MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS - EVOLUTION (1903~2021)

1903 Mercedes Simplex 60 PS
Presented in 1903, the Mercedes Simplex 60 PS followed in the innovative footsteps of the Mercedes 35 hp, which Jellinek had started to develop at the beginning of 1900.

1928 Mercedes-Benz Nürburg (W08)
The Nürburg 460 made its debut in 1928 as the first Mercedes-Benz series-produced passenger car to feature an 8-cylinder engine.

1930 Mercedes-Benz 770 “Grand Mercedes” (W07)
In 1930, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the 770 “Grand Mercedes” as the successor to the Mercedes-Benz Typ 630, with the internal code W07.

1937 Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142)
The Mercedes-Benz Typ 320 was a six-cylinder passenger car launched in February 1937, as a successor to the Mercedes-Benz Typ 290.

1951 Mercedes-Benz 300 (W186)
The Mercedes-Benz 300 was launched at the first IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt in April 1951.

1951 Mercedes-Benz 220 (W187)
Introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in April 1951, the 220 was powered by a single overhead camshaft inline six-cylinder 2.2L M180 engine producing 80 hp.

1954 Mercedes-Benz 220 (W180/ W128)
Introduced in 1954, the 220 model was the first Mercedes-Benz 6-cylinder model to feature a unitized-body design.

1959 Mercedes-Benz 220 (W111/W112)
In August 1959, Mercedes-Benz introduced its new top-luxury model: the 220 model. A car built in the American style of “fintail”, but with German engineering.

1963 Mercedes-Benz 600 (W100)
Unveiled at the 1963 IAA International Motor Show, the S600 became the most expensive car in the world and the technology involved was way ahead of its time.

1965 Mercedes-Benz 250 S to 300 SEL (W108/W109)
The updated and larger W108/W109 model lines were introduced in 1965.

1972 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W116)
In September 1972, the first officially designated “Mercedes-Benz S-Class” – internal designation W 116 – replaced the W 108/109 series.

1979 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W126)
In September 1979, Daimler-Benz presented a new S-Class generation at the IAA in Frankfurt.

1991 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W140)
In March 1991 the S-Class generation (W 140 series) made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show.
Mercedes-Benz built 432,732 examples of the 140 series, comprising 406,710 sedans and 26,022 coupes.

1998 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W220)
At the Paris Motor Show in September 1998, the public was introduced to six S-Class saloons in the W 220 series, which succeeded the W 140 series after seven and a half years.

2005 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W221)
In 2005 the S-Class generation (W221 series) made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
On 11 May 2009, Mercedes-Benz announced the sale of 270,000 units since the original W221 launch.

2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)
The S-Class generation (W222 series) debuted on 15 May 2013 in Hamburg, Germany, and entered production in Sindelfingen, Germany in June 2013.

2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach (X222)
In 2015, Mercedes brought back the Maybach name as a sub-brand of the Mercedes lineup, representing advanced luxury.


2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W223)
The S-Class (W223) was unveiled online on 2 September 2020 and is the seventh generation of the S-Class.

2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach (X223)
The 2021 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class was revealed on 19 November 2020 with model designations S 580 and S 650.

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