Large Facelift: A Comprehensive Guide
- The S-Class (model series 223) offered since 2020 hasn't always had an easy time.
- Okay,let's not kid ourselves: The EQS is not serious competition,but other high-end limousines like the BMW 7 Series,which is also due for a facelift soon,are having similar difficulties.
- Externally, we would have actually expected a little more with this bold proclamation. At the same time, we are glad that not to much has changed.
The S-Class (model series 223) offered since 2020 hasn’t always had an easy time. In general, the segment of fully grown luxury limousines no longer attracts as much attention as it once did (even in China).In addition, with the all-electric EQS, Mercedes brought competition into the house in 2021. Luxury is increasingly perceived differently and technology is developing rapidly.
Okay,let’s not kid ourselves: The EQS is not serious competition,but other high-end limousines like the BMW 7 Series,which is also due for a facelift soon,are having similar difficulties. But even if the S-Benz is still the bestseller in its class, it was high time for a facelift. A very big facelift. About five years after its market launch, the star now presents “the most extensive update of all time within an S-Class generation”.
Exterior: Status through Light and Chrome
Externally, we would have actually expected a little more with this bold proclamation. At the same time, we are glad that not to much has changed. The W223 is a lovely car, so a subtle approach is welcome. However, the subtlety is somewhat diminished at the front. Mercedes has increased the radiator grille of the S-Class by a whopping 20 percent. Instead of three, now four horizontal chrome slats show off the luxury limousine’s claim.
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Mercedes S-Klasse Facelift (2026)
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Beside this, the 14.4-inch central display and the 12.3-inch passenger screen merge under a continuous glass surface.This is accompanied by a completely new architecture of the ventilation nozzles. Instead of the four round nozzles at the top, there is now a wide louver band that extends into the doors.
