Set to be unveiled either at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show next week or just a tad bit later, the new S-Class Cabriolet is still being tested by Mercedes-Benz engineers around the world. The latest spy photos show the model undergoing cold-weather testing in northern Sweden, where most German carmakers set up camp during the winter testing season.
With so little time until Mercedes-Benz takes the wraps off, it seems that the testers of this pre-production prototype didn’t bother to camouflage it that much, with the front-end being camo free, sans the covered three-pointed star emblem, of course. We can thus get a clearer look at the S-Class Cabrio’s proportions and realize one more time that the model is nearly identical with its Coupe brother. The multi-layer soft-top roof has a slightly different profile, but other than that they are two peas in a pod.
Despite being quite heavily camouflaged, it is already known that the rear-end design will also be identical with the S-Class Coupe, so the gray camo bits are pretty unnecessary at this point. Engine-wise, the S-Class Cabrio will only get the twin-turbocharged, 4.7-liter V-8 from the S500/S550 in the beginning, likely paired with the new nine-speed automatic transmission, with the 63 and 65 AMG versions not being confirmed as of yet. Rear-wheel drive should be standard, but 4Matic all-wheel drive isn’t out of the question in LHD markets.
Continue reading to learn more about the 2016 Mercedes S-Class Convertible.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabrio Caught Almost Camo Free: Spy Shots originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 24 February 2015 19:00 EST.
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