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"  Mercedes-Benz&amp;#039;s new S-Class is getting oodles of press for its veritable smorgasbord of luxury items, from heated armrests and an aromatic atomizer to hot stone massagers and self-driving capabilities. Though this big daddy sedan is loaded to its gilded hilt with virtually every amenity you could possibly dream up, the 2014 S-Class hits 60 mph in an estimated 4.8 seconds-- just as quickly as its predecessor-- despite an essentially carried-over engine that posts a nominal increase of only 26 horsepower. Vigilant weight watchers will be the first to figure out how the &amp;#039;14 S-Class yields its win/win engineering, posting as many as 200 pounds shed compared to its antecedent. That said, the biggest four-door Benz&amp;#039;s most beneficial feature is, arguably, one of its least visible attractions: its chassis. Beneath the shiny sheetmetal and Nappa leather is a hybrid bodyshell that combines aluminum and high-strength steel for an optimized balance between stiffness and light weight, which produces 50% more torsional rigidity. Mercedes-Benz&amp;#039;s hybrid construction isn&amp;#039;t new-- in fact, their flagship S-Class model has been using the feature since the 1990s. But thanks to a more than 50 percent increase in aluminum usage, M-B&amp;#039;s latest large sedan gets as much as 20 percent better fuel economy, while upholding the S-Class&amp;#039;s years-old tradition of avoiding gas guzzler tax. The Mercedes-Benz S550 will cost you a pretty penny when it hits U.S. showrooms this September. But thanks to its smartly configured bones, new S-Class should make you feel like slightly less of a fat cat as you roll down the road. Related: Mercedes Builds a Better Floorboard "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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