Benz's flagship is on a serious diet and, from these spy shots, gets a leaner, more air-slick look as well. Like the BMW 3 Series, the S-Class likely will drop two cylinders in base form for the U.S. market, which means an S350. Can it lose two more? Mercedes isrnreadying an S300 Bluetec Hybrid for Europe, with a 204-horsepower, four-cylinder turbodiesel plus a 20-horse electric motor. If Mercedes significantly boosts its CAFE elsewhere in the lineup, a four-banger S-Class is unlikely for our market.
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