Mercedes-Benz S-Class News in Malaysia

It’s the biggest, fastest and most powerful S-Class of all time. Petrolheads feast your eyes on the (W223) 2024 Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance (S63 E), now officially launched in Malaysia starting from RM 2,238,888. Just how powerful? Well, the S63 E features a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 that develops 612 PS and 900 Nm of torque aided by a 190 PS/320 Nm rear-axle electric motor for a whopping total of 802 PS and 1,430 Nm of torque. Also read: Review: 2022 (W223/V223) Mercedes-Benz S580e - St

Arvind

Apr 3, 2024

For many, getting a brand-new Mercedes-Benz is a dream, and the appeal of having a three-pointed star on one’s driveway is a symbol that they’ve made it. However, cars lose value the moment they leave the showroom floor and it is an unavoidable circumstance even for a Mercedes. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible to enjoy your brand-new Mercedes without worrying about the value being lost every time you hit the road. Thankfully, Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia (MBSM) has the solution with Agility+

CY Foong

Feb 2, 2024

Guaranteed Future Value is like a warranty on the resale price of your car Short 3-year tenure repayment with the Agility+ program is equivalent to a 7-year long tenure with conventional fixed-rate financing When the contract ends, you can sign up for a new car, or buy it over without having to pay a large sum balloon payment Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey once said, “Progress is the attraction that moves humanity”. Mankind’s nature to question a question, learn and evolve is the basis of all t

Arvind

Jun 19, 2023

Mercedes-Benz has received certification from California state authorities for its Drive Pilot system, making it the first car manufacturer authorised to introduce a SAE Level 3 system in a standard-production vehicle for public freeways in California, US. This puts the company ahead of Tesla with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature that is still legally classified as a Level 2 system. Drive Pilot will be available as an option for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and EQS models in the US market, with

Shaun

Jun 12, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Thailand is geared up to export the W223/V223 Mercedes-Benz S450 to Vietnam. Under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) with Mercedes-Benz Vietnam, the first batch of cars is will be exported to Vietnam within this year. The Mercedes-Benz S450 is assembled at the Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Thailand plant in the Samut Prakan Province. Roland Volger, President of Mercedes-Benz Thailand, said, “After the launch of the new S-Class last year and it has been well received by custo

Shaun

Jul 14, 2022

SAE Level 3 automated driving First to obtain approval in Germany Available in the S-Class and EQS Mercedes-Benz has launched the Drive Pilot conditional automated driving assistance system (SAE Level 3) in Germany. The system can be ordered as an optional extra for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Mercedes-Benz EQS for 5,000 euros (around RM 22k) and 7,430 euros (around RM 34k). Drive Pilot enables customers to hand the driving task over to the system under certain conditions in heavy traffic or c

Shaun

May 10, 2022

Sole variant in Malaysia, and it's a PHEV Electric driving range of up to 100 km Misses out on a few bells and whistles Yes, this is a hybrid, as denoted by the ‘e’ suffix. While Malaysians shrug when they hear the word ‘hybrid’, yours truly thinks the 2022 (W223) Mercedes-Benz S-Class might actually be better off as one. Think about it, what do you associate with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class? Comfort? Quietness? Luxury? An electric motor enhances all of them with silent, effortless acceleration. B

Shaun

Apr 25, 2022

Forget about Waze’s pothole reports, Mercedes-Benz cars equipped with Car-to-X (C2X) communication can now share live reports of potholes to other compatible vehicles. The Dutch government however, has gone one step further and it wants to enlist drivers of such Mercedes-Benz cars to help it monitor road conditions. In what is possibly the first of its kind of such efforts, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Min I&W) has awarded a 2-year contract to Mercedes-Benz t

Hans

Mar 30, 2022

“If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.” That might have held an ounce of truth back in the day of traditional car ownership but this age of leasing has proven that “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.” As the flagship of Stuttgart’s extremely distinguished portfolio, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class oozes an aura of grandeur and flexes a might of luxury unrivalled by its peers that casts a sense of desirability in us to be chauffeured in one. Introduced at the tail-end of 2021, the al

Dinesh

Mar 9, 2022

The all-new 2022 W206 Mercedes-Benz C-Class launched in Malaysia a few days ago and even when it made its global debut in 2021, there are comparisons remarking the former Baby Benz’s similarities with the ultra-luxurious (W222) S-Class. That is no mere coincidence as even Mercedes-Benz acknowledges that the S-Class inspired the latest C-Class, much like some of its predecessors. So, without further ado, here are some evidence that shows how similar the W206 is to the W222. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia

CY Foong

Mar 3, 2022