The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe might make a comeback because the automaker appears to maneuver additional upmarket.
First noticed by Automobile and Driver, a pair of trademark filings with the European Union Mental Property Workplace (EUIPO) present coupe variations of the current-generation S-Class, recognized internally because the W223. Mercedes discontinued the coupe physique model (together with the convertible) with the introduction of this technology, which arrived as a 2021 mannequin.
Trademark picture of potential Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe
One seems to be a Maybach S-Class, sporting the identical grille, chrome air intakes, and hood decoration because the Maybach S-Class sedan and Maybach GLS-Class SUV. The second rendering is extra AMG-like, sporting the grille presently used on the AMG S 63 E Efficiency sedan and an AMG badge on the trunk lid.
As Automobile and Driver notes, the 2 filings have been made not by Mercedes itself, however by Robu Aktiengesellschaft, which in 2021 filed a trademark software for what ultimately grew to become the Bussink GT R SpeedLegend, a heavily-modified AMG GT constructed by longtime Mercedes motorsports associate HWA that regarded a bit like a proto-AMG PureSpeed.
Trademark picture of potential Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe
The PureSpeed, a roadster that options an F1-style halo safety system, is the primary in Mercedes’ Mythos collection of limited-edition autos. It is potential that the S-Class fashions previewed in these trademark filings could possibly be future entries in that collection. Meaning they would not be quantity manufacturing fashions, just like the previous-generation S-Class Coupe. The PureSpeed is restricted to simply 250 models, in any case.
No matter kind it takes, a brand new S-Class Coupe can be according to Mercedes’ present technique of emphasizing high-end autos and customization for well-heeled customers, taking the automaker into extra direct competitors with Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
