Mercedes-Benz S Class News

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class, live photos from unveiling in Hamburg

    Mercedes-Benz’s latest S-Class, the W222, has been with us for just over a year and already it's managed to rack up more than 100,000 sales worldwide. This is the best rate of sales for any S-Class generation in its first full year on the market, and with new S-Class variants coming like the S-Class Coupe, a future convertible and long-wheelbase ‘Maybach’ and ‘Pullman’ models the records are likely to keep tumbling. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spy Video Yes, the rate of sales isn’t slowing yet. Since the start of the year, Mercedes has sold 75,391...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe
    2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Priced From $120,825

    The 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe is a sleeker alternative to the S-Class sedan.

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550e Plug-In Hybrid
    2016 Mercedes-Benz S550e Plug-In Hybrid first drive review

    The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has long been an automotive icon, one of the best cars in the world--and for more than 50 years, the vehicle of choice for prosperous German businessmen. Against it, the BMW 7-Series and the Audi A8 still seem like pretenders. In Manhattan or Tokyo or Rio or Dubai, the...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class, live photos from unveiling in Hamburg
    Mercedes S-Class Designer Hints At Future Interior Tech, Including Gesture Control

    The current-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class already set new standards for interior comfort and technology when it debuted in 2013, but the next car, due in 2018, will take things another step forward. Speaking to Auto Express, Mercedes’ chief interior designer Jan Kaul said that the brand...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid
    Mercedes S-Class Plug-In Hybrid Ad Highlights F1 Tech: Video

    You might think there's not much similarity between a Grand Prix race car and a luxury Mercedes sedan. And... well, you'd be right. The F1 car is hugely faster, single-minded, needs hundreds of people to maintain it on a weekly basis and is utterly useless at picking up the groceries. The S-Class...

  • Smart Fortwo vs Mercedes-Benz S-Class crash test
    Smart Fortwo Vs. Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Crash Test Video

    Daimler's Smart brand has faced many challenges in the past, but overcoming common perception is probably toughest of all. So used to huge SUVs and pickups are many customers, that they refuse to believe anything as small as the Smart Fortwo can be safe. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Veneno Roadster...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe

    Mercedes-Benz’s S63 AMG Coupe certainly isn’t lacking in the power department, but the German automaker knows that some of its customers will always seek more. That’s why we have the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe, a luxury grand tourer with a big V-12 heart. That V-12 is the familiar twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter lump found in the S65 AMG sedan and SL65 AMG convertible, and its peak output is pegged at 621 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. This is enough for 0-60 mph acceleration in an estimated 4.0 seconds, and achieving a governed 186 mph top speed should...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid
    Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid Beats Original Acceleration, Range Estimates

    The Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid is quicker and more efficient than originally forecast.

  • Mercedes-Maybach S-Class spy shots
    2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Spy Video

    Mercedes-Benz is working on a stretched version of its S-Class sedan, a prototype for which is featured in our exclusive spy video. Up to six different S-Class variants will eventually be launched, including this S-Class Maybach, which we’re expecting to be revealed later this year, as a 2015...

  • 2009 Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman
    Brabus To Build New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman?

    Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra, extra-long version of its S-Class sedan that will revive the Pullman name and have a price tag that’s more than double that of the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Like previous-generations Mercedes Pullmans, the new one will likely come exclusively in S600 trim and...

  • 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman (Image: Bonhams)
    1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Going Up For Auction

    Are you a rock star? Famous actor? An oil baron? Perhaps you're the dictatorial leader of some far-flung country? If you answered "yes" to any of the previous questions then keep your eye on the upcoming Bonhams auction at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart, as an original 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600...

  • Mercedes-Maybach S-Class spy shots
    2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Spy Shots

    These are the latest spy shots of the stretched 'Maybach' version of the latest-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Up to six different S-Class variants will eventually be launched, including this S-Class Maybach, which we’re expecting to be revealed later this year, as a 2015 model. Once a...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe first drive

    Life is good. Life is especially good when you’re in Tuscany behind the wheel of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe. Life gets downright magical when threading your way through hills dotted with castellos, pointing the S63 two-door down a picturesque winding two-lane and loosing the horses. Your heart races, the scenery smooths to a blur, the car dances under you. MUST READ: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Runs The Quarter Mile In 11.2 Seconds: Video Disregard the traffic cameras; it’s a small price to pay for this kind of satisfaction. Then suddenly you’re at your...

