Mercedes-Benz’s S-class has long been considered the ultimate luxury sedan, and every generation seemingly introduces new features, gadgets, safety, and technology that eventually trickle down to its other cars. The official debut of the new S-class happens September 2, but we had an early look and ride in a disguised prototype of Benz’s big sedan.
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We haven’t sat in the Maybach version yet, but the regular model we sampled is quite spacious, the design is welcoming, and everything you touch is soft and supple. Mercedes-Benz is using a new steering wheel with a spherical center that looks particularly good in light colors.
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Behind that steering wheel is a large and wide digital screen that displays information, gauges, or maps with impressive clarity. That information is complemented by a vast head-up display that provides the usual information. It also overlays navigation instructions and arrows onto the real world that make it nearly impossible to miss an upcoming turn.
[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Equipped with a new and optional all-wheel steering system that can turn the rear wheels an astonishing 10 degrees, the S-class drastically reduces its turning-circle diameter. It can turn with such ease that it entirely takes the stress out of tight parking structures. Piloted by chief engineer Jürgen Weissinger, it maneuvers through a tight course with the ease of a go-kart. For the United States market the need may not have been as urgent, but in Europe’s crowded cities and narrow streets, this option makes driving a large sedan much easier. At higher speeds, the system improves high-speed stability by slightly turning the rear wheels in the same direction as the fronts.
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As always, the S-class pushes safety to the next level. A new autonomous driving system is promised, but when and where it will be offered is mostly a question of regulation. There are up to 16 airbags in the S-class, including seatbelt bags and separate airbags extending from behind the front seat. Those airbags will inflate differently when child seats are detected. And when the car detects an imminent side impact, the body can be raised in fractions of a second by more than three inches in order to expose stiffer elements of the structure, something the Audi A8 also does.
Niliona review ya S-Class 2018 model pale carwow and it reeks of luxury. Shida ya benz ni practicality in a third world country like Kenya where there is a big bump or pothole every 1 kilometre. Luxury SUVs are more practical in Kenya.
The big ass display screens have never grown on me. How the hell do you navigate through menus while cruising at over 80kmph? Button would do for me as we saw in the W221.
if rear wheel are turning as shown it means if you are going forward and you turn left you need to use you right side mirror to avoid hitting something with your rear right side. This requires practice and patience to get used to it
Piloted by chief engineer Jürgen Weissinger, it maneuvers through a tight course with the ease of a go-kart. For the United States market the need may not have been as urgent, but in Europe’s crowded cities and narrow streets, this option makes driving a large sedan much easier. At higher speeds, the system improves high-speed stability by slightly turning the rear wheels in the same direction as the fronts.