Mercedes-Benz S Class News
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Mercedes-Benz is expanding its S-Class family with two new fuel-efficient options, though neither have been confirmed for the U.S. market yet. The two models are the S300 BlueTEC Hybrid and S350 BlueTEC 4MATIC, the latter of which is likely to arrive here as a replacement for its previous-generation model. The S300 BlueTEC Hybrid is a diesel-electric hybrid version of the latest S-Class and features a 2.2-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel paired in parallel with an electric motor sandwiched between the engine and transmission. The engine produces 204 horsepower on its own while the electric...
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Mercedes To Attach Maybach Name To Stretched S-Class: Report
Mercedes-Benz might attach a Maybach badge to a stretched version of its S-Class currently in development and set to serve as the replacement for Maybach’s own 57 and 62 sedans. Though the stretched S-Class was originally thought to use the Pullman name, a name used on previous generations of...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S600 Brings V-12 Power To Detroit
Those in the market for the latest generation of Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class need not only opt for the 2015 S65 AMG if they’re after a V-12 under the hood. The German automaker has introduced an S600 model at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this week, complete with a twin-turbocharged V-12...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe Spy Video
Mercedes-Benz stunned audiences at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show with its Concept S-Class Coupe, and soon we’ll being seeing its production cousin, which its designers promise will retain close to 90 percent of the sultry concept’s lines. The new S-Class Coupe, the replacement for the...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Demand High, Sindelfingen Boosting Output
Mercedes is adding time to shifts at the German plant that builds its flagship sedan.
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Recalled For Faulty Seat Belt Anchor
Mercedes-Benz’s all-new 2014 S-Class has only just gone on sale but already it is experiencing its first recall. The German automaker has issued a recall on certain 2014 S550 models because of incorrectly installed seat belt anchors. The recall only affects 2014 S550 models manufactured from...
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The ultimate Mercedes-Benz S-Class has landed: the all-new 2015 S65 AMG. The big bruiser made its world debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show last week and will be sailing into showrooms in the second quarter of 2014. Under the hood sits a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12 that carries over from the previous S65 AMG. Peak power registers at 621 horsepower and is delivered over a wide band stretching from 4,800 to 5,400 rpm. Peak torque, meanwhile, all 738 pound-feet of it, is available from as low as 2,300 rpm and doesn’t taper off until 4,300 rpm. Needless to say, acceleration is...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe Spy Shots
Mercedes-Benz’s replacement for the CL-Class, the new S-Class Coupe, has been spotted in prototype form for more than a year and in September was previewed at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show by a stunning concept version. Today, we have new spy shots of a prototype for the high-performance AMG...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Revealed: Video, Live Photos
The V-8-powered 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG offers up everything you could ever want from a full-size performance sedan, but there’s something about having 12 cylinders nestled under the hood that simply makes a car feel a tad more special. Enter the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG, the...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Spy Video
At the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show in September, Mercedes-Benz took the covers off a new S-Class Coupe concept previewing the styling of the replacement for the automaker’s CL-Class. However, we’ve already seen several prototypes of the production version, an example of which is featured...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Design In Detail: Video
Watch Mercedes chief exterior designer Robert Lesnik explain all of the details of the new S-Class' design.
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class: Best Car To Buy 2014 Nominee
If you could only sit in one place, for the rest of your life, you could do a lot worse than to pick a seat from the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class. As we noted in our first drive of the new S63 AMG, they’re better described as thrones. But that’s just one example of how good the new S...
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Mercedes launched a new ad campaign for the redesigned 2014 S-Class.
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG first drive review
The Mercedes-Benz S Class is all new this year, and with it, we get an all-new S63 AMG with 4MATIC all-wheel drive. If there is such a thing as diamond icing on a platinum cake, this is it. First things first: this isn't a driver's car, at least not in the way a BMW M3, or a Ferrari 458 Italia, or...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid Live Photos And Video From Frankfurt
A full-sized luxury sedan capable of sub-6.0 second runs to 60 mph and fuel economy of 70 mpg or better may seem a little farfetched but it’s a promise Mercedes-Benz has made for its 2015 S500 Plug-In Hybrid, which made its world debut this week at the Frankfurt Auto Show and is due in...
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Mercedes Demonstrates Fully Autonomous S-Class, Promises Production Version By 2020: Video
Mercedes-Benz’s new S-Class is the first car in history capable of driving itself, though the car’s current autonomous mode is only suited for traffic jams and highway driving. However, Mercedes is committed to being the first to offer a car that works autonomously at all times and...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC: 577 HP Super Sedan, Live
If you've ever driven, say, a locomotive, and wished it were a bit more compact, but still nearly as powerful, you should take a closer look at the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. With 4MATIC all-wheel drive, a twin-turbo 5.5-liter V-8 rated at 577 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque, and some of...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept S-Class Coupe: Full Details, Live Photos And Video
The CL is dead, long live the S-Class Coupe. That's right, a new coupe form of the S-Class sedan has been previewed today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, a harbinger of the car that's coming to replace the CL-Class. Whether the new two-door take on the S-Class theme is to your liking or not, it's...
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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class launches onto the market in October, initially in S550, S550 4MATIC and S63 AMG trim, and pricing for the range starts at $93,825, including destination. That starting price is for the 2014 S550, which is now priced $2,100 less than the outgoing model despite being an all-new design, delivering more power and having more standard features. Some features now fitted as standard include LED headlights, a sunroof, a backup camera and adaptive windscreen wipers. Of course, there are plenty of optional goodies that will quickly inflate the car’s sticker. Pricing...
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Mercedes S-Class Coupe Concept Teased In New Photos And Video
It's no secret Mercedes-Benz has been working on a new S-Class Coupe for a long time now, but soon, it will get much closer to public reality: a concept version is coming to the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show this week. These latest teaser photos and video show just about what you'd expect based on the...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Spotted During Photo Shoot: Video
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG has been spotted without any camouflage bar a small strip of tape over its “S65 AMG” trunk lid badge. The car is AMG’s V-12-powered S-Class variant and is expected to make its world debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show in November. It was spotted...
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Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid: 0-60 In 5.5 Seconds And 78 MPG
Mercedes-Benz first hinted at the launch of an S-Class with plug-in hybrid capability as far back as 2009 when it unveiled the Vision S500 Plug-In Hybrid concept. Here was a full-size luxury sedan capable of 0-60 mph runs in under 6.0 seconds and gas mileage of 70 mpg or better, but the best part...
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Brabus Brings The Heat For The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has only just made its entrance into the world. That doesn't seem to matter to Brabus, the Benz super tuner with a penchant for high horsepower and speedo-twisting top speeds. Brabus has just released its specs for three available S-Class packages, and the results are...
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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Is Ready To Be Accessorized
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class represents the current pinnacle of automotive technology available. Mercedes engineers and designers go to great lengths to make sure that the S-Class remains the vehicle that pushes vehicular possibilities forward. That doesn't mean the car leaves the factory exactly...
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