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Mercedes-Benz S-Class

$ 242,361 - $ 573,192* MRLP

In spite of our love for SUVs, this is still the most quintessential luxury vehicle offered by Mercedes-Benz. Expect lashings of luxury, space, comfort and refinement. The range spans from the six-cylinder S450, all the way to the flagship V12-powered Maybach variant.

Latest Mercedes-Benz S-Class ratings breakdown

8.4

Performance
8.4
Safety Technology
8.0
Ride Quality
9.0
Infotainment & Connectivity
8.9
Handling & Dynamics
7.7
Energy Efficiency
7.2
Driver Technology
9.3
Value for Money
7.7
Interior Comfort & Packaging
8.9
Fit for Purpose
8.7
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What we love

  • -Mesmerising ride quality
  • -Top-level powertrain refinement
  • -Cabin not only gorgeous, but also supremely comfortable
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What we don't

  • -Finicky doorhandles prove annoying to use
  • -Expensive to run and maintain
  • -Fiddly wireless phone charger cubby
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8.4

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Launch Review | 9 Jun 2022

8.1

The Rolls-Royce of Mercedes-Benzes is as long as a limousine and powered by a twin-turbo V12. This is what it’s like to drive.
2022 Mercedes-Benz S580L review: Australian first drive
Launch Review | 26 May 2022

8.1

A V8 mild-hybrid has joined the Mercedes-Benz S-Class limousine line-up six months after the new generation was introduced locally.
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2021 Mercedes-Benz S450 4Matic review
Review | 7 Oct 2021

8.8

Does Mercedes-Benz’s new king have the luxury, the technology and the drive to see off some unexpected rivals for the throne?

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Price*

YearVariantPrice
2024Mercedes-Benz S-Class S450 3.0L Sedan 4WD$242,361
2024Mercedes-Benz S-Class S580 4.0L Sedan LWB 4WD$332,760
2024Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach S680 6.0L Sedan 4WD$573,192

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Specs:

Variant (1 available)
mercedes-s
Price
$242,361*
FuelType
Petrol
Transmission
Auto
Drive Type
4WD
Engine
3.0TeC/17kW
Fuel Efficiency
Seats
5
Towing braked
2100 kg
Towing unbraked
750 kg
Variant (1 available)
Variant (1 available)

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Mercedes-Benz S-Class Dimensions

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has 3 variants. The height ranges from 1503mm to 1510mm, the width ranges from 1921mm to 1954mm and length is between 5180mm and 5470mm:

