There's something wrong with this S-Class.

There has never been a Mercedes S-Class Estate - at least not officially. However, an S-Class estate has recently been spotted in Italy.

There's something wrong with this S-Class.

Although estate cars are a popular class (especially in Germany), not every manufacturer offers them in every class. For example, there are no estate cars in the luxury sedan segment. Although Audi showed the superb Avantissimo concept in 2001, the A8 Avant never went into production. The same goes for its competitors, the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S-Class. There have been some modifications in the past – from the W 140 S-Class, AMG launched a small series with a 7.3-liter V12 engine for the Sultan of Brunei, but there was no series production.

With the ongoing SUV boom, the emergence of such models seems unlikely. However, this does not mean that such cars do not exist at all. Some time ago, the current model of the Mercedes S-Class was seen in Italy, converted into a station wagon T-model. Photos appeared on social media showing a black S-Class W 223 as a T-model/Shooting Brake.

Is the S-Class real or fake?

Unfortunately, there is practically no reliable information about the car. In the comment columns there is speculation that parts from the Mercedes E-Class S 214 series were used for the conversion, while other users are sure that this is a (very good) fake made in Photoshop. Other users comment that it is simply a Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake.

And while the latter can at least be ruled out, no definitive judgment can be made from a distance as to whether this S-Class T-model is real or fake.

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Although estate cars are a popular class (especially in Germany), not every manufacturer offers them in every class

With the ongoing SUV boom, the emergence of such models seems unlikely