being plying the roads around Stuttgart for 18 months in what has been described to AutoWeek as one of the German carmaker's most intensive development programs ever. Going against the prevailing trend at the top end of the luxury car ranks, Mercedes has eschewed aluminum space-frame construction in favor of a more conventional steel monocoque, mainly in the interests of strength and refinement. The new S-Class body, however, will be fashioned out of a mixture of steel and aluminum in a bid to meet weight-reduction targets of 10 percent across the range compared with today's model, which tips the scales at 3800 pounds in base S350 guise. Like the larger Maybach, the initial styling proposals for the new S-Class were created at Mercedes' Tokyo design studio as long ago as 2000. Credit for production styling, however, goes to the company's Sindelfingen design studio near Stuttgart...

06-22-2004, 08:36 AM	#2
GreatGraySkwid The Humblest AKA: Evan Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Big D Age: 45 Posts: 230 Vehicle: 04 GA GT Coupe	When we went to Scotland our driver picked us up in an S-class...damn, that's a fine ride. Incredibly comfortable and refined. __________________ Evan "Skwid" Langlinais The Humblest Mollusk on the Net 2004 Black GAGT Coupe w/ Ram Air Hood (R.I.P. Carla)

06-22-2004, 10:58 AM	#3
Sleepwalkr misunderstood AKA: Jason Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Peyton, CO Posts: 1,244 Vehicle: 2000 GT Coupe	Is it just me or do the fender flares make it kinda look like a Ford Focus? __________________

06-22-2004, 01:10 PM	#4
Bad324 BADBOY G35 AKA: Brian Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cleveland,OH Age: 36 Posts: 668 Vehicle: 2000 Red GT Coupe	front end kinda looks to lexus/toyota like to me __________________ Brian - 2000 red gagt coupe traded in for an 04 G35

06-23-2004, 11:51 AM	#5
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	I rode in an older S class ('94/'95) and man, what a nice ride. It truely impressed me. The ride was smooth, comfortable, plush, and quiet. You could barely hear the engine. And for it's age, it had alot of features I wasn't expecting. The sound system was pretty good too. Surpasses the grand am's system in sound quality. This new one looks pretty good and Mercedes isn't making the mistake they made with the current one. This one sounds feature packed. __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

06-23-2004, 08:38 PM	#6
MysteriousGT1 Wishful Thinking AKA: Troy Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix Az Age: 44 Posts: 1,138 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT Gone!	look...its the new altima __________________ Troy: MysteriousGT1's Old Car: 2000 GAGT My Myspace Page

06-23-2004, 09:00 PM	#7
crazypontiac03 MiDnIgHt AKA: Jason/Sparky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: IL Age: 37 Posts: 3,019 Vehicle: 2008 HHR/05 Galant	Does it come with a loan, so you can actually afford it and not be a doctor,lawyer,Rich Bastard?!!?Price will be around 40+ (Guessing) __________________ Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it wasn't for FORD's our tools would rust! "Unions were the rise and will be the fall of this Great Nation" "A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... And how many want out." Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ 2. The American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. -Tony Blair

06-24-2004, 09:06 AM	#8
hotgt Someone loan me $15! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mansfield, Ohio Age: 37 Posts: 840 Vehicle: 2006 Silver G6	^^where can you get an S class for $40k?!?!?! and yea i think it's sweet...i like the current S-Class's...my pastor has two of them (his mom drives one) really sweet cars __________________ JeFF *Don't argue with stupid people...they will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience...* My NEW car: 2006 Silver Pontiac G6!!!

06-24-2004, 04:19 PM	#9
crazypontiac03 MiDnIgHt AKA: Jason/Sparky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: IL Age: 37 Posts: 3,019 Vehicle: 2008 HHR/05 Galant	I was guessing At the price tag __________________ Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it wasn't for FORD's our tools would rust! "Unions were the rise and will be the fall of this Great Nation" "A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... And how many want out." Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ 2. The American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. -Tony Blair

06-25-2004, 01:00 PM	#10
rodd62 Guest Posts: n/a	more like 70 grand...

10-06-2004, 10:05 PM	#12
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	I could have sworn I started a S class thread with earlier spy shots. Ah well. __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

03-14-2005, 07:37 PM	#13
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	__________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

03-14-2005, 07:59 PM	#14
bigbenSC SC and Loving It! AKA: Ben Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, KY Age: 36 Posts: 1,772 Vehicle: 2005 SRT-6, 2001 GA GT	Who really needs a sedan that large? I'm sure it will move the tecnological barrier a few steps forward, hopefully they have done their homework this time and will avoid the nasty electrical/software problems that came when the current generation was released. I'd prefer the CLS over an S-Class though.

04-01-2005, 07:50 PM	#15
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	__________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

05-30-2005, 05:50 PM	#16
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	__________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

05-30-2005, 10:00 PM	#17
playerx4 GAGT - Member AKA: Victor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fremont, CA Age: 36 Posts: 247 Vehicle: 02 Grand Am Gt	I like the front, but I think the rear looks ghey.

05-31-2005, 08:34 AM	#18
awaadster3 GAGT - Member AKA: ammar Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bloomfield, MI Age: 35 Posts: 520 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT Sedan	the front looks more like a g6 if u ask me.

05-31-2005, 01:50 PM	#19
jake3217 Operation .500 AKA: J Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: - Posts: 484 Vehicle: -	The headlights are very G6'ish. But I don't really see much else in common, maybe the hood lines? That's pretty much it. __________________ Mods: 15" hubcaps, cold Wisconsin air, brand new FRAM air filter, newly flushed radiator

05-31-2005, 08:03 PM	#20
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	I fail to see the G6 resemblance. __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano] Last edited by Vintalage; 05-31-2005 at 09:15 PM.

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