HeightWidthLength
From1503mm1921mm5180mm
To1510mm1954mm5470mm

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2017 Mercedes-Benz S350 D L: owner review
Owner Review | 19 May 2021
I bought this car in September 2018 as an Approved Used car from Mercedes Benz Edinburgh, Scotland. I will bring the car into Australia as a Private Import late 2019. After covering 15,000 kms, I'm in love, hence the phenomenal scores. The car looks gorgeous in it's AMG Line trim, black on black with 5 double spoke wheels. It turns heads everywhere, especially as I try and navigate 5.3m or 17 foot 6 inches through narrow lanes all over Britain and Europe. I have driven in all manner of crazy weather conditions and never felt unsettled. The car's amazing suite of hi-tech driving aids work flawlessly. Whenever I have passengers in the car at night, the Wow factor of the brilliant intelligent headlight system never fails to raise a grin! The brakes are cross drilled and pull the car up straight and in amazingly short distances for such a heavy car. I've never managed to induce fade, even punting the car through the legendary Furka Pass in Switzerland. The engine is super smooth for a diesel, with only the slightest hint of vibration in the cabin until it reaches operating temperature. Forget a horsepower number it's all about TORQUE with a Capital 'T'. Several times I've put the boot in joining a Motorway, Autobahn, AutoStrada or AutoRoute and the Stability Control has engaged to stop 680Nm from spinning the rears. Amazing! The new era 9 speed gearbox can't be caught out in any situation. The shifts are almost undetectable up or down and the learning capability means it just gets better the more I drive it. In Economy mode it always shifts up to the highest gear possible to save fuel. Change the engine and gearbox settings to Sport Mode and the car's character changes immensely. I know it sounds ridiculous to even talk about a diesel limousine feeling like a rock n roll performance car, but this things lifts it's immense skirts and charges down the Autobahn or steams up the Alps like a giant rocket. I've owned a 2015 C63s wagon (375Kw and 700Nm) so I know performance. Fuel econony is phenomenal. I deliberately set the cruise control at 100 kmh across Austria on my way to friends. 300 kms at 4.7l/100 kms! (thats nearly 60 mpg!) When diesel is AUD$2.60 to $3.10 a litre it's very helpful. I got the opportunity to cruise at 220 kmh in Germany for hours. Fuel consumption - 7.8l/100km or more than 35 mpg! I was still being passed like I was standing still by all sorts of exotica! So much fun for a car nut. Inside is just a beautiful place to be. Everything works as advertised. I'm still discovering things inside the Menus! The two giant screens combined with the variable mood lighting had some of my friends dubbing it 'The Space Ship'. Heated seats are a must in minus 10 to 20 and work well to keep one's tuckus warm! Seating and steering wheel adjust to provide the pefect driving position, period. The steering feels perfectly weighted in every condition. No complaints there! I've spent many nights reading the Owners Manual and playing in the cabin. Still nowhere near exploring everything this machine has to offer. The car is a long wheelbase model and that is all about the rear passenger's comfort. Everyone who's ridden in the back have expressed amazement that they feel like they're floating on a cloud. The AIRMATIC suspension is to blame! I just can't fault the car. Nothing rattles, squeaks or has fallen off. The tactile experience is perfection. I grin every time I walk up to or away from the car and certainly boast silly grins blasting across Europe at a standard 150 to 160 in France and 220 with a burst to 240 in Germany. The car has driven across, up, and over Scotland, England, Wales, France, on the Eurotunnel to get there - so cool, Switzerland (Furka Pass), Lichtenstein, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, San Marino and Monaco. It's brilliant and I love it.
2007 Mercedes-Benz S350: owner review
Owner Review | 11 Dec 2019
If you have read my previous owner review of my BMW 525i (https://www.caradvice.com.au/owner-reviews/2003-bmw-525i-sport-review/), you probably know already that I am a cheap-skate. I went to lengths describing how much of a good value that car was and how it was an absolute bargain. Here I am today with another cheap-skate option for those who might be interested. I saw there is only one S class owner review on CarAdvice and thought this might be a good opportunity to provide insight for someone who might be looking at one of these cars. Note that this review is more focused on my personal opinion on the value-for-money proposition that this car offers, and less so of a technical review with numbers and figures. With that out of the way, in the spotlight is a 2007 Mercedes-Benz S 350. The base model, the lowest rung of the ladder that is at the top of the hill. There are no exterior optional extras that improve the look except for these wheels, which I will touch on later. No sport packages, no rear spoilers, no side skirts. You cannot even see the twin exhaust tips. In the world of luxury cars, you don’t need to be flamboyant about being able to go fast; you know you just can, even in the base model. Visually speaking, I think S classes look best in black with chrome accents. The black colour hides the bulkiness very well and works with the soft flowing lines to make a svelte profile. Chrome accents break up the monotony and provide a notion of luxury and class. There is no mistaking when you see this car and think immediately of Mercedes-Benz. This particular example is loaded