| The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class line has five models: S400 ($87,950); S550 ($91,600); S550 4MATIC ($94,600); S63 AMG ($133,550); S600 ($149,700); S65 AMG ($201,150).
A Gas Guzzler Tax applies to most S-Class, up to $3,000 on S63, S600, and S65.
Metallic paints are no-cost except for Diamond white ($795).
All S-Class models include leather upholstery, dual-zone climate control, walnut trim, navigation system with voice recognition and Zagat guide, heated 14-way power front seats with lumbar, heated power mirrors, 600-watt harman/kardon 15-speaker, 6CD, Logic 7 surround sound system with weather band and satellite radio, front/rear illuminated vanity mirrors, air suspension with ride height and damping control, bi-Xenon headlamps, and full power accessories.
Most come with a moonroof and 18-inch wheels as standard.
S400 uses a 3.5-liter Atkinson-cycle gasoline V6 and 120-volt lithium-ion battery-powered electric motor for 295 net hp (EPA 19/26) and a seven-speed automatic transmission.
Options are substantial: Premium 1 ($1,380) includes heated/ventilated front seats, power trunk closer, adaptive high-beam assistant, active-curve headlights, LED running lights; Premium 2 ($4,950) includes Premium 1 plus rear camera, Parktronic guidance, Keyless-Go, Drive Dynamic multi-contour/massage front seats); Driver Assist ($2,900) includes Distronic Plus with PreSafe, blind spot assist; Sport ($5,800) adds AMG bodywork and 19-inch wheels; Sport Plus One ($6,550) features special bodywork, 20-inch wheels; Rear Seat package ($2,900) includes left-right climate control and 8-way power heated and ventilated seats; Rear Entertainment ($2,450) features dual-source dual-screen with remotes, video inputs and DVD drive); leather upgrade ($1,350); 19-inch wheels ($1,250); 20-inch wheels ($2,000); wood/leather steering wheel ($580); power rear side window shades ($740); heated steering wheel ($480); illuminated door sills, four ($950); Splitview ($700); Panorama roof ($1,070); Night View with pedestrian detection ($1,740).
S550 has a 5.5-liter 382-hp V8 and seven-speed automatic (EPA 15/23) and is available with 4MATIC ($3,000).
An S550 gets the S400's Premium 1 package as standard, along with the wood/leather steering wheel.
Options include the Premium 2, Driver Assist, Sport/Sport Plus One, Rear Seat, and Rear Entertainment packages, all the S400 standalone options, and Active Body Control active suspension ($4,020).
S63 AMG uses a 518-hp 6.2-liter V8 and seven-speed automatic transmission (EPA 11/18).
Both Premium packages are standard, as are AMG-grade Active Body Control suspension, brakes, 20-inch wheels and bodywork.
Options are the Driver Assist, Rear Seat and Rear Entertainment packages, Splitview, Night View, and an AMG Performance package with a higher limited speed and carbon-fiber/piano black trim ($7,180).
S600 comes with a 510-hp twin-turbo 5.5-liter V12 (EPA 11/17), five-speed automatic, wider rear wheels and most equipment standard.
Primary options are limited to Split View and 19- or 20-inch wheels.
S65 AMG comes with a 604-hp twin-turbo 6-liter V12 (EPA 11/17), five-speed automatic and AMG-enhanced chassis like the S63.
For $200,000 virtually everything but Splitview and Diamond White paint is included.
Safety features on every S-Class include eight airbags, electronic stability control and PreSafe which will close the roof and windows and reposition the seat and its pneumatic lumbar for an impending collision.
Fully equipped models use radar to stop the car automatically from up to 125 mph if the driver fails to pay attention and can alert the driver to unsafe lane changes.
Night View offers a black-and-white TV-picture-like image of the road and people ahead in the central dashboard area used for the speedometer (which becomes a bar-graph along the bottom edge while ancillary gauges remain as normal). |