2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Review | BIG Changes for 2027!

[music] What's up you guys? Welcome back to another one. If you are new to this channel, I am Gold Pony. [music] I do car, truck, SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the brand new 2027 MercedesBenz S-Class, courtesy of Mercedes-Benz of Haggartown in Haggartown, Maryland. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. So, I am super excited to be in this one today. There's so much new for the 2027 model year, including more power for 2027. Rear wheel steering is now standard. You get a ton more tech, including this passenger screen over here. We'll get more into that at the interior portion of this review. You got plenty of new exterior colors. You got new headlights. You got new tail lights. And of course, this thing is known for incredible ride quality as well. I can tell you that right off the bat. I've already experienced that in my 10-second drive so far. So ultimately this video we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so there's essentially two different configurations for the 2027 S-Class. You got the S500 starting at $112,550, which believe it or not is nearly a $7,000 drop from the 2026 model year. However, then there is the S580, which is the one we are in today. This one starts at $134,600, which is around a $3,900 bump for the 2027 model year. So, I guess it depends on which configuration you go with, but I think ours is specked out at around 140,000 in case anybody was curious. So, as you can imagine with those two different configurations, there are two different power plants then for this one. Both of them get a little bit more power. So, 3 L turbocharged inline six-cylinder with a mild hybrid system for that S500. That puts out 442 horsepower, 443 lb feet of torque, which by the way is 30 lb feet more than last year. And that power sent to all four wheels through a N-speed automatic with paddle shifters. 0 to 60 time for that one. 4.3 seconds, 4.5 seconds for last year. Top speed 130 mph with MPG numbers coming in at 20 in the city, 29 on the highway, taking premium unlimited fuel. But so then you have the S580 being the one we are in today. This one is powered by a 4 L bturbo V8 with a mild hybrid system putting out 530 horsepower, which is 34 more horsepower than last year. 533 lb feet of torque, which is just 17 lb feet of torque bump. That power being sent to all four wheels through a N-speed automatic with paddle shifters. 0 to 60 time for this configuration, 3.9 seconds. Top speed 130 mph with MPG numbers coming in at 16 in the city, 24 in the highway. taking premium unled fuel. So, before we do any kind of fun acceleration or paddle shifter test here in the S580, I did want to mention to you guys the drive modes. And so, there's a new dynamic select button for 2027. Not that that's a huge deal, but I did notice it cuz I'm pretty used to Mercedes at this point. So, if you press that, you got comfort, eco, sport, and individual adjusting things like the shift points, the throttle response, the steering sensitivity, and the suspension settings then as well. So, now having got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightaway. Let's put the paddle shifters and acceleration here to the test. I want to see how quickly the paddle shifters are going to react for us here. And of course, let's see how quickly we can get the new S-Class here up to speed. All right, so I got it in manual shift mode here. Let's see if it actually holds it real quick. Looks like it's going to. All right, let's go. Dang. Dang. [laughter] This thing is dang quick. Like it doesn't feel like it's the boat of a vehicle that it is. Like this throws you in the back of this pillow headrest right here. I have absolutely insane acceleration for as big of a vehicle as this is. The paddle shifters are lightning quick as well. So I got absolutely no issues with that. That's a heck of an acceleration. Paddle shifters are great. They feel high quality as well as you would expect in a vehicle that costs $140,000. So no issues with that. I absolutely love that. And by the way, there's a lot new with the engine. I already mentioned the power of course, but there's a new flat plane crankshaft. There's updated exhaust ports, new turbo components or revised turbo components I should say and revised injection system then as well. So, a lot new with the power. So, yeah, absolutely no issues when it comes to acceleration in this thing. But anyways, to go along with that, acceleration as always, braking is equally important. So, four-wheel ventilated disc brakes do of course come standard. As far as braking feel goes, it's soft. It is so soft. And I guess that's to be expected in a car like the S-Class. It's more of a luxurylike braking feel as opposed to a super firm braking feel like a sports sedan. It's definitely on the luxury side of things. So you shouldn't have any issues with that. And uh it's super luxurious. I'll just put it that way. And so but then touching on suspension and handling. So you will find an independent front and rear suspension. You also get an adaptive damping suspension. You guys always know I love an adaptive