with optional extras. Let me however, start with the standard features that are worth mentioning. On the outside you get bi-xenon headlights with curvature control, cornering lights and auto-on headlights. The car rides on air suspension with switchable modes between comfort and sport. Parking sensors front and rear take care of the gigantic size of the car when parking. The doors are all electric assisted, in that they can be held open at any position and angle and provides a smooth actuation feel. The action of opening and closing the doors make you feel like you’re opening and closing a bank vault (vast majority of passengers who ride in my S 350 fail to close the door fully on the first try). A large electric sunroof is also fitted as standard. Inside the cabin, the first thing that grabs your attention is the central screen. Mercedes calls it COMAND and it serves most of the entertainment and controls of the car. This includes satellite navigation, TV tuner, climate control and the plethora of audio inputs (CD/DVD/SD card) and fine seat adjustments. The second thing that grabs your attention is the driver’s information screen or instrument cluster – it is partly digital and coloured and blends in exceptionally well with the traditional dials around it. The seats are extremely comfortable and are full leather with electric adjustments. There are 12 ways you can adjust these seats, and these are only the standard seats. Heated and ventilated seats were not standard but since 2008 they were made standard across the range. The list of standard equipment goes on, but it is time to move onto some sweet optional extras. The paint colour is called Designo Platinum Black, costs $18,000 alone. To continue the trend, the interior trimming is also Designo (the “personalised” division of Mercedes; comparable to BMW’s “Individual”) – this time in Piano Black. The Designo leather is the semi-aniline type and is extremely soft to the touch. Powered rear and side-rear sunshades add not only privacy but also make the interior cooler on summer days. The other big ticket option is of course the 20-inch AMG forged alloy wheels that costed an eye-watering $9,000 in 2007. One of the rarest options for a S Class of this generation – LED ambient lighting – is installed on this example (standard on S 500 and above but not the base S 350. Most S 350’s did not come with this option). Other options are too many to mention, but I was surprised that a reverse camera was not standard. Any car can have a long list of options and I do not think options and technical specs determine the overall “goodness” of the car. That is why a test drive in one of these cars will make sure you know why they costed over $190,000 in base guise (this particular example with extras costed over $300,000 in 2007 on-road). First off – let me mention the ride quality. If you haven’t been in a car with air suspension, you’re missing out. It is incredibly smooth and glides over city terrain with ease. This is on 20-inch wheels with 35 aspect low profile tyres – imagine on stock 17-inch tyres! You cannot feel/hear the small bumps at all and the big ones are not a ‘thud’ or ‘clunk’ but more like slapping a pillow – you feel very isolated. The sound insulation is next level compared to the BMW I previously reviewed. I thought that BMW was quiet, until I stepped in a S class. I wouldn’t say you cannot hear the engine running at all times, but during idle you definitely cannot hear it – you can feel it though (this example is due for an engine mount replacement). Moving away from the curb is effortless. With the 3.5L 90-degree V6 engine, you will hit 60 km/h sooner than you realise. The engine is definitely tuned for low end torque and not high end power. That’s one of the things sports car owners will definitely dislike about the car - the whole acceleration process is so silky and un-dramatic. There is no rush of adrenaline from the acceleration. There is no wind noise indicating you are at high speed. In order to get the power to the rear wheels so smoothly will mean a very smooth transmission. The standard transmission on the S class is a 7 speed automatic. That is 7 gears for forward motion, and 2 gears back. The reason for the 2 reverse gears is that of comfort (and in cold areas – traction in the snow). This is a typical torque converter style transmission, so nothing fancy in that regard. The shifts are smooth and you cannot feel the gear changes, at all. Moving towards the back cabin space, it is your usual specification you can find in almost any car. Except maybe for the powered sunshades and drop down mirrors for both rear passengers – a Mercedes classic. The legroom supposedly is plenty given the 5 m+ length of the car, but many of my friends find themselves wanting for more (but again many of my friends are over 185 cm tall). Again, it is not really the spec sheet that determines how good the car is. The ambience, sound insulation, smooth ride and sure-footedness feel is what you pay for in this type of car. In this regard, it certainly delivers. To tie back to the introduction, I must now reveal the price I paid for the car. Otherwise how can I prove that I am a cheap-skate? The cost for the car itself was $13,000. Now this is less than half of the average price of a 2007 S Class at the time of writing. So what happened? Look at the odometer and you will know why – it has travelled over 400,000 km. But how is this possible on original engine and transmission? Don’t you watch Scotty Kilmer on YouTube? Don’t Mercedes’, especially an S Class, break down within 100,000 km? The previous owner of this car (the second owner) was a businessman. He