{"id":16119,"date":"2018-12-24T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/mercedes-s-class\/"},"modified":"2021-10-12T09:35:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T07:35:41","slug":"mercedes-s-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/mercedes-s-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes S-class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next S-Class, which is expected to arrive in 2020, will be larger and therefore more spacious inside than today\u2019s model \u2013 and here\u2019s another batch of pictures of the new model undergoing cold-climate test near the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">The future flagship saloon will also be vastly more autonomous-capable, advancing the current car\u2019s so-called Distronic Active Proximity Control and Active Steer Assist systems. The current car can achieve Level 2 autonomy but is expected to eventually be upgraded again with Drive Pilot capabilities, which links to GPS satellites and is featured on the new E-Class. The new 2020 model\u00a0is therefore expected to introduce near-fully autonomous capabilities.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"autoestrada-nel-contenuto autoestrada-entity-placement\" id=\"autoestrada-2567231819\" style=\"position: relative;padding: 30px;border: 2px solid red;margin: 25px auto 35px;text-align: center;width: fit-content;\"><div class=\"autoestrada-adlabel\">Advertising<\/div><div id=\"autoestrada-3522033459\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/impfr.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(25401758)a(2263928)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\r\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=320153&a=2263928&g=25401758\" target=\"_BLANK\"><img src=\"'+uri+'\" border=0><\\\/a>');\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">Mercedes driver assistance systems will be able to handle critical situations, such as urban streets and junctions. The S-Class\u2019s role as the brand\u2019s most luxurious model leaves it as the top candidate to get this tech first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">The next S-Class will also increase its use of electrification, boosting the performance and range offered with the current top hybrid S-Class, the S 560e. That car combines a turbocharged V6 engine and electric motor, offering up to 50 kilometres of electric\u00a0range, which is vital to ensuring\u00a0the car can be driven in cities that may soon\u00a0enforce\u00a0zero emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">Trends suggest an all-electric version of the S-Class is inevitable at some stage, although sources do not think battery technology will be at an advanced enough state to make it viable at the next S-Class\u2019s 2020 launch. The room required for batteries presents a major challenge for an electric vehicle (EV)\u00a0variant, with Mercedes not wanting to hamper cabin space\u00a0and luxury as a result. It&#8217;s highly plausible that the next-gen car\u00a0will feature an EV variant later in its production life, however.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next S-Class, which is expected to arrive in 2020, will be larger and therefore more spacious inside than today\u2019s model \u2013 and here\u2019s another batch of pictures of the new model undergoing cold-climate test near the Arctic Circle. The future flagship saloon will also be vastly more autonomous-capable, advancing the current car\u2019s so-called Distronic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,174],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-special-stories-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28251,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16119\/revisions\/28251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}