2,700 re-engineered components and one self-illuminated star later, the benchmark has arrived. In this episode of The Auto Brief News, Jim Khana and Amber Light dissect the latest evolution of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

Amber is ready to take a Microsoft Teams meeting from the "Boardroom on Wheels" at 130 km/h, geeking out over the MBUX Superscreen and the ChatGPT-powered virtual assistant. Meanwhile, Jim is surprisingly seduced by the engineering of the M 177 Evo V8 and its flat-plane crank, though he draws a firm line at heated seat belts. From Car-to-X cloud-based suspension that "sees" potholes to the VR10-certified GUARD version, we find out if the S-Class is still a car or just a very fast personal re ...