was a chauffeur and this was his money-making-machine. During the 4 years or so of him owning it, he has put on over 350,000 km to the odometer. During this period, servicing and maintenance was performed regularly at twice the frequency of Mercedes-Benz recommendation. Many people will be scared by the kilometres but if there is one thing you can be sure of when buying a chauffeured car, it is the fact that they are serviced religiously. Now also consider the driver is also the owner, the likelihood of him thrashing a car or not taking care of it will be nil. Note that this is not the same with rental/hire cars where the drivers often do not own the car. Many now will ask, “But how much you have to spend to get it working perfectly? Surely there must be some issues to it?” The answer is, yes of course. At the time of writing I have owned the car for several months now and I had to do some fixing (expected from my initial mechanic check prior to buying). None are critical however. I changed the power steering pump and reservoir system ($600 – was whining), the thermostat ($100 – stuck in open position) and coolant flush ($75 – had demineralised water prior), idler pulleys and drive belt ($100 – squeaking pulleys and cracked belt), replaced the oil cooler gaskets ($20 – minor oil leak). Total tab just under $14k – cheaper than the absolute cheapest brand new car you can buy today. I did all the work myself hence the low price quoted. Spending $14k for a $300k car, that means a depreciation of over 95% over 12 years in 2007 money. If you factor in inflation I think it will be a bit higher. Not too bad I’d say. If you would like to know more about this car please feel free to get in contact with me in the comment section below.
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Released in 1992, the Mercedes-Benz S Class could arguably be one of the last cars built to the 'the best or nothing' motto. The sheer presence, vault like build quality and incredible attention to detail command it to being a car almost like no other. It was referred to as 'the cathedral on wheels' when it first came out by the press - a result of the $1 billion USD development fee that changed the automotive landscape. I had always been curious to own an example of these and had the opportunity to grab one for a fantastic price. The sheer presence of the car cannot be understated, since it was designed to compete against the Rolls Royce and Bentley's of the era. Nearly 2m wide and over 5m long (in short wheelbase form too!) it certainly makes an impression wherever you drive. Compared to its sleek predecessor W126 (which I have also had the pleasure to own), the W140, while not traditionally 'elegant', set the luxury benchmark to a new level - this level of craftmanship and engineering was a key reason as to why I wanted to own one. The lengths Mercedes Benz went to beat the competition was unparalleled at the time. An example of the relentless pursuit of perfection is the double glazed windows - 3mm air gap between two panes of glass to minimise condensation and to help with sound insulation. The self closing vacuum system (Mercedes-Benz believed the electronics at the time were too unreliable and noisy, hence vacuum operated switches) in shutting the enormous doors, while holding down the remote button auto opens/shuts the sunroof and windows. Further creature comforts extend to power front seats with, electric steering adjustment and even electrically adjustable rear view mirror - all tied into the your memory settings! When the driver places the gear selector into Reverse, two little aerials extend from the boot corners so that you know where your edges are. My sound system still retains the original Bose speakers, however the head unit has been updated to a Sony unit to support bluetooth connectivity and USB charging to keep in with the times. The engineering extends to the way the car drives, sitting solid at 100 on the M7 across Sydney - no indication of wander or roughness, soaking up bumps and eating up highway kilometers with a gentle waft. Handling around bends and twists around is reassuring, and belies what a car this size should be able to do. The double pane glass keeps out the vast majority of the wind and tyre noise, while opening the sunroof elicits barely a breeze or noise at highway speeds, a testament to amount of thought that went into this vehicle. While I can argue the vehicle is a monument to German engineering prowess, my 22 year old example is not without its pitfalls - some due to age, others from decisions made in Stuttgart. The transmission, a 4 speed type sits at 2700 @ 100km/h and nearly 3000 @ 110km/h - coming from a BA Ford Fairlane and BMW 745i, it's quite surprising to cruise at such high revs for a large limousine. The norm for my other cars is around the 2000 mark - a 5th gear was added in 1995 with automatic torque clutch lock up to alleviate this. Given the high revving nature of the M104 inline 6 on the motorway, the fuel consumption for such a heavy car is surprisingly good. Out of an average 90L tank of Premium 95 fuel (100L capacity total), my range fluctuates between 730 to 820 kms - an average of 11-12L/100. While a solid engine, the 3.2 in front can feel a little lethargic and to wring all the power you need to sink the boot or drop it a gear to move the 2 tonne beast with haste.

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FAQs

Where is the Mercedes-Benz S-Class made?
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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is built in Sindelfingen, Germany.

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