damping suspension. And what that does is it monitors each shock absorber individually. Not only adjusting to the road imperfections, giving you a smoother ride, but it also tightens up that suspension during heavy cornering, giving you better handling as well. So, it really does give you the best of both worlds. What you typically notice it the most is with the ride quality. So, that is certainly contributing to an absolutely amazing ride here in the S-Class. But, in addition to that, you also get an aromatic suspension, and that also adjusts. So, if you're going faster, it's going to lower a little bit, giving you a little better aerodynamics. If you're going slower, it's going to raise automatically, giving you a better like off-road clearance for like even speed bumps, things like that. So, you got to love an aromatic suspension. But in addition to that, 4.5° rear axle steering now comes standard. That's newly standard for 2027. There's also an optional 10 degree rear axle steering that goes for $1,300 if you wanted that. There's also an option I wanted to mention. is called eactive body control with intelligent damping that goes for $6,500. But that counteracts lean pitch and dive to reduce those forces felt by the passengers essentially just making a more luxurious ride quality, I guess you could say. But overall, as far as ride quality goes, it's insane. I've already mentioned that this is one of the smoothest, if not the smoothest ride humanly possible. Whenever you add an adaptive damping suspension to an air suspension, you're always going to have the best ride quality possible. those two configurations, those two additional add-ons, I guess you could say, that's how you get the best ride quality these days currently. So, I absolutely love the ride quality in this thing. As far as steering feel goes, it does adjust dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in. So, if you wanted a heavier feel, a heavier weight to the steering, put it in sport. If you wanted a looser feel, you put it in comfort and so on. You guys basically get that. As far as cabin noise goes, that's really insane. So, one of the quietest rides uh I've ever experienced. And the reason being is because an acoustic laminated front windshield does come standard. Of course, that's pretty standard among luxury vehicles, but acoustic laminated front door glass also comes standard. And acoustic laminated rear door glass also comes standard. And that's one that typically does not come standard even on luxury vehicles. So, that's pretty wild. I I guess you would expect again that the S-Class would get that though. Then, touching on rear visibility, I'm looking out my rearview mirror here. I can see perfectly fine. And with a shape like the S-Class, you really shouldn't have any issues with rear visibility. Touching on forward visibility a little bit, rain sensing windshield wipers do come standard. So, whenever this thing detects any kind of mist or rainfall, it's going to automatically turn on those windshield wipers for us. So, just one less thing you got to worry about there. And of course, there is a head-up display available, although we don't have it with us here today. So, anyways, that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior because a lot has changed for the 2027 S-Class. All right, so here she is you guys. The new 2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class finished in warm gray in case you were curious of our exact exterior color name that we have with us here on this one. But like I said, there are some new colors for the 2027 S-Class, including black sparkling, verde, silver, mango, and overall there's 70 exterior color options. That's wild. This particular one that we have with us here today, um, it's actually a free option, but there's plenty of priced options from $1,750 ranging all the way up to $9,900. So, there's even a yellow available. Can you imagine an S-Class and a yellow? That would stand out. But anyways, 34 interior color options as well. I did want to mention that, too, cuz that's just wild. Usually, you get like two or three. You get 34 here on the S-Class. But, as always, let's go ahead and start with where this thing is made. Taking a look at the VIN. First character is the letter W indicating that the S580 here is built and assembled in Germany as it should be. But starting up front, Mercedes-Benz hood ornament of course does come standard. You get new full LED headlights with the MercedesBenz star pattern. And again, these are newly designed for the 2027 model year. You get LED daytime running lights with those. You get automatic feature. You get the automatic high beams as well. Meaning, if you have your high beams on at night and it senses the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams. Then when that vehicle is gone, it's going to automatically bounce it back up to high beams for you there. I'm just going to get up a little bit closer just because I want to show you guys the detail in this. Like this is wild. These are such unique headlights. Yeah, you don't see headlights like this. And it says digital light as well. That's so cool. And front grill. Look at this. You got the Mercedes-Benz