Mercedes-Benz S-Class (C217)
| Mercedes-Benz C217 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Production | 2014–present |
| Model years | 2015–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class |
Full-size luxury car (F) Grand tourer (S) Personal luxury car |
| Body style | 2-door coupé 2-door convertible |
| Layout |
Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz W222 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 7-speed 7G-Tronic Plus automatic 9-speed 9G-Tronic Plus automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,945 mm (115.9 in) |
| Length | 5,027 mm (197.9 in) |
| Width | 1,899 mm (74.8 in) |
| Height | 1,411 mm (55.6 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz C216 |
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class (C217) is a full-size luxury car/grand tourer manufactured by Mercedes-Benz since 2014.
The C217 model succeeded the CL-Class (C216) and is the current version of the S-Class coupé. It is also the first Mercedes coupé to carry the S-Class name since the 1990s.
The Concept S-Class Coupé was unveiled in 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show to showcase the appearance of the upcoming S-Class coupé model. It features an all-new design compared to the previous CL-Class model, utilizing the brand's Sensual Purity design philosophy first developed for the W222 S-Class in 2009.
The production version of the S-Class coupé was announced and unveiled in February 2014, with its first public showing at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2014. Mercedes showed the S500 model (known as the S550 in the United States market) at the Geneva show.
At the New York Auto Show in April 2014, Mercedes made the first public showing of the S 63 AMG 4MATIC model. The S 65 AMG model, which includes a V12 Bi-Turbo engine, was unveiled in July 2014.
It features all the latest driver assistance and safety systems introduced in 2013 on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222), including Traffic Sign Assist with wrong-way driving warning function.
The C217 coupé continues to offer the AIRMATIC semi-active air suspension as standard. The C217 introduced an update to the hydraulic fully active Magic Body Control suspension (which debuted on the W222 sedan model), called Active Curve Tilting. This new system allows the vehicle to lean up to 2.5 degrees into a turn, similar to the way a motorcycle leans into a turn. The leaning is intended to counter the effect of centrifugal force on the occupants and is available only on rear-wheel drive models.
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