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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a German luxury-class passenger car that was first presented to the public in 1972. Serial production started in the same year and continues to this day. In the course of production, the car was manufactured in several cities around the world, including Sindelfingen in Germany or Bogor in Indonesia.

The S-class was created to replace the W108 model in the Mercedes-Benz offer. The first generation of the S-class, compared to its predecessor, differed in a completely different exterior design, a deeply changed interior, but also a clearly raised standard of traveling. It also featured a revised range of available power units. Overall, the S-class has been enlarged compared to the W108 model. In the most exclusive version, the air suspension was used, which, although complicated, guaranteed unprecedented driving comfort for the 1970s. The S-Class turned out to be a great success, winning the title of European Car of the Year in 1974. Cars of this class to this day remain in the Mercedes offer the most luxurious and exclusive limousines. The latest, 5th generation of the S-class was presented in Hamburg in 2013 and is powered by several models of gasoline and diesel engines, the weakest of which has a power of 250 HP.