MERCEDES unveils S-Class amidst celebrating 140 years

Classic design with the latest tech

Mercedes-Benz is celebrating a landmark. It's been 140 years since Carl Benz filed a patent for the first automobile. Fast forward to Stuttgart, Germany in January 2026, where Mercedes took the wraps off the latest generation S-Class, the jewel in the automaker's crown.

Each generation of the S-Class is meant to be the pinnacle of what the automaker is working on at that moment. For the latest version of the luxury sedan, Mercedes says that 50% of the vehicle has been newly developed, updated, or refined. Much of the development and updates have to do with technology, specifically, the company's SDV (software-defined vehicle) platform.