It’s been a little over a year since we first caught
Mercedes‘ all-new W223 S-Class testing in the wild, fully camouflaged yet still
larger than life. At the time, we didn’t have a lot of information regarding what the
new-gen model would look like. However, after staring at the spy images long
enough, we realized that it featured Mercedes‘ Sensual Purity design language,
boasting an entirely new front fascia, a cleaner profile and a restyled rear
end with horizontal teardrop taillights.
Now, thanks to Kolesa and designer Nikita Chuiko, we
can finally picture what the W223 actually looks like underneath its extensive
camouflage, and judging by the details alone, these renderings appear to be
surprisingly accurate.
While body cladding remains an issue, the 2020
S-Class really does seem to have a trapezoidal grille design, elongated
headlights, and an overall lower and more vertical front fascia aesthetic. It’s
hard to say if the grille will actually be bigger than the one used on the
current car, but it does look wider, at least.
Now, the rear end design could be an even bigger
story here, because these renders actually helped us notice that the W223’s
taillights might actually be interconnected by some type of insert, whether it’s
chrome or a more practical light strip.
The illustration features a chrome solution, which
is plausible given its thickness on actual prototypes. By the way, this is more
than just an inkling, as pretty much every single 2020 S-Class prototype
appears to have a horizontal break in its boot lid camouflage, right above the
license plate.
