The New S Class is Unbeatable! S400d vs S500 Review

The S is still the king, but it maintains it position by dominating in a whole new area : luxury in technology and software. It’s a powerhouse in intelligence and user experience, and you have to see it to understand it!

With this new w223 generation, the body uses more aluminium in the body in white, and less joins and more one piece structures to stop noise. It has more sound deadening too, and a worlds first new rear airbag system!

At 0.22cd, it’s almost the most aerodynamic car in the world, only beaten by the EV version of the car, the #MercedesBenz EQS. Pretty damn impressive for a “traditional” shaped car.

E-ACTIVE BODY CONTROL active suspension offers more driving comfort and agility. It works with the air suspension, regulating spring and damper on each wheel 1000 times per second. But of far more importance is the safety feature: if the car detects a side on collision, it raises car in case of t-bone so the impact is on the bottom!

There’s further tech in your day to day driving too. The front lights feature Digital light- 1.3 million micro mirrors, and  2.6 million pixels! With the ability to show projections on the road. Rear wheel steering is an option too up to 10 degrees, reducing wheel base by 2 meters!

The interior and its UI is where the car wins though, with the insanely advanced MBUX Operating System that helps take the experience of driving the new S-Class to levels the rivals can’t get close to. The advanced ambient lighting is not just about making the interior pretty, it interacts with you via the Voice Assistant, with safety alerts like blind spot and collision detection and much more! The Heads up display is huge, with a projection size of a 77 inch monitor, paired with the hugely customisable driver zone with 3-D screen makes for an amazing experience.

As #mercedes choice of engines, today we are testing the two most popular ones back to back, first the diesel! The S400d has 326BHP, a huge 700NM and 0-60 of 5.4.

And then the new 500, which instead of being a V8, is now a advanced in-line six engine with hybrid technology, as we have seen in the 53 AMG‘s recently! This has 435BHP, 520NM and a 0-60 of 4.9.

There’s also a bigger hybrid version with a huge battery: S580e  with 510bhp, 750nm and over 100km ev mode range!

But which one is the better car? And does it really have that much more advanced technology versus its rivals, to maintain its position as the king? Watch and let me know what you think of my verdict!

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[RemoveBeforeRace]

It’s the king. 👑 Everyone can make plush pillows and thick pile carpets, but Rivals are literally decades behind on UX and software.

[neill]

Didn’t like the new design at first, but it’s growing on me….I wish they didn’t discontinue the s coupe, which I think is the most beautiful car Mercedes makes

[tonyhooyer]

Reading about people grabbing multi-figures monthly as income in investments even in this crazy days in the market, any pointers on how to make substantial progress in earnings?would be appreciated..

[Masimba]

It’s such a beautiful car, the road presence is perfect. I still prefer the last gen’s cabin though

[Mohammed--M]

The interior doesn't suit Mercedes-Benz!!!

[YonePepe]

Previous interior design was better. I think this constant need of car manufacturers to always change everything is stupid

[cigarjefe]

New styling is disappointing. Lacks passion and risk taking.

[RemoveBeforeRace]

🍔 A McDonald’s cheeseburger VFX: we have reached PEAK YouTube guys, might as well give up now.

[NewHandle_]

Older dash was king, still a really high tech car, just wouldn't want those headlights having problems outside of warranty 😬

[sonefri]

That piano black center console looks cheap, collects dust and scratches easy 😔 Piano black is ok on a budget car, but not in a car like S-class.

[AlonicLP]

Finally someone who understands that high quality materials and a premium feel of the hardware are only one part of the puzzle to obtaining that „luxury“ branding! Metal buttons and Nappa leather only get you so far, but when I actually interact with the car‘s technology, I don’t want to be feeling like I’m using something that could be running Windows 98. I want it to feel just as cutting-edge as an iPhone or a modern TV. I want to control things with my voice, just like I do at home, I want big screens, just like I have at home. The car is the famous „third space“ in my life, and it shouldn’t feel years behind the others. That‘s what I always disliked about Rolls Royce for example. Just feels outdated. I think we have been holding cars to a different standard than other tech for too long. If you wouldn’t like the UX on your Computer or in your home, there‘s no excuse for having it in your car!

[PassportBrosBusinessClass]

This center console design makes sense in the smaller cars, but it’s a HUGE WASTE OF SPACE in the S class.
The S class needs THE HYPERSCREEN.

Chances are, the next S-class will have the next generation of Hyperscreen.

The passenger can watch videos then

[sunnythind]

Its a good car its just that the outgoing was so excellent that the new one isn’t too big of a upgrade

[EmetYAHU]

I find it looks like an oversized ostentatious obnoxious land barge. Nice tech and quality INTERIOR (except for the BORING BEIGE STEERING WHEEL and Piano Gloss Black plastic 🤮), yet the exterior is too big & BUTT UGLY 💩 no thanks…

[Mikey]

The EQS is the true S-class with tons of innovation and even more comfort. If there wasn't the terrible design of the EQS...

[thecat-]

Technology and comfort is on the side of the S class. However, I would never pick the S500 with certain extras over the E63S AMG being in the similar price range.

[casual]

Even our cars are collecting fingerprints and facial structures these days, we have zero privacy. Not a fan of this car for many reasons, bring back real buttons please..

[YuvrajSingh]

I think the car is brilliant and the exterior design grows on me every day, but the core architecture of the interior just lets the side down for me

[shophunterio]

I hate the new exterior looks. I'll stick with my existing S class for a while.

[detonator]

Am I the only one who doesn't like how the new S-class looks? Those Audi/Skoda-like taillights don't really fit to car this big. I suspect this exterior will not age that well.