Star logo throughout the entire front grill. And of course, this little rectangular piece that integrates well into the front grill, that is your adaptive cruise control sensor. So, you hardly can even tell that that is there. Get the front air curtains to the bottom corners there, helping direct air around the wheel and tire combination. And one more option I wanted to mention to you guys, although we don't have it with us here today, this star emblem on the hood here. You can actually get that as an illuminated standing star for $185. So, did want to mention that as well. But that pretty much rounds out the front end of the S-Class. Let's now go ahead and swing around to the side. All right, so this we are around to the side of this one. Chrome window surrounds will come standard. The door handles are actually flush with the car. That's pretty cool. I like that you get soft closed doors all the way around both for the front doors and the back doors. So if your kids don't close the doors automatically, possibly um they're going to automatically kind of suck it back in. So that's kind of a cool little feature there. Body color power adjustable side mirrors. They will be heated with LED integrated turd signals. They're auto dimming. are power folding then as well. And then take a look down at the wheel setup. Tons of different wheel options, but 19-in 5-spoke alloys coming standard, but there are 19in, 20-in, and 21in designs all available. And I actually love the wheel design that we have with us here on this particular spec. I think it looks dang good. And uh one of the first things I actually noticed actually on the new S-Class here, I almost forgot to mention it to you guys. Uh front fender accents here. I thought they were accents and then I got up closer, I'm like, "No way. That's a dang camera in the side of the front fenders there. So, that's very interesting as well. I think that's pretty cool. But that pretty much rounds out the side profile of the S-Class. Let's now go ahead and swing around to the back. So, now since we are around to the back of this one, starting all the way to the top, typically you'll find a shark fin antenna, but I think on like 99% of Mercedes-Benz these days, they've just done away with that. So, no shark fin antenna or antenna of any sort. It's such a clean look for that particular reason. but LED highmount stop lamp. You guys could probably see that. LED taillights which have been redesigned for 2027 as well. So, I'll get up a little bit closer yet again to show that to you guys. Of course, you have the Mercedes-Benz Star logo within the tail light. So, that's pretty cool. But again, they're redesigned for this here. LED license plate lighting does come standard, of course. And then just below it all, this is also very nice. You got a little bit of a rear diffuser in the middle there. But to the sides, dual exhaust outlets integrated into the rear bumper. And they're actually integrated. It's not just like fake exhaust look with the exhaust pipes going down underneath of the vehicle like Mercedes-Benz tends to do on some of their other vehicles, but it's actually integrated into the rear bumper. That's such a clean look. I absolutely love it. So, having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next. Here, as always, here is that exhaust clip. Right. So, now since we are around to the back of the S-Class, when it comes to opening up the rear trunk, it is going to be a power trunk, which is always super convenient. There is a button on the key fob. There is a button on the trunk itself then as well. But once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 12.9 cubic feet. That's a ton of space. There is LED cargo lighting back there. There's a 12volt power [music] outlet. There's netted storage. There's tie down anchors. And then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you will find some in flooror storage, which is always nice to see. And of course, everything's super nice and carpeted back there as well. So, I'm always a big fan of that. Then making our way up to the rear leg room that comes in at 43.8 in for reference. I mean, even 6 ft tall. This is how much space I had in the back. Anything over 40 in, by the way, is luxury. So, 44 in, nearly 44 in, that's just absolutely insane. That's so much space in the back. You get power rear and side window sun shades for the rear passengers as well. There's a rear center armrest with cup holders and a tablet holder. Uh the way the rear cup holders work, by the way, cuz if you just press in the end of that, uh it's just going to be like a little uh phone holder or something like that. But if you press it in halfway and then let it go, that's where the cup holders are hiding. And they are hiding. Um so if you're not familiar with the Mercedes-Benz, that might be new, but that's how that works. You get rear ventilation back there, of course, rear USB charging ports as well. Heated and ventilated rear seats come with the executive trim if you wanted them. And uh that also comes with memory settings and heated armrest. This is all for the rear passengers, too. It's just all absolutely insane. But I love the ambient lighting back there, too. I