S-Class W223 [Official] Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223)
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The Mercedes-Benz W223 is the seventh generation of the S‑Class full-size luxury sedan, produced by Mercedes-Benz since 2020. It replaces the W222 S‑Class which had been produced since 2013.
That one is for sale at Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale.
Jonathan19
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I saw this beast in the wild finally this Saturday, driving out of the parking of a hyper car show at a private garage in my neighborhood. The S 63 was Magno Black designo exterior and its exhaust sounded very loud. It actually made a difference in the perception of this vehicle IRL. Gone is the vibe of a luxo-barge and instead this codes like a muscle car, a nice looking and surprisingly compact-for-its class one. I am not sure whether the exhaust was stock, but I have nothing to compare it to. The specs make or break this vehicle. Boring colors work against it, whereas this Magno Black one was chef's kiss.
Moments before I drove opposite the new M5 (also the first time I see in the wild, leaving the same event), and my impression was, "Wow, that is a LARGE vehicle!" In fact, if I did not know what it was, I could have easily pegged it for a 7-Series, at least size wise. I am willing to bet, if the S 63 and the M5 are side by side, the M5 looks bigger. The road in question is in particularly bad condition and the body movement was telling. The movements were controlled but one could tell how heavy the vehicle is by just watching. (This was not the same, interestingly, with the S 63 in the same stretch, though my impression is not scientific by any means).
I am not surprised by Rokenr's conclusion that the S AMG is quicker than the M5 and feels more like a next-gen E63 in feel.
Moments before I drove opposite the new M5 (also the first time I see in the wild, leaving the same event), and my impression was, "Wow, that is a LARGE vehicle!" In fact, if I did not know what it was, I could have easily pegged it for a 7-Series, at least size wise. I am willing to bet, if the S 63 and the M5 are side by side, the M5 looks bigger. The road in question is in particularly bad condition and the body movement was telling. The movements were controlled but one could tell how heavy the vehicle is by just watching. (This was not the same, interestingly, with the S 63 in the same stretch, though my impression is not scientific by any means).
I am not surprised by Rokenr's conclusion that the S AMG is quicker than the M5 and feels more like a next-gen E63 in feel.
Beautiful spec.
From the May/June issue of Car and Driver.
Spend some time in one of America's high-rent districts, and you'll see plenty of Mercedes vehicles sporting AMG badges. Some are genuine AMG models; others may wear an AMG trim package. Their presence is symptomatic of well-heeled shoppers reflexively buying "loaded" vehicles even when the expensive performance features offer no benefit to their driving lives. Luxury automakers happily encourage this thinking.
From the May/June issue of Car and Driver.
Spend some time in one of America's high-rent districts, and you'll see plenty of Mercedes vehicles sporting AMG badges. Some are genuine AMG models; others may wear an AMG trim package. Their presence is symptomatic of well-heeled shoppers reflexively buying "loaded" vehicles even when the expensive performance features offer no benefit to their driving lives. Luxury automakers happily encourage this thinking.
Design FIRST
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Exclusively in the context of "performance":
M-B spokespersons have confirmed that high-end M-B and MB-AMG MB.EA vehicles will be featuring the YASA-AMG.EA axial flux e-motors that will be producing the equivalent of some 500HP. This could indicate a full-fat future electric AMG S-Class sedan with some 1500HP in tri-motor configuration. For those who are willing to embrace fully electric vehicles, their minds should be absolutely boggled by the performance on tap.
Though totally pointless in real life, I feel glee at a 2.6 second 0-60 mph acceleration for an S Class! And I agree, the specs on this are on point. I like the 4-seating configuration of this model, as it makes the rear seats even more special (after all, who loads their AMG S Class with a fifth passenger?!).Beautiful spec.
From the May/June issue of Car and Driver.
Spend some time in one of America's high-rent districts, and you'll see plenty of Mercedes vehicles sporting AMG badges. Some are genuine AMG models; others may wear an AMG trim package. Their presence is symptomatic of well-heeled shoppers reflexively buying "loaded" vehicles even when the expensive performance features offer no benefit to their driving lives. Luxury automakers happily encourage this thinking.
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
That spec really is perfect for an S. The only issue I have is something I have with modern Mercs: there's really no depth in the wood trim they use. Oh, also still too much black paneling used.Beautiful spec.
From the May/June issue of Car and Driver.
Spend some time in one of America's high-rent districts, and you'll see plenty of Mercedes vehicles sporting AMG badges. Some are genuine AMG models; others may wear an AMG trim package. Their presence is symptomatic of well-heeled shoppers reflexively buying "loaded" vehicles even when the expensive performance features offer no benefit to their driving lives. Luxury automakers happily encourage this thinking.
CAR Mag in South Africa tested the S63 and got some blistering figures.
Road Test Figures: Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance
With a claimed 0-100 km/h sprint time of 3.3 seconds, we expected the new S63 to be quick. However, we didn’t expect it to tear up our test strip as it did. Here’s a closer look at the E Performance model’s astonishing test figures…
As the new Mercedes-AMG S63’s E Performance moniker suggests, its internal combustion engine (ICE) — the Affalterbach automaker’s 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, producing 450 kW and 900 N.m — is supplemented by an electric motor. Mounted at the rear, the latter unit adds 140 kW to the E Performance-badged S63’s peak power output for a headline figure of 590 kW.
However staggering the 590 kW is, it’s the S63 E Performance’s combined torque output that will leave most wide-eyed. In total, the S63 E Performance’s plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain is endowed with a jaw-dropping 1 430 N.m, sent to all four corners via AMG’s nine-speed Speedshift MCT transmission.
