In what is a huge vote of confidence in India’s manufacturing capabilities, the S-Class, Merc’s luxury flagship, often considered the best car in the world, gets a dedicated assembly line in Mercedes-Benz India’s manufacturing plant in Chakan, Maharashtra.
In a sea of SUVs, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class remains a limousine for the ages and a celebration of cardom
The Maestro gets a panoramic sunroof complete with the company’s Magic Sky Control Tech. This allows passengers to control how much light passes through the sunroof by electronically adjusting the opacity of the glass.
The flagship saloon from Mercedes-Benz was delivered to the actor last week when pictures were taken and shared on social media. The variant that now belongs to Bachchan is the S350d priced at Rs 1.38 crore, ex-showroom, without any optional extras.
The new luxury sedan was spied just some time back completely undisguised and there is also confirmation that the next-gen S-class will be unveiled in the second half of this year.
An Instagram account has just put up pictures of the new S-Class revealing a lot more detail about the new S-Class. You get a look at the front, the rear and even the interior of the car.
Mercedes also used this launch event to announce a new personalisation programme for its cars. 'Designo' as it is called, will help customers personalise their cars through an app.
Overdrive's Jamshed Patel tests if the BMW 7 series outshines three of its toughest rivals – Jaguar XJ L, Audi A8 L and the Mercedes Benz S-class.
Mercedes Benz S-Class is the ultimate expression of on-road motoring. It is definitely the best car there is in the world on-road. Everywhere off it Range Rover is still king.
The Standing Committee on Finance has called the government's move to impose additional tax on SUVs as discriminatory. Chairman of the Committee Yashwant Sinha has written to P Chidambaram opposing the move to Tax SUVs and he wants luxury cars to be taxed instead.
A Mahindra Bolero will cost you around Rs 8 lakh. A Mercedes-Benz S-class will cost you around Rs 90 lakh. But according to the government, you will have to pay more tax on buying a Bolero, than the S-class.