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Mercedes-Benz put the world’s luxury car peddlers on notice four years ago. The W222-generation S-Class featured automated parking, Magic Body Control air suspension with Road Surface Scan, six seat massage settings, and automatic perfume dispensing.
But technology changes fast. BMW was first to parry with its new-for-2015 G11/12-generation 7 Series, which failed to unseat the mighty Merc in a 2016 Head 2 Head. Recently, Audi let us drive its spanking-new A8, dubbed MLB64, which arrives in the fall. And as you can see in our related luxury comparison on the preceding pages, Lexus and Genesis are also staking legitimate claims to the title.
