S-Class (W222) [Official] Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)

[Mick Briesgau]

Review S350 BlueTec.
After one month and 5.751 kilometers a short review.
DRIVE: the ride is, as expected very comfortable and gives you that "rich"feeling only luxury cars can give you. What astounded me, was that it's not only comfortable and relaxed but if you want to, the sporty qualities of the W222 are better than that of the W221. It's a better driving machine, especcially on curvy roads than my both W221's (both diesels, one pre FL, and one FL). Mind you, it's not a Panamera or A8, but it comes very close to BMW 7.
FUEL ECONOMY: according to my on board computer it's 5,5 ltr/100 km. In reality it's more to 6 litres/100 km, which is fabulous for a > 2000 kg car. I normally can drive a little over 1.000 kilometers and put circa 60 litres Diesel in it. When I've driven 10.000 km I'll take it to a maximum distance with one full tank. I guess it'll be somewhere between 1.100 and 1.200 kilometers.
QUALITY ASPECTS: My car is produced in the first decade of june 2014. So over a year after the first W222 were produced. Overall quality is very good. What I've read in the 7 series thread about W222 having poorer quality than W221 I can't agree with. By the way, there was a difference in quality between pre FL and post FL W221 imo. However, the W222 is as good as the W221 in overall impression. What I have to criticise about mine, is how the front doors are fit. This could be better, neater. Detail quality and materials used are first class. No problems so far, material- and techwise.

Next review at 10.000 kilmeters. If anyone has a special question, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[Rolf]

Review S350 BlueTec.
After one month and 5.751 kilometers a short review.
DRIVE: the ride is, as expected very comfortable and gives you that "rich"feeling only luxury cars can give you. What astounded me, is that it's not only comfortable and relaxed but if you want to, the sporty qualities of the W222 are better than that of the W221. It's a better driving machine, especcially on curvy roads than my both W221's (both diesels, one pre FL, and one FL). Mind you, it's not a Panamera or A8, but it comes very near to BMW 7.
FUEL ECONOMY: according to my on board computer it's 5,5 ltr/100 km. In reality it's more to 6 litres/100 km, which is fabulous for a > 2000 kg car. I normally can drive a little over 1.000 kilometers and put circa 60 litres Diesel in it. When I've driven 10.000 km I'll take it to a maximum disctance with one full tank. I guess it'll be somewhere between 1.100 and 1.200 kilometers.
QUALITY ASPECTS: My car is produced in the first decade of june 2014. So over a year after the first W222 were produced. Overall quality is very good. What I've read in the 7 series thread about W222 having poorer quality than W221 I can't agree with. By the way, there was a difference in quality between pre FL and post FL W221 imo. However, the W222 is as good as the W221 in overall impression. What I have to criticise about mine, is how the front doors are fit. This could be better, neater. Detail quality and materials used are first class. No problems so far, material- and techwise.

Next review at 10.000 kilmeters. If anyone has a special question, don't hesitate to ask.

Wow your fuel consumption is outstanding for such a big and heavy car with big engine. Is that mostly slow driving on highway? What average speed you travel? That is the kind of consumption I get on a really long trip (traveling at 120km/h) with my E90 320d a/t, so it amazing what you are getting with your fabulous car!

 

[Mick Briesgau]

Wow your fuel consumption is outstanding for such a big and heavy car with big engine. Is that mostly slow driving on highway? What average speed you travel? That is the kind of consumption I get on a really long trip (traveling at 120km/h) with my E90 320d a/t, so it amazing what you are getting with your fabulous car!

@Rolf thanks. Normal daily trip into the office and back home is circa 300 km from which circa 240 km motorway (Autobahn) and 60 km "town and country". Dutch motorway by the way. That means maximum speed 130 km/h. When you're annual mileage is rather high, you don't want a stressy daily ride but a comfortable and relaxed one. That means, I'll try to match my speed up to that of the driven speed of all the others. After all these years I'll manage quite well to do so. I almost always travel with distronic on. This constant speed with as less braking and speeding up as possible, brings you low fuel consumption; and calms your nervs as well . Aside from my daily commuting style of drive, Mercedes-Benz has put a lot of effort in fuel efficiency. The engine is great and the CW-rate (?) of the car is low.

