New Mercedes S-Class Coupe Returns for Latest Round of Testing

2011 Mercedes S-Class Coupe Prototype

The camouflage strip tease continues

By Michael Gauthier
June 23, 2009 10:00 PM
Filed Under: German, Mercedes-Benz, Spy Photos

Our spy photographers have once again managed to catch Mercedes' new S-Class Coupe undergoing testing in Germany.

Unlike our previous spy photos, these new pictures provide us with our clearest glimpse of the upcoming CL replacement. Up front, the car features a redesigned bumper, an updated grille, new headlights with LED accents, and S-Class inspired horizontal slates in the air intakes. Despite all the camouflage out back, it appears the only change is a minor reshaping of the rear bumper.

Mechanically not much is expected to change, as the current CL's engine lineup will carry over virtually untouched. One notable expectation is the possibility of an S-Class Coupe 400 Hybrid which would feature a 279 hp 3.5-liter V6 engine paired with a 20 hp electric motor.

Like the recently updated 2010 S-Class, the S-Class Coupe will probably feature a major technological overhaul thanks to the addition of a SPLITVIEW monitor, a revised Night View Assist system with pedestrian detection, and an upgraded COMMAND system.

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Tags: Mercedes S-Class Coupe, Mercedes CL, Mercedes, S-Class Coupe

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Comments

June 23, 2009 10:08 PM

that looks nice.........for a Nissan Altima

N20_Purge

June 23, 2009 11:19 PM

The car looks good, but I don't like new naming ideas for Mercedes coupes. First E-class coupe, now S class coupe? Ugh....

rcw

June 23, 2009 11:42 PM

The funny thing about it is that the names that we have seen over the last few years (CL, CLK, etc.) are in fact the "new" names. The company is just going back to a naming convention that is more similar to what was used in the past.

afterace2

June 24, 2009 12:01 AM

not sure about the new front, but i need to see it fully uncovered

Murcielago2006

June 24, 2009 12:12 AM

Whats with Mercedes and turning their luxury sedans into coups?!? First the E-Class now this? Whats next a Maybach coupe?

joshg_5

June 24, 2009 2:38 AM

Well, In all fairness, the new E-Class coupe is in reality a C-Class Coupe...

wjaprep

June 24, 2009 4:26 AM

the E class coupe and S class coupe both have been around forever, they just got rid of the names in 1997.

fr3dy

June 24, 2009 12:19 AM

WCF where is your head? this ain't a S coupé, this is the facelift of the CL Coupé...

Edited by user on June 24, 2009 at 12:20 AM

scratchy996

June 24, 2009 1:32 AM

you tell'em, bro! these noobs even call the CLK an E class coupe ! that's madness !!

Edited by user on June 24, 2009 at 1:33 AM

odysseus

June 24, 2009 10:30 AM

Where is your head? Mercedes will rename the CL into S-Class Coupé, because they are going back to the old naming convention!

RangeRover

June 24, 2009 1:01 AM

looks more like a CL

bILLIONAIRE

June 24, 2009 4:43 AM

Look at the backseat space man! that is not a cl!

Gajolen

June 24, 2009 1:35 AM

Fre3dy and Rangerover.. You haven't thought about that Mercedes might be going back to the old names, like some of the other users wrote earlier?? or WCF just reffering to it as the S-class coupe because it is the s-class as a coupe and always have been that? Take care;)

Gajolen

June 24, 2009 1:38 AM

And it is a very nice car, I just liked the old one with the round headlights better.

tbrodie

June 24, 2009 2:47 AM

Yeah, I think this is just the CL facelift. (Mercedes seems to get a lot of attention for these by WCF.) Thank goodness they aren't going in the direction of the SL's most recent front end facelift.

A hybrid engine would be a nice update.

wjaprep

June 24, 2009 4:29 AM

you guys, theyre renaming the CL class S class coupe, where was all of u whn Mercedes anouced this?

