What a Launch! The Mercedes-Benz S-class reveal had 6 generations of the S-Class on Display

There is a moment at a car launch when you stop scrolling your phone and actually pay attention. Mercedes-Benz engineered exactly that moment last evening in Mumbai — by driving in six generations of the S-Class, back to back, like a greatest hits concert nobody asked for but everyone desperately needed. The stately W116 that basically invented the idea of a proper luxury saloon. The W126 that made every politician and industrialist feel important. The W140 — that absolute unit of a car that made roads feel narrower just by existing. The W220 that brought tech into the conversation. The W221 that refined everything. The W222 that perfected it. And then, silence. Followed by the new one. The S 450e. India's first-ever Plug-In Hybrid S-Class, and Mercedes-Benz's most comprehensive update within a single generation — over 2,700 components new or revised. Under the bonnet sits a 3.0-litre M256 Evo inline-six turbo-petrol now Euro 7 compliant, working in harmony with a 120 kW electric motor to produce a combined 435 hp and 680 Nm. The 22 kWh battery gives you around 115 km of running on electrons alone — enough for most city commutes without the engine ever waking up. For everything else, the petrol is right there, ready and waiting. New DIGITAL LIGHT micro-LED headlamps throw a beam 600 metres ahead. The grille is 20% larger and lit up like a five-star hotel porch. MB.OS runs every system as one intelligent ecosystem. Rear-axle steering standard. AIRMATIC standard. And for the first time in India, 15 airbags — because the S-Class has always taken looking after you very seriously. Priced from ₹2.20 crore ex-showroom, this is the S-Class for people who want the future but aren't quite ready to leave the petrol era behind entirely. Honestly? Respect. Six generations drove in last night. The seventh just changed the game. 📍Mumbai | #MercedesBenz #SClass #S450e #PHEVLuxury #NewSClass #MBIndia #Motoroids