Photo spies managed to take a look at the interior of the future new product of the German brand, although it is still very carefully camouflaged.
Mercedes-Benz began developing the seventh generation S-Class back in 2015, while its official presentation took place much later — in early September 2020. According to Jato Dynamics, at the end of last year, dealers of the German brand managed to sell 9901 units on the European market, which is 6% less than in 2022. At the same time, in the first five months of the current year the result fell by 32% to 3240 units.
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In the photo: a prototype of the updated Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan 2/2
Mercedes-Benz is currently working on a planned update of the flagship sedan, which should take place in the middle of the model's life cycle. For now, the manufacturer continues a series of summer tests of the refreshed S-Class: spy photographers caught a prototype of the new model on public roads in the southern part of Europe. Our colleagues from the Spanish publication Motor.es shared the pictures with us.
The changes in the appearance that the updated sedan will receive are currently hidden behind a camouflage film. By the way, the Kolesa.ru designer had previously suggested what the exterior of the future flagship will look like. The model is expected to have a larger radiator grille, as well as a differently designed lower part of the front bumper with different air intakes.
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It is also obvious that the four-door model will have different head optics with new graphics of LED running lights during the update — in the form of the signature three-pointed stars. Let us recall that such a solution was first demonstrated on the Mercedes CLA Class concept, which was presented in the fall of 2023. The rear of the refreshed Mercedes-Benz S-Class will most likely be decorated with lights with a modified light pattern.
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This time, spy photographers found a parked prototype being tested, so they were able to take a look inside, too. However, for now, the interior of the updated sedan has been rather carefully hidden with the help of thick fabric camouflage. It hid the steering wheel, the front panel, including the virtual instrument panel and the touchscreen of the proprietary infotainment system, as well as the center console. It is expected that the models will retain a huge single digital panel that combines three displays (one of them is a screen for the front passenger).
In the photo: the interior of the prototype of the updated Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan 1/3 
In the photo: the interior of the prototype of the updated Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan 2/3 
In the photo: the interior of the prototype of the updated Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan 3/3
Earlier it became known that Mercedes-Benz is going to spend more than originally planned on the development of internal combustion engines, as well as on the restyling of the S-Class. The fact is that the demand for electric cars turned out to be lower than the manufacturers expected, and now many of them have to return funding for ICE projects to their strategies. It is expected that the updated flagship's engine lineup will still include gasoline and diesel engines, and the model will also have versions with PHEV installations.
According to the publication, the refreshed Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be presented in the spring of 2025. In this case, the first cars could reach dealers on the European market in the second half of the same year.