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What’s new: 2006-2007
The buzzword at this year’s auto shows has been “crossovers,” or car-based SUVs that are similar to tall wagons. Automakers are turning to them because they generally have nicer road manners, demonstrate more secure handling, and provide better fuel economy than truck-based SUVs. Audi, Ford, Jeep, and Lincoln are all introducing new car-based SUVs in the next year.
Notable redesigns include the Toyota Camry, which includes a hybrid version, the Lexus LS luxury sedan, and a more modern Jeep Wrangler. New vehicles on the horizon include the Volkswagen Eos convertible, the compact Volvo C30 hatchback, and a wave of small hatchbacks from Honda, Nissan, and Toyota.
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2007 Mercedes-Benz S550
Where else can you get the Aktion Gesunder Rücken's seal of approval?
BY JOHN PHILLIPS
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREG JAREM
Tally all the engine possibilities and it’s accurate to say that Mercedes-Benz currently offers—whoa!—43 models. Ask the average schmo on the street to name the most famous, and he might say, “McCambridge,” or he might say, “Gullwing,” but he’ll probably say, “S-class.” For more than 50 years, S-class Benzes have been the most succulent sausages in the Teutons’ tray of vehicular sauerkraut.
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For 2007, the S-class lineup has been simplified. No more short- and long-wheelbase cars, just the 124.6-inch edition, 3.1 inches more majestic than its predecessor. The lineup now comprises the S550 tested here, whose $86,175 base price is actually $1650 shy of its S500 forebear’s, followed in April by a 510-horse V-12 S600, with a sticker close to $130,000. An all-wheel-drive S550 4MATIC should arrive in November, and the inevitable AMG variants will manifest when AMG and every F1 driver on the planet are damn well ready.
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