Driving Experience
Includes acceleration and handling
What Owners Say
"Powerful but not very smooth transmission. The econo-mode which shuts engine off when at a stop light is very annoying and the car "lurches" when the engine starts back up again."
Anonymous, CA (2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class)"Engine has very little braking power. Transmission appears to almost go into neutral when deacclerating."
Anonymous, CA (2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class)"amazing acceleration and excellent handling"
Olivier F., MD (2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class)"Quickness and steering. It drives like a sports car."
Anonymous, CA (2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class)"This car is like a race car but prevents me from making mistakes and protects me from other cars or obstacles"
Anonymous, CA (2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class)"This car being an S63 AMG, it is powerful and I love that, BUT the transmission is jerky at lower speeds, like accerating from a stop and coming to stop. MB can’t do anything about it, the engine is just too powerful they say. I’ve adjusted to the jerky transmission by always running it in SPORT mode, which helps to reduce the jerkiness. But still unhappy that MB couldn’t make a smoother operating transmission to handle the big AMG engine."
Jon D., CA (2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class)"Very responsive to acceleration. Plenty of power. Great handling and switching to Sport Mode makes it almost like a sports car."
James R., MD (2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class)
"surprising wonderful for a V-6"
Anonymous, FL (2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class)