2013 Mercedes S-Class spied in Germany

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02-04-11, 10:41 AM

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S63 would be my top choice for the S class AMG instead of the V12 S65.

although if you look at the s65 depreciation over the years, it gets pretty damn sweet

though i would rock the s63 any day too

02-04-11, 11:48 AM

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well, the race is on.

let's see if the LS can upstage the S in 2014.

02-04-11, 12:59 PM

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whenever i look at mercedes, its AMG or nothing.

Back on topic: i love the current S class wheel arches. The new E class has some weird funky, squarish wheel arches; i hope that doesnt carry over to the new S class

02-04-11, 01:26 PM

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Looks as big as a Maybach!

02-04-11, 03:31 PM

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02-04-11, 04:21 PM

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ah so the commercial it on the net now huh. very nice, i like the commercial a lot

02-04-11, 04:22 PM

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I love the profile so far, looks better already in profile than the current model.

They also got rid of those goofy wheel arches, FINALLY. I can't stand to look at the current S-Class because of those wheel arches.

European mpg standards versus US standards, totally different. People always forget this

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I very highly doubt that the S-Class plug-in will get 78 mpg EPA mileage. A lot of this will depend on exactly how mpg ratings are calculated. The Chevy Volt doesn't even get an overall EPA rating that high. Volt's all-electric rating is 93 mpg, and it's overall rating is 60 mpg.

I disagree; I really dislike the current generation simply because of those ridiculous wheel arches. I can already tell the next-gen model will be better-looking.

Europeans dont use MPG the use liters per 100 kilometers the exception to that is the British. They use the imperial gallon which is 4.54l. The U.S gallon is equivalent 3.78. Not that huge of a difference. But makes a difference in fuel consumption. So the new s class will be getting around 65 mpg, which is still alot better than any variant of the LS

02-04-11, 04:32 PM

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although if you look at the s65 depreciation over the years, it gets pretty damn sweet

though i would rock the s63 any day too

S63 depreciates pretty bad too right? ... Maybe not as bad %wise, but they are more reasonably priced to begin with than the S65, very nearly as fast and probably handles a bit better , and has the newer 7-speed transmission ...

02-04-11, 05:13 PM

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yes, all amg plump like no tomorrow anyway. but % on s65 is quite a bit bigger than s63. that's why at 3-4 yr range, s65 prices get very close to s63 actually. if you look at w220 and you can see the correlation. my guess is w221 will be better coz' the car is more solid, but still.

performance wise, i think handling is about the same, but the s65 is quite a bit faster though, especially at fwy speed.

i really wonder if they will further improve the v12 (600 and 65) performance with the new body style. i think they will continue to stay with s63 tt v8. also wonder if they will have update to the 550 setup in the new one

02-07-11, 04:53 PM

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nobody here is a fan of the S600? I love V-12 engines that are smooth.

02-07-11, 05:40 PM

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S600 is absolutely insane. Surprisingly its red line is very low, right around 5k if my memory serves me right, but you can't hear the engine even at red line. Amazing machine.