S-Class’ frontal changes are easy to spot. Image: Mercedes-Benz Teased last week, Mercedes-Benz officially revealed the facelift S-Class on Thursday evening (29 January) as part of its 140thanniversary celebration. Debuting exactly 140 years to the day of Karl Benz’s Patent Motorwagen, the internally named W223 S-Class is a reported 50% new, with 2 700 updated or new components.
Arriving less than six years ago after its global unveiling, the various changes mostly centre around the interior, and underneath the S-Class’ bonnet. Externally, the changesinclude a new grille, an optional illuminated three-pointed star logo, and the same bumper as the almost defunctall-electric faceliftedEQS. include a new grille, an optional illuminated three-pointed star logo, and the same bumper as the almost defunctall-electric facelifted Along with new headlights, the S-Class further gets Benz’s Digital Light LEDs, and at the rear, restyled light clusters.
A chrome strip running across the width of the bootlid and a Mercedes-Benz animation projected onto the ground, rounds the exterior off. Available with up to 21-inch alloy wheels, Mercedes-Benz has kept the S-Class’ dynamics mostly unchanged. However, all variants now come with the Airmatic air suspension and rear axle steering systems as standard.
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The electronically adjustable dampers, part of the E-Active Body Control system, is, however, still a cost option. Where the majority of the changes have taken place, is inside. Taken from the EQS, the Hyperscreen now becomes Superscreen consisting of three displays.
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