  • 2009 Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman
    Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman To Be World’s Most Expensive Sedan

    Mercedes-Benz is working on a stretched version of its latest-generation S-Class that is expected to debut at the end of the year and revive the Maybach name as a new trim level. However, this won’t be the most upmarket version of the S-Class as Mercedes is also working on an extra-long...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Dynamic Curve suspension
    Mercedes Details 2015 S-Class Coupe's Curve Tilting Function

    You won't be getting your knee on the ground through every corner, but Mercedes-Benz's latest technology replicates at least one of the sensations of cornering in a motorcycle--leaning into bends. MUST SEE: McLaren P1 Vs. Bugatti Veyron Drag Race In The Wild: Video Active suspension is nothing new...

  • Mercedes-Benz S500 INTELLIGENT DRIVE prototype
    Mercedes Doesn’t Want You To Forget Its Autonomous Car Development: Video

    This week Google unveiled its first car, a prototype autonomous vehicle devoid of a steering wheel and brakes yet capable of transporting passengers at speeds of up to 25 mph. Like most fully autonomous cars, Google’s prototype can only travel on pre-set routes but the plan is to eventually...

  • 2009 Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman
    Is The Sixth And Final Mercedes S-Class Variant An Extra, Extra-Long Pullman?

    Mercedes-Benz has hinted on several occasions that its latest S-Class will eventually be offered in as many as six different bodystyles. The first two to hit the market were the regular model sold overseas and long-wheelbase version that we get as standard in the U.S. Later this year we’ll...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe, 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe Video Preview

    The fantastic new Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan adds a two-door companion this year—there’s no more CL-Class coupe, instead there’s the beautiful new S-Class Coupe. It was unveiled earlier this year in Geneva, but at the New York Auto Show it made its debut decked out in S63 AMG...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe, 2014 New York Auto Show

    Mercedes-Benz’s replacement for the CL-Class, the new S-Class Coupe, made its debut last month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Today, we have the first details and photos for the high-performance AMG variant, which will join the regular model in showrooms this fall, as a 2015 model. It's been revealed at the 2014 New York Auto Show. The car’s official title is the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC Coupe. Yes, like its S63 AMG sedan cousin, the new S63 AMG Coupe will be coming with 4MATIC all-wheel drive as standard here in the U.S. Other markets will have a rear-wheel-drive version...

  • Mercedes-Benz S Class catches fire in Germany (Image: Merkur Online)
    New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Catches Fire In Germany

    The era of camera-equipped and internet-enabled smartphones means we're never more than a few taps of a thumb away from events across the world. That's not so great for Mercedes-Benz though, as it's the latest automaker to suffer a very public fire incident. Images on German website Merkur Online...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid
    Mercedes Exec Hints At Electric S-Class

    Mercedes-Benz’s latest S-Class will soon be available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid forms, with the latter promising fuel economy of up to 78 mpg when it arrives on the market early next year. However, further down the track we could see a pure electric version of the popular luxury sedan that...

  • Mercedes-Maybach S-Class spy shots
    Maybach Apparently Not Down For The (Expensive) Count

    Remember the Maybach? You should, since it only went away in 2012. The ultra-luxe arm of Mercedes-Benz never quite hit the sales numbers it was shooting for. In its ten year run, just over 3,000 units found their way into presumably high-end garages. Automakers like Bentley and Rolls-Royce can now...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class coupe, 2014 Geneva Motor Show
    2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos

    The Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan has already put the world on notice, from its standard stance on opulence in the S550 to the impeccably impressive S63 AMG super sedan. Now, the sedan gets a sleeker, sportier companion: the 2015 S-Class Coupe. A striking profile marks the S-Class Coupe apart from...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe spy shots
    2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Spy Shots (With Interior)

    The 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe is on its way, and the latest images give us the best view of the car yet, in both standard S-Class coupe form and with what appears to be an AMG aero package. Details at the front and rear are clear, revealing a direct link to the S-Class sedan's styling...

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