2005 W221 S-Class
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2005 W221 S-Class
Over two years before its official presentation at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show, a first prototype of the new Mercedes S-class, code-named W 221, has been spotted undergoing tests in northern Sweden.
According to a Mercedes spokesman, the new flagship won't grow overall in length or width but will feature a lengthened wheelbase with the front and rear wheels pushed further to the edges of the arches.
The new S-class will feature a design quite different from the current car. In fact, design elements of the up-coming GST, which itself will be based on the chassis of the new S-class, will be carried over to the new S-class, too. The car will be given a prominent waist line underneath the side windows, reaching from the bonnet straight through to the boot lid - a simple trick to disguise the true height of the boot without destroying the overall elegance. The front will be dominated by a very flat and wide grille.
It is too early still to give concrete information about chassis and electronic - however, air suspension and huge 19- or 20-inch wheels will be standard
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This was an early spy picture, but it is not correct.
The two pictures in the first post are the latest spy pictures available and are touted as correct.
Last edited by MapleOne; May 29, 2003 at 10:35 AM.
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Originally posted by MapleOne
This is what it the S-Class was slated to look like, but this picture is not correct.
The two pictures in the first post are the latest spy pictures available and are touted as correct.
This is what it the S-Class was slated to look like, but this picture is not correct.
The two pictures in the first post are the latest spy pictures available and are touted as correct.
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To everybody who still doubts the first two pictures....
European Spy Info
These pictures are very well known in Europe and are real.
European Spy Info
These pictures are very well known in Europe and are real.
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On this one I do agree with you, this seems far too ugly for MB to actually put into production.
You are probably right on this one, but I need to ask you one question....
What makes you so sure that you are right?
You are probably right on this one, but I need to ask you one question....
What makes you so sure that you are right?
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MapleOne,
It's all about recognizing Photoshop products. People who have used it know what its results look like. Personally, I don't believe pictures with flashy backgrounds like the one on your first picture. Also, if you look at the lights, they're clearer (more resolution) than the rest of the car. People who are good with Photoshop can pull it off but whoever did this was novice at best. There's one supposed picture of the W221 from Autospies which I believe and the only reason why I believe it is because it was shot in a plain garage and nothing was overly fancy. Then again, resolution was low so it might not have been the real thing either.
Anyway, hope this helps. We'll really never know until it comes out.
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It's all about recognizing Photoshop products. People who have used it know what its results look like. Personally, I don't believe pictures with flashy backgrounds like the one on your first picture. Also, if you look at the lights, they're clearer (more resolution) than the rest of the car. People who are good with Photoshop can pull it off but whoever did this was novice at best. There's one supposed picture of the W221 from Autospies which I believe and the only reason why I believe it is because it was shot in a plain garage and nothing was overly fancy. Then again, resolution was low so it might not have been the real thing either.
Anyway, hope this helps. We'll really never know until it comes out.
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actually, the ones on autospies
http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e...e000154766.cfm
those look extremely realistic. they also have a video of it in testing.
it doenst look all that great in the first one, but in the 2nd picture, it looks reaaaaly nice.
http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e...e000154766.cfm
those look extremely realistic. they also have a video of it in testing.
it doenst look all that great in the first one, but in the 2nd picture, it looks reaaaaly nice.
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here is my contribution to the thread, dunno if this was posted already
http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e...e000154761.cfm
the rear looks gay but besides that it seems like its gonna be good
http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e...e000154761.cfm
the rear looks gay but besides that it seems like its gonna be good
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Originally posted by Caliz_Finest
can you post the link to that video
can you post the link to that video
here ya go
http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e...1JTS7l,aYdKsNL
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I agree with you all that those photos are definitely photoshoped. It looks like someone took a W220 S-class in the very first pics posted by Mapleone and then made some changes. Well anyway, internet_mafia: what you said about it looking kind of like an LS I sure hope not considering Lexus is supposed to be coming out with a cleaner styled LS in a short period of time. All I have to say about the next S-class is that they better not give it styling similar to the BMW 7, hopfully it will look classier (the best) and possibly make it sportier and a bit larger in width and length. I hope!!!! 
And for crying out loud I hope they stop with the "bubble" stying and give the interior a cleaner more classy layout, and I also hope they don't implement a cheap, confusing, hunk of plastic piece of crap shifter mounted on the steering column!!!!!!!!!!
Just my 2 cents............
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And for crying out loud I hope they stop with the "bubble" stying and give the interior a cleaner more classy layout, and I also hope they don't implement a cheap, confusing, hunk of plastic piece of crap shifter mounted on the steering column!!!!!!!!!! Just my 2 cents............
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The video isn't fake but the still shots of the "car" are the same photoshop images that have been circulating around the web. Whoever made the video simply inserted the pics in between the actual footage to make the pics seem authentic. Until those body panels come off the test car, we are shooting in the dark as to what the W221 will actually look like.