think that looks absolutely amazing. You got the diamond patterned stitching found in the doors. Uh the rear passengers just have it made back there. And they get the pillows back there, too. There's some hidden storage behind the cup holders, too. That's typically where you find the champagne flutes in the Maybach. Uh, but since there's no champagne flutes in just the standard S-Class, um, they filled that in with storage basically, so you can hide stuff back there. But so then, making our way up to the front seats, 12way power adjustable front seats do come standard. They will be heated and ventilated. That's definitely nice. Multicontour front seats with the massage function also comes standard. So, you get massaging seats. Leather and Nappa leather finishes are going to be available. Or really, leather comes standard. The Nappa leather finishes are going to be optional. And you get a bunch of crazy colors with the Nappa leather as well if you really wanted it. From like greens to blues to there's all kinds of wild colors. I love it. And again, you get pillows for headrest. That's always nice as well. So overall, as far as seat comfort goes, it's probably my top four seats of all time. Like these are dang comfy seats. Like everything about them from the lumbar adjustments to uh like the massaging function, of course, the pillow headrest. It's just absolutely amazing. But now let's go ahead and take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping. It is power adjustable. It is leather wrapped and you can get a wood leather combination steering wheel for $600 if you wanted that. I thought that was a pretty cool design. But then making our way to the startup, let me start by showing you guys the key. Very heavyduty key. You got your Mercedes-Benz logo all the way to the top. That is your lock button. Just underneath of that, you got unlock and of course that button to pop the rear trunk there. And uh remote start is available with the Mercedes MI mobile app. Uh if you wanted to go ahead and use that, but it is all keyless entry with a push button start. So, all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button located just in between the infotainment screen and the gauge cluster. And speaking of when it comes to the gauges, it's part of this full 39 in dash we got up here and a 12.3 in digital gauge cluster on the driver's side here. And definitely looks good. And it's definitely a different setup than last year from what I remember. I remember there was a bunch of different looks I could adjust up there. uh this year it's it's still dang good looking, but it's kind of like a Tesla setup where it shows the cars to the left and to the right of you whenever you're driving down the highway or something like that. That is definitely nice. It also gives you a percentage wise, how many miles you have left until you hit empty. It gives you the actual mileage as well in the bottom lefthand corner there. Uh there's speed limit recognition. Uh digital speedometer of course as well. There's your outside temperature in the bottom right hand corner there. Definitely feels hotter than 77 degrees if you ask me. But overall, gauge cluster is definitely reminiscent of Tesla. Um, and that's not a bad thing. Definitely don't mind that. Would have loved to have seen if you could adjust the cars into like sleds like Tesla does. I think that would be pretty cool. Not sure who's going to be using that on the S-Class, but I think it's cool. But anyways, let's now go ahead and make our way to over on interior quality. A panorama roof does come standard on this one. LED interior lighting also coming standard. That's actually pretty bright up there. frameless rearview mirror with home link controls for up to three different garage doors in the bottom portion of that frameless rearview mirror there. Dual zone climate control so both driver and passenger can set their own individual temperatures. You get 64 colors of ambient lighting including kind of like this ombre kind of theme or multiolor ambient lighting where it can be more than one color at the same time. So, I think that's pretty cool. You get wood fabric and piano black finishes available. We got some wood finishes. I see that found on the doors here and around the cup holders here in the center. That definitely looks good. We have looks like dual wireless phone chargers. Uh that's pretty nice as well. There's aluminum pedals down uh by your feet, of course. [laughter] Where else they're going to be? Some really wild looking aluminum speaker covers. I am excited to test out this sound system. Yeah, sound system by Burmester. We'll test that out in a little bit here. But overall, as far as interior quality goes, as you would expect, there's nothing but high-end finishes in this thing. Um it's dang good. And actually just playing around with this passenger screen here because I don't think I've ever played around with this before. There is a Burmese app. Let me see what that is. There's different presets I guess you can adjust up there. That's kind of weird. There's a camera system. You could check out the camera on the passenger side uh screen there. That's fun to play around with. There's