 

[W201]

Do you find it quieter than your W221s?

 

[Rolf]

@Rolf thanks. Normal daily trip into the office and back home is circa 300 km from which circa 240 km motorway (Autobahn) and 60 km "town and country". Dutch motorway by the way. That means maximum speed 130 km/h. When you're annual mileage is rather high, you don't want a stressy daily ride but a comfortable and relaxed one. That means, I'll try to match my speed up to that of the driven speed of all the others. After all these years I'll manage quite well to do so. I almost always travel with distronic on. This constant speed with as less braking and speeding up as possible, brings you low fuel consumption; and calms your nervs as well . Aside from my daily commuting style of drive, Mercedes-Benz has put a lot of effort in fuel efficiency. The engine is great and the CW-rate (?) of the car is low.

Wow that is mighty impressive and the distances you drive a day can make anybody really tired as I was doing the same when I was living in Bahrain and working in Saudi Arabia, and if you don't drive a smooth and really comfortable car you can land up having lower back ache and real fatigue when arriving at your destination. You picked the perfect car for this long cruise!

 

[kiki voinea]

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[JLBM]

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Am I being daft? I don't understand that drink strapped to the wheel?

 

[W201]

Although the car can steer itself, it demands that you put your hands back on the wheel after some time (less than 30 seconds, I think). It gives you sound alert. However, this 'hack' fooled the system into thinking the driver has his hand on the wheel

I would really like to see the face of Mercedes engineers after watching this clip

 

[Mick Briesgau]

Do you find it quieter than your W221s?

Yes, W201, it's more cocoonlike than the W221. MB really succeeded in their NVH-reduction effort.

 

[someone1984]

Mercedes confirms three new S-Class variants, AMG GT production in a few weeks

2014 Mercedes-Benz extra-long wheelbase spy photo 03.09.2013 [3rd Sep, 2013] [3rd Sep, 2013] / S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

Company to invest 1.5 billion euros into the Sindelfingen plant
Mercedes has announced plans to invest €1.5 ($2 / £1.18) billion into their Sindelfingen plant by 2020.

The investment will be used to modernize the plant and gear up for production of a "new vehicle." The company was coy on specifics but the plant already builds the short- and long-wheelbase S-Class sedanand the S-Class Coupe. The plant will also build three additional S-Class models which are presumably the Maybach, Pullman andCabrio variants.

The head of the Sindelfingen plant, Dr. Willi Reiss, also confirmed the money will be used to build a new paint shop and assembly hall for the next-generation E-Class.

The company also confirmed the plant will build the AMG GT and production is scheduled to begin in a "few weeks."

 

[Pagani]

I thought Brabus was building the Pullman!

 

[Wolfgang]

True, Brabus will allegedly build the Pullman, although both Brabus and Daimler have declined to comment on the report so far, as far as I know.

Sindelfingen may help, particularly with the integrated Ex-Factory special protection versions.


Brabus to build Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman – report
High-performance aftermarket tuner Brabus will reportedly begin building the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman next year.

German publication Automobilwoche reports the S-Class Pullman limousine will be manufactured in Bottrop, Germany, from December 2015 by Brabus, a private company with a long history of tuning Mercedes-Benz, Smart and Maybach vehicles.

Both Brabus and Mercedes Benz parent company Daimler have declined to comment on the report. Late last month, Bloomberg reported the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman would be the largest series-produced passenger car in the world, measuring approximately 6400mm from nose to tail, making it roughly 400mm longer than the extended-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Phantom.

The report also claimed the Pullman would feature armour plating and three seating rows, with four seats facing each other in the rear separated from the chauffeur by a partition window.

The S-Class Pullman will be designed to meet the demands of markets such as China, Russia and the US, where extra-large, ultra-luxury limousines are hot property.

