Mercedes S Class Coupe & GLA SUV Spy photos - from Mercedes

Mercedes US CEO, Steve Cannon, has been busy Tweeting photos of new Mercedes hot weather testing in Death Valley – the Mercedes S Class Coupe and GLA SUV.

The new Mercedes S-Class Coupe & GLA Compact SUV have been testing in Death Valley

With the petrolhead world getting used to seeing spy photos of new cars to come on a daily basis, car makers are getting in on the act with their own photos of suitably camouflaged new models.

Mercedes already has a history of releasing spy photos of upcoming models, and we’ve recently had photos from Mercedes of the ‘baby’ SLS – the new Mercedes SLC – as well as previous spy shots of the SLS and SLK before they were launched.

Now we have the head of Mercedes-Benz in the US, Steve Cannon, taking to Twitter to show the world what they’re busy hot weather testing in Death Valley.

First up is the 2-door coupe version of the new S-Class – the 2014 Mercedes S-Class Coupe – which looks like its getting a bit more than a cut-down wheelbase and two fewer doors, with an outline beneath the camouflage that appears to be far more individual than previous CLs have been. Which it will need to be if Mercedes are going to take on cars like the Bentley Continental with any real purpose.

Also revealed by Steve is a camouflaged Mercedes GLA SUV also out testing in Death Valley.

We’ve already seen the GLA Concept which, minus a few concept fripperies, shows us just what the new A-Class SUV will offer when it arrives in 2014 to take on the compact premium SUV/Crossover market with what, if it’s as able as the new A-Class, will be a very credible option.

At this rate, spy photographers are going to have to look for a new direction.