Mercedes-Benz S-Class Sedan (W222) · S-Class

W222

The car that abolished the lightbulb.

Production
2013–2020
Built
Body
Sedan
Chassis
W222
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Sedan (W222) (W222)

Mercedes-Benz built the W222 around a claim nobody else could make: not a single incandescent bulb anywhere in the car, inside or out.

Launched in June 2013, it introduced MAGIC BODY CONTROL — a stereo camera reading the road ahead to pre-set the suspension — along with hot-stone massage seats, cabin fragrancing and DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist. Power came from the OM656 straight-six diesel and M256 electrified straight-six through the M278 and M177 V8s to the M279 V12, with an S 560 e plug-in hybrid at the efficient end.

The W222 revived Maybach as a sub-brand in 2014 and underpinned the armored S 600 Guard and the Pullman; production ran to September 2020.

W222 interior
Cabin of the W222.

Every model.

8 model designations across 2013–2020 — engines, transmissions and series codes for the W222.

ModeloAnos-modeloChassisMotorTransmissãoTotal
S 400 / S 4502013–2020222M 276 / M 2569G-TRONIC
S 500 / S 5602013–2020222M 278 / M 1769G-TRONIC
S 6002013–2020222M 2777G-TRONIC
S 350 d / S 400 d2013–2020222OM 642 / OM 6569G-TRONIC
S 300 h2013–2020222OM 651 + electric7G-TRONIC
S 500 e / S 560 e2013–2020222M 276 / M 256 + electric7G-TRONIC
AMG S 632013–2020222M 157 / M 177AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 9G
AMG S 652013–2020222M 2797G-TRONIC
W222 side profile
Studio profile of the W222 — the proportions that defined this generation.
W222 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the W222.