The Pullman will top the S-Class family above the forthcoming extra-long-wheelbase S-Class Maybach variant, which is tipped to debut in November at the Guangzhou and Los Angeles auto shows.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/295165/brabus-to-build-mercedes-benz-s-class-pullman-report/

 

[Wolfgang]

 

[GermanCarFan]

Review S350 BlueTec.
After one month and 5.751 kilometers a short review.
DRIVE: the ride is, as expected very comfortable and gives you that "rich"feeling only luxury cars can give you. What astounded me, was that it's not only comfortable and relaxed but if you want to, the sporty qualities of the W222 are better than that of the W221. It's a better driving machine, especcially on curvy roads than my both W221's (both diesels, one pre FL, and one FL). Mind you, it's not a Panamera or A8, but it comes very close to BMW 7.
FUEL ECONOMY: according to my on board computer it's 5,5 ltr/100 km. In reality it's more to 6 litres/100 km, which is fabulous for a > 2000 kg car. I normally can drive a little over 1.000 kilometers and put circa 60 litres Diesel in it. When I've driven 10.000 km I'll take it to a maximum distance with one full tank. I guess it'll be somewhere between 1.100 and 1.200 kilometers.
QUALITY ASPECTS: My car is produced in the first decade of june 2014. So over a year after the first W222 were produced. Overall quality is very good. What I've read in the 7 series thread about W222 having poorer quality than W221 I can't agree with. By the way, there was a difference in quality between pre FL and post FL W221 imo. However, the W222 is as good as the W221 in overall impression. What I have to criticise about mine, is how the front doors are fit. This could be better, neater. Detail quality and materials used are first class. No problems so far, material- and techwise.

Next review at 10.000 kilmeters. If anyone has a special question, don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you, great review Wow 300 km every day, that's a lot. What's with the front door fit? Do you mean how the interior panels on doors are fitted? Or something else?

 

[Rainer271]

Additional to Wolfgangs posting:

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Guard enters production, up to VR7 protection available

2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Guard
Manually built in Sindelfingen
Earlier this week Mercedes-Benz commenced production of the S-Class Guard, an armored version of the company's flagship model.

Manually built in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Germany, the S-Class Guard is assembled alongside the armored E-Class (W212), M-Class (W166), G-Class (W463) and S-Class Pullman (VF 221). It offers up to VR7 levels of protection against military weapons that "travel twice as fast as bullets fired from a revolver." It can also withstand shrapnel coming from hand grenades as well as other similar types of explosives.

The car's overall weight has not been specified yet but the S-Class Guard is far from being a lightweight vehicle taking into account the windshield alone tips the scales at 135 kg (297 lbs) and is 10cm thick. To provide the best protection possible, most areas of the passenger cabin are wrapped around in 5cm thick steel plates.

Available at this moment only in S600 guise, the armored version is around 200,000 EUR more expensive than the regular S600 which in the United States has a starting price of 166,900 USD (124,300 EUR) so the S600 Guard should kick off at around 324,300 EUR (435,000 USD). As a reminder, a Brabus-built armored S-Class Pullman 6.4 meters long and 5,300 kg (11,684 lbs) heavy is slated for a 2015 release with a base price of 1M EUR (1.34M USD).

 

[klier]

Well, Putin can't order one. It is not build in the great Russia

I am pretty sure he wants one. Maybe time to change the law again

 

[Rolf]

Well, Putin can't order one. It is not build in the great Russia

I am pretty sure he wants one. Maybe time to change the law again

Haha yes he can replace his 1978 ZIL 4104 mega limo!

 

[DjordjeC63]

Well, Putin can't order one. It is not build in the great Russia

I am pretty sure he wants one. Maybe time to change the law again

Or maybe he doesn't want it:

sry for offtopic.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

Thank you, great review Wow 300 km every day, that's a lot. What's with the front door fit? Do you mean how the interior panels on doors are fitted? Or something else?

Where the front doors meet the dashboard, ther's a gap that's too wide for my taste. Most people probably won't even notice, but I do. Interior panels and woodpanels are flawless and fitted very nicely.

 

[klier]

Or maybe he doesn't want it:

sry for offtopic.

Looking at those pics, I am pretty sure he still does