Tech upgrades and driveline refinements headline the most extensive facelift in the limousine’s 54-year history
Six years after its UK launch, the seventh-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class remains competitive enough for this facelift to focus on detailed improvement rather than wholesale reinvention.The changes, while hardly dramatic on the outside, are numerous and run deep. Mercedes describes it as the most comprehensive facelift ever applied to an S-Class, claiming the 2026 model adopts more than 2700 revised or completely new components and functions.






