The W220 exterior design (especially headlights) was previewed by the Mercedes-Benz F200 concept in late 1996. By March 1996, W220 program engineers completed the design freeze, 29 months before production start in August 1998. In June 1995, the Daimler-Benz AG board of management approved Mattin's final design at 38 months before production. Steve Mattin's design was the first sketch drawn in October 1992 and developed into 1:1 scale by late 1994. Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination at the Mercedes-Benz Museum Production ended in late 2005, when the W220 was replaced by the W221 S-Class and the C215 was replaced in 2006 by the C216 CL-Class. Production of the 220-series totalled 484,683 units, slightly more than the production totals from the W140. W220 production began on August 13, 1998, and C215 coupé production followed in 1999. The completed prototypes were presented in June 1998.
Compared to its predecessor, the W220 had somewhat smaller exterior dimensions but offered greater interior volume, particularly in the long-wheelbase versions, and slightly less cargo volume.ĭevelopment began in 1992, with the final design, under the direction of Steve Mattin, approved in June 1995 and frozen in March 1996. The Mercedes-Benz W220 was a range of flagship sedans which, as the fourth generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class, replaced the W140 S-Class after model year 1998 - with long and short wheelbase versions, performance and luxury options available four-wheel drive and a range of diesel as well as gas/petrol V6, V8, and V12 engines.
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