The One Graph That Illustrates The S-Class Dominance

The S-Class has always been the top selling luxury flagship sedan over its long and stories existence. At times competition from BMW, Lexus and more recently Audi has given it a challenge here and there. With an ever increasing amount of challengers it would appear that the S-Class would have its most difficult time yet, but that that is not the case. Mercedes has got its latest S-Class so right in its design and all other aspects that it is crushing its competition with no mercy. This isn't a Kentucky basketball road to perfection streak but rather a Ronda Rousey beatdown. Certainly the S-Class is the newest one in its immediate class but in the US it's also delivering these numbers without six cylinder entry level versions. A quick drive around Mitt Romney's La Jolla neighborhood backs up the numbers with anecdotal evidence that the S-Class is the go to luxury method of transportation. There are photos of the upcoming next generation 7 Series out there and it doesn't look to have what it takes. Audi has more time with its next A8 but Mark Lichte has more work to do. In fact, the same drive points out that the S-Class' closest competitor doesn't come from Germany at all but rather it's the American Tesla.

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610looper - 3/31/2015 11:51:48 PM

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""A quick drive around Mitt Romney's La Jolla neighborhood backs up the numbers with anecdotal evidence that the S-Class is the go to luxury method of transportation. There are photos of the upcoming next generation 7 Series out there and it doesn't look to have what it takes. Audi has more time with its next A8 but Mark Lichte has more work to do. In fact, the same drive points out that the S-Class' closest competitor doesn't come from Germany at all but rather it's the American Tesla.""

So was this reporting from Car & Driver? Road & Track? Automobile Mag?

chewy - 4/1/2015 2:57:04 AM

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Must be some blogger from that area. C/D and R&T are Michigan based, Automobile is LA area.

MDarringer - 4/1/2015 8:10:27 AM

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Jaguar aimed way wrong with the XJ and its dismal sales proves that. The Audi A8 has always looked like an inflated A4, so where's the exclusivity in that? The A8 is a poor seller. I have always preferred the BMW 7--except that ugly Bangle edition--to the S Class, but sales show Mercedes is the winner.

chewy - 4/1/2015 9:33:18 AM

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Well they are all now just bigger versions of each other as the C class is a mini me S class even more so than the A4 and A8 are. But Mercedes has made it work very well. The next 7 doesn't look bold enough at all to match the impression that the S class has.