Best Of The Best

The S-Class has been dubbed the ‘best car in the world’, but where do you look when the best isn’t enough?

- Sirish Chandran

MERCEDES-BENZ ISN’T PARTICULARLY MODEST when it comes to describing the S-Class. ‘The best car in the world’ is thrown around liberally, ‘the epitome of the automobile’ has been mentioned occasionally and the last time it revamped the S-Class, the headline of a press-release stated it was the ‘automotive benchmark in efficiency and comfort.’ A self-proclaimed benchmark, we would like to add — never take anything a manufacturer tells you at face value. We’ve driven it though, and we love it. It is the go-to limousine to be driven around in from your mansion to the golf course with a quick stop by the office to make sure the CEOs of your five companies are bringing in the moolah.

What do you do if you’re the type with petrol in your veins and not just in your stock portfolio? You find time to drive between all that golfing and money-making! However, the S-Class limo, as comfortable as it is, isn’t a car you want to be thrashing up a mountain pass. Mercedes-Benz’ in-house nutters, the AMG department, have something a little more suited for the job. Something that will keep your rump cocooned in luxury while still giving you a liberal dose of white knuckles and dilated pupils.

Honey, I’ve shrunk the S-Class…