What is it?
The new Mercedes-Benz S560 Coupé is where the richer end of what could be considered the modern S-Class sub-brand opens for business.
Because, these days, if you like the idea of owning and driving an S-Class but don’t like the idea of driving around in a stretched four-door limousine that looks as if it is on a permanent shuttle run between the airport and the nearest five-star hotel, you can have an S-Class Coupé or Cabriolet instead.
In previous years, Mercedes gave these high-end two-doors their own model nomenclature (remember the CL and the SEC before it?), but now it thinks the S-Class family "wants to be together".
And having just updated the S-Class Coupé range, Mercedes has neatly plonked this 560 model at its base. A direct replacement for the S500 turbo V8, the S560 produces marginally more power than its antecedent and the same 516lb ft of torque, despite only having 4.0 litres of displacement in place of the S500’s 4.7 litres.
That’s what you get when you replace a Mercedes engine with one made by AMG. The S560’s V8 is, after all, within a whisker of the same state of tune in which it powers a C63 super-saloon (making marginally less peak power but more torque), and it makes the rear-driven S560 good for 62mph from rest in just 4.6sec — with a brace of fully fledged, even-quicker AMG derivatives available farther up the range, should you want them.
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typos1
Mmm fake leather, fake dials,
Mmm fake leather, fake dials, quality, not tacky in the least, well worth a 100 grand.
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Gargae Man
S560
Can't see the mention of fake leather?What's wrong with giving an owner the option of different instrument displays?As Jason_recliner says,"A very desirable Benz",I agree.
jmd67
The speedo looks like it's a
The speedo looks like it's a sticker (think mobile phone shop display models). It looks awful and should surely look like it's recessed into the dash. The seats however look amazing. All round it's lovely and I'm sure would be a treat to drive.
James Dene
One day
One day and probably soon, people will wonder how on earth MB, Audi and the rest thought tablet-style screens and deep menus would be a good idea in any sort of car, never mind a luxury vehicle.
And like the CLS, residual values will plummet because lots of people dream of and imagine owning a second-hand Aston. Few dream of a used Merc and the last car MB made with classic status rolled out of the factory thirty or usually more years ago.
abkq
The instrument binnacle looks
The instrument binnacle looks cheap beyond words. But it costs nothing to fix, just change the graphics and layout to make it look classy, like the digital display in the new Alpine.
Germany has a tradition of clear, simple, legible graphics, as in the industrial products of Dieter Rams, in BMWs of the 70s and 80s, and in the Bruno Sacco era Mercedes. But looking at the current Mercedes digital dashboard you'd think it's designed by a clueless intern who knows nothing about Bauhaus design and everything about the latest smartphones.
typos1
Cant see the point of having
Cant see the point of having a digital dash and then making it look like an analogue dash.
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eseaton
Seriously.
Who was it who thought up the idea that fake digital instruments were better than proper dials?
Are we expecting Rolex to follow suit? No. They are epically crap.
There is an ever widening hole in the market for an engineering focused, tactile, mechanical, elegant analogue car.
jason_recliner
eseaton wrote:
Yep, Rolexes ARE epically crap. But too few realise!!!
jason_recliner
Dope
Roadster
Another overpriced tacky and tasteless Mercedes
The interior really is awful, being made of cheap materials while also looking tacky and chintzy. Classy, attractive and expensive looking and feeling it is not! And with the simply stunning looking and sublime quality interior of the new Bentley Continental GT, the S Class Coupe's really does look second best by miles and is a disgrace, especially at £100k, but then all Mercedes have an interior that falls well short of the standards set by their inflated price tags. Even the exterior styling of this S Class Coupe looks bling and tasteless, even more so compared to the Bentley. One day the Mercedes S Class family will catch up and be deserving of their price tag.
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