Im glad Mercedes is bringing bck the S/E class coupe names. I alweighs found "CLK" and "CL" to be stupid names.

wjaprep

June 24, 2009 4:33 AM

also, Im glad theyre boxing it up a litte, i alweighs found this car to be to round. OH, and they need to do something with those tail lights.

bILLIONAIRE

June 24, 2009 4:41 AM

The thing is that all of you who thinks this is a cl should digg a little deeper. That car on the photos is a lot bigger than the cl cupe.....

nederina

June 24, 2009 6:19 AM

since the e-class coupe is based on the c-class platform, the s-class coupe is based on the new e-class platform?

odysseus

June 24, 2009 10:31 AM

Actually it's based on the W221 platform!

Razz

June 24, 2009 11:00 AM

Well, it should be good looking after all but i dont get it - why making an S Klass coupe when you have already the CL wich is more or less the same? If they will sell also the S Klasse coupe in the same time with CL what would make the difference for a client to buy one or another? What's wrong with you Merc ??

Edited by user on June 24, 2009 at 11:12 AM

Shyne

June 24, 2009 11:18 AM

I always hated the name "cl" for the s-class coupé. glad that they are going back to the classic name.

i wonder if the go back to the "SEC" letters on the trunk, or if the just put an "S" in front of the number. hmmm...

aestival

July 2, 2009 5:03 PM

The first S-class coupé (1981) was indeed SEC [S=S-class, E=Petrol engine, C=Coupé] (C126). Before that there were SLC's which were essentially lengthened SL roadsters with a fixed roof and rear seat. The W140 S-class was introduced (-91) and MB changed coupé name to CL in -94 (C140) (W215) (W216) and that it has been since then. I don't know whats gonna happen for the facelift version, but i hope they keep the CL-name.

Edited by user on July 2, 2009 at 5:18 PM

Flachzwilling

June 24, 2009 1:26 PM

Jeeez...is it so hard to understand? Along with the facelift, the former CL is renamed S-Class Coupe. No "new model", just a facelift and renaming.

So, to get it clear: CLK -- E-Class Coupe CLS -- to be announced, may keep the CLS-monniker CL -- S-Class Coupe

And the new E-Class Coupe is based on the E-Class, in contrast to the old CLK which was based on the C-Class

odysseus

June 24, 2009 1:42 PM

Exactly! This means also, that the successor of the CLC is the C-Class Coupé. The new name convention makes it easier for Daimler to announce more variations from one model without confusing the costumers by silly combinations of characters... ;-)

benz_man

June 24, 2009 5:19 PM

Don't be fooled by the hype, the "E-coupe" is still based on a C-Class. This time its the W204.

wjaprep

June 24, 2009 11:48 PM

the E class coupe is based on the C class, but it's also based on the E class, which is clear when you consider the E550/E500 engine and the interiors.

benz_man

June 26, 2009 7:53 PM

Keyword here being "based". The E-coupe is based on the W204 C-class while also sharing many components with the recently introduced W212 E-class. Just like each CLK before it.

odysseus

June 24, 2009 1:35 PM

What the hell is wrong with all of you? Mercedes is only doing a few reshapes and technical improvements on the CL and rename it into S-Class Coupé! It's an ordinary facelift!

GRAVE

June 24, 2009 3:45 PM

It'll be harder to pronounce the models, imagin saying S500 coupe, S63 coupe ... feels stupid

I think with the CL it was better and i liked these two letters it suit the coupe

HEMI426

June 24, 2009 5:17 PM

Why all mercedes have the same mirrors?

wjaprep

June 24, 2009 11:48 PM

why not?

500lbman

June 24, 2009 7:04 PM

This is the most hilarious discussion I have ever seen

Edited by user on June 24, 2009 at 7:04 PM

RangeRover

June 25, 2009 3:31 AM

indeed 500lbman

imonev

June 25, 2009 11:37 AM

I like the new type of naming. Like E-Class and E-Class Coupe, now S-Class and S-Class Coupe. It's more simple then CLK, GL, G, ML and MLK (just for example), but CL is a big name and it will be sad loss. So I don't care how MB will continue to name their cars.

scratchy996

June 25, 2009 4:53 PM

i just hope they make a a C class coupe too. and i dont mean the CLC.

aestival

July 2, 2009 5:07 PM

scratchy996 - why on earth??? CLC is a C-class coupé and thats it.

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