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I will never forget the first time I drove a Mercedes S-Class. A group of us are testing for the 2015 Autoblog Technology of the Year award in Northern Michigan. After three days of running around with the camera, the last thing I wanted to do was drive home by myself that took five hours, but it was something I had to do. Thankfully, I was handed the keys to the S-Class we tested. The next five hours were unbelievable, thanks to the clear passageways and heated massage seats, and I became a lifelong S-Class fan. You can do it too, if you win this from Omaze.
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Here’s what we thought of the S-Class when we drove it earlier this year:
“The styling of the car has been more evolved. The new S-Class is 1.3 inches longer, wider 2 inches and rides on a 2 inch longer wheelbase. It’s also a bit taller than the outgoing model but appears to be lower. This is thanks to the unique main body crease line that runs in a gentle arc from the top of the ‘Multibeam LED’ headlights, through the doors just below the window line, back to the taillights. The rounded body also makes the car look smaller.
“At the front, there is still a large grille as usual, but its impact is blurred due to the rounded corners and by some things should be intricately machined metal instead of black plastic panels. with silver lines. They shield the various radar sensors that, along with the cameras behind the windshield, activate advanced driver assistance functions. Surprisingly perhaps, the three-pointed star hood decoration returns, even like Mercedes removed it from its other models, including the most recent E-Class. Records show the new flat door handle, which pops out when the driver approaches with the key. At the rear are new inverted triangle taillights.
“Typically Mercedes, one can toggle through the usual Eco, Comfort, Sport and Sport+ modes. Their variations are barely obvious, more notably in the performance of the standard Airmatic air suspension than in anything else. Even there, at any given time, it’s hard to guess what mode you’re in. The comfort that allows for that little extra bit of nodding body movement has long characterized S-Class riding and something many returning owners can look forward to. The chassis is stiffer in Sport and Sport+, but doesn’t detract from ride quality significantly.
“What detracts from the vehicle’s handling, however, is the extremely short side skirts on the optional 21-inch AMG Line wheels with 255/35 tires up front and 285/30 at the rear. The latter offers so little cushion that we blew the tire on a pothole. We’ll have bad luck except for the other five S580s on our driveway, all with the same wheel and tire package, which also suffer the same fate. Obviously, this type of tire is not suitable on anything other than smooth, glossy road surfaces and should be avoided. Stick with the 19s or 20s.
“The suspension allows the body to roll a little but not more, and the cream-colored steering is pleasant and direct. New is the rear-wheel drive system that first appeared on the S-Class. Above 37 mph, the rear wheels steer in the same direction as the front wheels; below that speed, they rotate in the opposite direction. There are two versions of the system, one with 4.5-degree rear steering (available on AMG models) and one with 10 degrees (available on Executive models), the latter reducing the turning radius by up to 7 feet. Why two versions? Because with the super-wide tires on the AMG Series, there’s no room inside the wheel wells for them to spin more. “
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