The 1978 S-Class was the first passenger vehicle in the world to get antilock brakes.
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Through a darkened archway flanked by stern looking security personnel are three 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans.
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Demand for the newly-introduced long versions of the E-class and S-class Mercedes models remains strong.
And added to external sensors, the S-Class will have internal sensors to monitor drivers.
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The Mercedes S-Class is due for a major redesign within the next year or so.
Mercedes updates the S-class with a faster engine, better mileage, and nicer seats, without raising prices.
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S-Class has high-tech systems to help with planning routes, avoiding traffic jams, and parking in tight spaces.
Now the technology is currently being tested for use in the latest generation of Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles.
Through the end of October, 7 Series sales were down 19% from 2003 and S-Class sales were off 12%.
On the 2014 Mercedes S-Class, this palm support just slides gently out of the way, disappearing into the console.
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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has a computer-driven suspension system that reduces body roll as the vehicle whips around a corner.
Custom-tailored BRABUS aluminum sport fenders that replace their production counterparts give the S-Class sedan an even more extravagant look.
Alternatively any existing current S-Class model can be equipped with the innovative multimedia system and all other BRABUS options.
It will compete with luxury standard-bearers like the Mercedes S-class and BMW 7-series.
Getting back to the Mercedes-Benz S400, look beyond the hybrid propulsion system and it remains an S-Class to the core.
Jaguar Land Rover is hoping a high-end SUV can draw customers away from the Mercedes-Benz S-class, VW's Bentley and other high-price brands.
Instead, it will focus on the S-Class as its premium luxury models.
The S350 Bluetec is also the only S-Class model with all-wheel drive.
The fact that Mercedes has orchestrated an international press event just to show off the interior of the 2014 S-Class says a lot.
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S-class is an example, with an onboard navigation system to map your route, radar to watch the road ahead and automatic cruise control.
Two iPads in the rear compartment not only play movies, music and Internet content, they also control all functions of the S-Class COMAND system.
But the mark Mercedes hopes to make with the 2014 S-Class has less to do with safety and more to do with comfort and luxury.
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That's because the dubious honor went to a car Consumer Reports also calls "sumptuous, " "quiet and luxurious" and "a delight to drive": the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
This is the first year that a model other than the BMW 7 Series, Lexus LS or Mercedes-Benz S-Class has led the overall model ranking.
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The Mercedes S350 Bluetec 4Matic is the least expensive S-Class model.
It has long been possible to load an S-Class with so many options that it pushes into the six-figure price range of a Bentley Continental Flying Spur.
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All wood trim elements of the S-Class are painstakingly created by hand from hundreds of individual pieces and have the look and feel of a miniature ship veneer.
On the current S-Class, the small, domed palm support for the large control knob just ahead of the center armrest flips open on exposed hinges to reveal a keypad.
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