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| Description |
| To bring you this inclusive review of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, experts at TheCarConnection.com searched the Web for the best observations from vehicle critics and reviewers. Combined with driving opinions from our own editors, TheCarConnection.com hopes that this review will be of more use to shoppers than any individual road test. |
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| Road Test |
Likes
Impressively hushed interior
Abundant backseat space
Maneuvers like a smaller car
High-speed road-holding
Dynamic multicontour seats are a road-tripper’s dream
AMG models are stealth exotics
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has a long-held reputation for being a sort of standard-bearer for high-class luxury sedans; the S-Class doesn’t so much compete with prestige luxury cars such as those from Bentley and Rolls-Royce, but it holds the high-water mark for high-tech safety features and electronics-laden conveniences. Mercedes-Benz last gave the S-Class a major redesign in 2007; at that time, the big luxury sedan became a little more curvaceous and fun to drive, and of course stepped up the number of leading-edge features.
Powertrains on the U.S.-spec S-Class include a 382-horsepower, 5.5-liter V-8 in the S550, a 510-hp, twin-turbo V-12 in the S600, and a 604-hp version of the V-12 in the S65 AMG models, as well as a V-8 AMG model, the 518-hp S63 AMG. The S550 can get to 60 mph in less than 5.5 seconds, but the S600 can make it in a mere 4.5 seconds.
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| Positive Points |
- Impressively hushed interior
- Abundant backseat space
- Maneuvers like a smaller car
- High-speed road-holding
- Dynamic multicontour seats are a road-tripper’s dream
- AMG models are stealth exotics
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| Negative Points |
- COMAND interface is still balky
- Heavier S600 doesn’t handle as well
- Prohibitive price
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