Mercedes-Benz S Class News
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When your tagline is "The best or nothing," you go to great lengths to ensure your vehicles are innovative, ground breaking and of the highest quality. In the case of the new Mercedes-Benz flagship, the S-Class, the attention to detail is taken to a whole new level as pointed out in this video, first picked up by Jalopnik. Mercedes-Benz is in the midst of launching its redesigned 2014 S-Class, and it's calling it the best car in the world. For decades it's been one of the benchmarks in the car world, and the new car is mounting some fresh hardware to back up the automaker's claims. We are...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Revealed: Video
If you’re looking for one of the fastest ways to transport you and four of your friends, in luxury and style, look no further than the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC, the latest weapon in AMG’s expanding arsenal and possibly one of the fastest full-size luxury sedans ever launched...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Teased In New Video
What does the 2014 update to the S63 AMG hold in store?
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class first drive review
One of the more confusing questions car reviewers get--other than, "why so much bacon?"--is innocent enough, on the surface. "What's the best car?" Hm. Can I get a metric? Some vague parameters or constraints? Are we talking about the most value you can extract from a $20,000 bill--or the most...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Revealed Early In Official Video
Mercedes-Benz this week started production of its sixth-generation S Class at its main plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, and in an official video showing the production line one of the cars featured just so happens to be the high-performance S63 AMG variant. The latest S63 AMG model is yet to be...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class Enters Production: Video
The sixth-generation Mercedes-Benz S Class, the W222 series, has just entered production at a plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. On hand to celebrate the start of production of the latest model was Mercedes CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche as well as new manufacturing head Andreas Renschler. Sales of the new S...
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The Mercedes-Benz S Class has been the perennial leader for new technologies in the automotive sector for decades, and with the launch of the latest generation that trend looks set to continue. The new 2014 S Class’ tech features are numerous but the big ticket items are its advanced safety technologies and autonomous driving ability--yes, the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class will be the first production vehicle that will be able to drive itself (in certain situations). This video gives a good rundown on some of the features, though it should be noted that the model presented is a...
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Will Mercedes’ New S Class Coupe Keep CL Name?
With the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class now out in the open, attention turns to the coupe version of the car, which in previous generations was known as the CL Class. The next generation of the big luxury coupe, which has been spied in prototype form for over a year, is widely expected to be called an...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Spy Shots
What's in store for Mercedes-Benz's update to the S63 AMG? We should know in the next several months.
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Fully Autonomous S Class Could Arrive Before Launch Of Next-Gen Model: Report
The new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class revealed yesterday and set to go on sale this fall has all the technology needed to operate fully autonomously, but has been programmed not to due to a lack of legislation. That’s according to the head of Mercedes’ R&D division, Thomas Weber. "We...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class: Live Photos And Video From Unveiling
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class was just unveiled this evening at an event in Hamburg. We were there to grab the live photos so you can see what the car looks like outside of a staged Arizona desert scene. The short of it: the new S Class is impressive. The interior is even more dramatic an...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class preview
While the fight for dominance at the top of the full-sized luxury sedan class is an elegant affair, governed by gentleman's rules, it's still a fight--and a fierce one. Today, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class enters the ring looking for a knockout. What is the S Class' secret combo? Three engineering...
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UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation S Class, the W222, is set for its official debut next month, and with the reveal so soon it appears Mercedes’ engineers have become a bit lax with the amount of camouflage gear they use on the last of the prototypes. This latest example, spotted just outside Germany’s Nürburgring, is wearing the least amount of camouflage we’ve seen yet, virtually revealing most of the new car’s details. We can clearly see new LED daytime running lights...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class Interior Preview
UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class promises to be the "best automobile in the world." That's a tall claim in a world recently stocked with hybrid supercars, hyper-luxury/hyper-performance convertibles, and much...
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Mercedes Explains Its 2014 S Class’ Autonomous System: Video
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class due out next year will be the first car in history to offer customers a fully autonomous system, whereby the car will be able to drive itself--in certain situations--without any driver involvement. This is made possible due to an extensive array of sensors on the new...
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Tracing The Mercedes-Benz S Class’ Roots
Next year a brand new generation of the Mercedes-Benz S Class will be launched. The new car, the W222 series, will be the sixth generation of the S Class, but the tradition of large flagship sedans from Mercedes-Benz dates back much farther than just six generations. In fact, it goes all the way...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class' Autonomous Steering Tested
Like it or not, autonomous cars are coming. But with any new technology, especially one that’s particularly groundbreaking, the introduction of self-driving technology in cars is being done gradually, with each introduction merely a stepping stone to the next facet of the technology. First...
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Mercedes To Rely On Plug-In Tech For Future Large Cars
While mainstream cars downsize to four and even three-cylinder engines, there will always be demand for large and luxurious cars like the Mercedes-Benz S Class. Buyers have no issues accepting a four-cylinder C Class, but it’s unlikely that the same can be said about the flagship S Class...
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At the recent Paris Auto Show Mercedes-Benz showed of a three-dimensional sculpture said to preview its next-generation S Class, a car due out next year as a 2014 model. Called the Aesthetics S, the sculpture was accompanied by a dynamic lighting show and was created completely in-house by the automaker’s own design team. In this latest video, Mercedes design chief Gorden Wagener explains the details of the sculpture and how it ties in with the automaker’s actual models. In particular, the Aesthetics S hints at the future design of Mercedes’ large cars, starting with the new...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class Previewed With ‘Aesthetics S’ Sculpture
UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class is on track for a debut early next year, but we’ll get our first official glimpse of the car at this month’s 2012 Paris Auto Show thanks to a stunning piece of art...
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Will Mercedes-Benz Introduce The Next S-Class In China?
The next Mercedes-Benz S-Class will represent a significant evolution of Mercedes’ flagship sedan. Due in 2013 as a 2014 model, it’s going a bit further upscale to (hopefully) fill the void left by the departure of Maybach from the market. Based on the spy photos and spy video...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class Spy Video
UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. The next-generation Mercedes-Benz S Class is now less than a year away from launch and as indicated by this latest spy video development work appears nearly complete. The new S Class, which carries the...
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Luxury Automakers Forced To Offer Big Discounts In China
While once they enjoyed record margins on each of their sales, luxury automakers in China are now offering big discounts to move vehicles off showroom floors. As recently as last year, buyers in China seeking a popular model like the Mercedes-Benz S600 L were paying as much as $31,600 on top of the...
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Mercedes-Benz Ponders The Future Of In-Car Tech
While cars have become much more advanced in recent years, many of the controls inside them haven't changed over the past 40 years. Mercedes is working on updating the interface between car and driver.
Kurt Ernst