Forget the fabled Autobahn; if you want to understand the new S-Class, you gotta take it to Edsa, preferably on a weekday, in the afternoon and on a payday where everyone is stuck in traffic. The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class can show you all its tricks while you wait in traffic.
The latest S-Class brings that now-familiar opulence, with fat banks of glossy wood, ambient lighting (in 64 selectable colors) fit for a hip Berlin hotel as well as dramatic metal vents and speaker grilles. Throne-like chairs offer myriad adjustments and optional pillowed headrests. Newly robust massage functions bring some of the strongest magic fingers in the industry, now with 10 separate programs.
Not only is the Benz authentically spacious, it has a bunch of tricks to feel even more so. The 3-D instrument panel, which defies description in print but is utterly convincing and even a little vertigo-inducing in navigation mode, sits next to a massive more-than-Tesla-style center touchscreen with plenty of air behind both. The yacht-like sweep of the beveled wooden dashboard is designed to increase the perception of space at shoulder height.
There was a time when the S-Class set the style for the whole industry to follow, by contrast, this car seems like a pastiche of other peoples’ ideas. Not that it matters. If you have an S-Class, other people will eventually figure out that you have one. They will be jealous, and rightly so, because on Manila roads, the S-Class turns heads, and people give way just to see who is riding in the back.
The clear design of the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class focuses on what matters: perfect exterior proportions and contemporary luxury inside. The pioneering innovations of the new S-Class thus give it a unique and irresistible presence.
Modern luxury and first-class comfort reach a new level in the new S-Class. It is the ideal haven for anyone for whom driving a car will always be about much more than simply transportation. Innovative comfort-oriented features create a superior driving experience from the driver's seat to the rear. This is the place to be. And you needn’t pay much attention to your surroundings, because the S-Class will faithfully take you all the way down the road with no intervention other than the gentle, occasional reassurance of your touch on the steering wheel.
Feature Highlights
Active Ambient Lighting
Ambient lighting in 64 static colors, all colors can be selected individually. This also support driving assistance systems visually, emphasizing the intelligence of your vehicle.
KEYLESS-GO with seamless door handles
KEYLESS-GO puts an end to searches for the vehicle key. As soon as the convenience system detects your key in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle, the flush-fitting door handles automatically extend. When you drive off or lock the doors, they retract and are elegantly integrated into the side design – a clear technical and visual advantage for you.
Digital Light
DIGITAL LIGHT includes an HD system with projection module (more than 1 million pixels per headlamp) and MULTIBEAM LED background module (84 high-performance LEDs per headlamp).
MBUX Rear Tablet
Lean back comfortably and yet retain control with the MBUX rear tablet. Like with a remote control, you can access the MBUX multimedia system for example and control comfort equipment. With the full-fledged 7-inch tablet you can also use the internet or Android apps.
MBUX Augmented Reality for Navigation
To enable you to find your way in complex traffic situations, MBUX Augmented Reality Navigation connects the virtual world with the real world. The technology incorporates graphical navigation instructions and traffic information into live images. So you reach your destination quickly, safely and stress-free.
Driving Assistance Package
Bringing you to your destination reliably, safely and relaxed: thanks to modern, intelligently networked sensor systems you enjoy the various advantages of partially automated driving. Numerous driver assistance systems support you as the situation requires, warning you if there is a risk collision and intervening if necessary - for the benefit of all road users.
Executive Seats with Rear Comfort Package
An automotive benchmark for peace and quiet, sleeping comfort and absolute relaxation on long journeys. The continuous, comfortable reclining surface of the executive seat, together with electrically extending leg rest, ensures a pleasant postion for sleeping. Control the seat backrest at the press of a button and enjoy an almost flat surface to lie on.
MBUX High-End Rear Seat Entertainment System
Enjoy first-class entertainment via two fully integrated high-resolution 11.6-inch displays. Even in the rear, this gives you the full MBUX experience with direct access to vehicle functions.
OLED Central Display with 12.8in screen diagonally
The 12.8inch OLED central display transforms your cockpit into a high-tech command center featuring outstanding dimensions and a useful operating area. The excellent color brilliance additionally enhances the interior design. The haptic feedback improves and facilities intuitive input while driving.
Refrigerated Compartment
Cooled drinks and food always to hand. The removable refrigerated compartment is harmoniously housed in the rear armrest, and hold 10 liters. You can therefore enjoy refreshing cold drinks even when outside temperatures are high.
In a world where the wealthy increasingly insist on the same vehicular elevation, the S-Class amounts to little more than a love letter to the firm’s most devoted and particular customers. This is no cause for concern; rather, we should appreciate the fact that it exists at all. Mercedes-Benz set out to restore the S-Class' place amongst the greatest sedans in the world.
But, It is hard to imagine an existing S-Class owner not being thrilled with the new model. The potentates and billionaires will want the Mercedes-Maybach variant, complete with extra wheelbase, yacht-club interior, and two-tone paint. It’s the one to have in Dubai or Moscow — but here on the streets of our archipelago, the S500 4Matic Long will reign supreme, and rightly so. The best new car in the world? We reckon it's highly likely. Mission accomplished, Mercedes.
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