In Cars, International News, Mercedes-Benz / by Jonathan Lee / January 30 2026 12:02 pmCelebrating 140 years since Karl Benz invented the car, Mercedes-Benz has pulled the covers off the facelifted W223 S-Class. The Digital Light micro-LED headlamps have been upgraded with a new chip enabling a 40% increase in the illumination field. The wholesale revamp continues on the inside, where the S-Class ditches its portrait infotainment touchscreen in favour of the E-Class’ MBUX Superscreen. Outputs have been boosted to 537 PS and 750 Nm, up from 503 PS and 700 Nm with the old cross-plane crank M176. As standard, MB.Drive Assist is capable of Level 2 semi-autonomy, with Distronic adaptive cruise control, lane centring assist and lane change assist.