a gallery. It looks like you got Disney Plus and YouTube. If the front passenger wanted to watch my review on this particular car, they could do that in this particular car. You got weather information up there. I see Angry Birds and a bunch of different games you can check out as well. So really, it's kind of like a smartphone for the uh front passenger here. That's kind of cool. So, lot going on up there. I kind of like it. But uh also didn't want to forget to mention these air vents. I don't even know what to call them. I would say fighter jet style air vents cuz they're circular. But um there's like ambient lighting surrounding the exterior. Everything is super soft and a smooth feel to it. Um and it's just a cool design. And like everything about this car is so unique. I love it. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the infotainment screen here. Again, this is part of the 39in dash display. Overall, front screen though measures in at 14.4 in. You get Bluetooth and audio streaming, wireless, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, factory navigation system up there. You can adjust your climate control settings, ambient lighting settings. Everything is just so new in this car. They're like all the tech has been completely redone for 2027, and I'm trying to get used to it. So, forgive me if I'm not as fluent in this particular review than I have been in prior S-Class videos, but it's just so wild like uh how much change has gone on with the tech up here and how many different apps they have available and all that fun stuff. So, I'll probably be playing around with this for a good bit of time, but a lot of customization can be done up here. Uh ambient lighting settings, there's ambient styles as well. Uh sound experience. Uh, of course, like I said, there's YouTube and Disney Plus and all that fun stuff. Um, so anyways, let's get to the radio information here. You get a 15 speakeraker Burmese 3D sound system. So, with some crazy aluminum speaker covers. So, let's go ahead and turn on the radio. And by the way, 710 watts. Let's turn on the radio. Let's see what we got playing today. And let's test out the clarity of this one. [music] So, what I was trying to show you guys there, that sound system is insane, by the way. Plenty of clarity. Definitely a ton of bass. is when the the bass was hitting the ambient light and colors uh was pulsating according to the music. So, it was really wild. Like, I thought that was really cool to see. Anyways, it was a really cool sound system. I like that. But, last thing I wanted to mention guys on the infotainment screen at least is when you do put the S-Class in reverse, you will find an insanely highdeinition rear view camera coming standard across the board. Lot of customization uh that can be done with this camera as well. It also shows kind of what angle you're backing up in. Uh, that's pretty cool, too. Uh, you got automatic reversing there. That's kind of wild. Uh, oh, yeah, that's right. Um, park assist is crazy on Mercedes beds, by the way. You can actually tell the car whether you want to pull in or back in and it does all the work for you. But a lot of different camera angles. You get that top view, 360° monitor there as well. But all of that is going to lead us into safety. And so, there's a lot of standard safety with the S-Class. You get Mercedes-Benz emergency call service, which essentially means if you were to ever get into an accident, the car is going to automatically call you and ask you if you need uh ambulance or police or whatever the case. That's definitely convenient. You get attention assist. There's a dash cam, adaptive cruise control, crosswind assist, blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert, evasive steering assist, lane keep assist, lane change assist, emergency stop assist, and parkronic. And that's the thing where it parks for you. It's absolutely wild. But overall, when it comes to my final thoughts of the S-Class here, I love the V8 in this thing. So, plenty of power. 0 to 60 in less than 4 seconds in the vehicle. The size of the S-Class is absolutely insane. Uh, incredible ride quality, of course. Very serene cabin. This thing is super quiet. So, everything you expect from Mercedes-Benz, basically. I love all the different color options as well, both on the exterior and the interior. I love all this new tech. I love that the passenger has this uh fairly large screen here above the glove box where they can play Angry Birds or watch YouTube or whatever they want to do. That's pretty cool. I think really the only constructive criticism for the S-Class, and I've said this before, is this thing can get dang pricey quick. I know this S580 starts at 134 or whatever, but there's so many options. You can easily put this thing closer to 160 or more. [music] So, just keep that in mind. But anyways, that pretty much rounds OUT THIS ONE. YOU GUYS FEEL FREE to follow me on social media somewhere on the screen. Be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're into new car reviews. That is what I've been doing for 12 years now. I do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will see you guys all in the next video. Stay gold.