According to Mercedes, these figures allow the 2 506 kg (tested) performance saloon to dispatch the obligatory 0-100 km/h dash in a supercar-levelling 3.3 seconds. So when we were handed the keys to the S63 E Performance, we were eager to test whether this AMG PHEV is, indeed, as quick as the marque claims.
We didn’t match AMG’s claim, however — we bested it! On our test strip, the S63 E Performance sprinted to the 100 km/h marker from a standstill in a whip crack 3.13 seconds, nearly two-tenths of a second quicker than the German marque’s figure and not far off the times of some of the supercars we’ve tested. This limousine reached 200 km/h in 11.02 seconds and was low-flying by the time it had travelled one kilometre; 20.53 seconds at 246.85 km/h.
In-gear acceleration was impressive, too. Between the 80-100, 80-120 and 100-120 km/h increments, the S63 E Performance recorded times of 0.86, 2.07 and 1.21 seconds, respectively.
In our stringent emergency braking regiment, the AMG astonished with an average 100-0 km/h stopping time was just 2.62 seconds, garnering it an ‘excellent’ rating by our standards, over a distance of 33.09 metres.
www.carmag.co.za
Road Test Figures: Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance
With a claimed 0-100 km/h sprint time of 3.3 seconds, we expected the new S63 to be quick. However, we didn’t expect it to tear up our test strip as it did. Here’s a closer look at the E Performance model’s astonishing test figures…
As the new Mercedes-AMG S63’s E Performance moniker suggests, its internal combustion engine (ICE) — the Affalterbach automaker’s 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, producing 450 kW and 900 N.m — is supplemented by an electric motor. Mounted at the rear, the latter unit adds 140 kW to the E Performance-badged S63’s peak power output for a headline figure of 590 kW.
However staggering the 590 kW is, it’s the S63 E Performance’s combined torque output that will leave most wide-eyed. In total, the S63 E Performance’s plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain is endowed with a jaw-dropping 1 430 N.m, sent to all four corners via AMG’s nine-speed Speedshift MCT transmission.
According to Mercedes, these figures allow the 2 506 kg (tested) performance saloon to dispatch the obligatory 0-100 km/h dash in a supercar-levelling 3.3 seconds. So when we were handed the keys to the S63 E Performance, we were eager to test whether this AMG PHEV is, indeed, as quick as the marque claims.
We didn’t match AMG’s claim, however — we bested it! On our test strip, the S63 E Performance sprinted to the 100 km/h marker from a standstill in a whip crack 3.13 seconds, nearly two-tenths of a second quicker than the German marque’s figure and not far off the times of some of the supercars we’ve tested. This limousine reached 200 km/h in 11.02 seconds and was low-flying by the time it had travelled one kilometre; 20.53 seconds at 246.85 km/h.
In-gear acceleration was impressive, too. Between the 80-100, 80-120 and 100-120 km/h increments, the S63 E Performance recorded times of 0.86, 2.07 and 1.21 seconds, respectively.
In our stringent emergency braking regiment, the AMG astonished with an average 100-0 km/h stopping time was just 2.62 seconds, garnering it an ‘excellent’ rating by our standards, over a distance of 33.09 metres.
Road Test Figures: Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance
The Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance tore up our test strip. Here's a closer look at the astonishing performance figures we recorded.
www.carmag.co.za
sako97
Autotechnik Ace
A little OT - As much as I like the W223, I miss some of the above and beyond touch points that were available in the W222. You can clearly see where development costs were shaved to meet current company direction.
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High-end engraved Burmester speaker grill. Now the same speaker grille is used on the W223 regardless of standard vs 4D.
Jesse Cannon-Wallace on Instagram: "Dear Mercedes, please do this again. I promise to sell a lot of them. #mbusa #designo #S580 #servicedepartment #leather #quilting #chanel"
1,262 likes, 38 comments - benzblogger on March 25, 2025: "Dear Mercedes, please do this again. I promise to sell a lot of them. #mbusa #designo #S580 #servicedepartment #leather #quilting #chanel".
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High-end engraved Burmester speaker grill. Now the same speaker grille is used on the W223 regardless of standard vs 4D.
Mr. Mercedes
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While the standard Burmester on the W223 is superior to the W222, I'm convinced Mercedes has reduced the Burmester speaker quality on anything E Coupe and below.
You can't compare the 222 to the 223.
The 222 is a perfectly designed S-Class, which will probably go down in history as the most perfect with top workmanship and materials.
Meanwhile, the 223 is a total disappointment, both in terms of design (where the car can be confused with its smaller brothers, as well as the two-part headlights for the first time in history, which are only rarely aligned in line) and above all, it is disastrously assembled with materials that do not deserve a place in an S-Class. Plastic, creaking, cracking, moving, cost cutting - the W223 for me is not a true S-Class at all and i would prefer another car for the first time in my life (a G90 or LS500).
The 222 is a perfectly designed S-Class, which will probably go down in history as the most perfect with top workmanship and materials.
Meanwhile, the 223 is a total disappointment, both in terms of design (where the car can be confused with its smaller brothers, as well as the two-part headlights for the first time in history, which are only rarely aligned in line) and above all, it is disastrously assembled with materials that do not deserve a place in an S-Class. Plastic, creaking, cracking, moving, cost cutting - the W223 for me is not a true S-Class at all and i would prefer another car for the first time in my life (a G90 or LS500).
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