No wonder why MB S Class is considered by many as the best car in the world and the present W222 S Class also proudly deserving this tag .
Here's a complication of many pics from W222 S500 Plug in Hybrid to top model V12 S600 / S65 AMG .
S63 AMG pic also included for you to see how gorgeous car it is

 

Agree with you about both 221 and 222. One thing I didn't like about the 221 was the dash/console design.
Thought it was clumsy & discontinuous. Vastly improved on the 222.

Jaguar needs to ramp up its game for the XJ to contend with this car.
Although, I do like the XJ's interior even more than the W222!
Sorry to see Jaguar so sparing with wood now though.

 

This is a great car indeed. Interior looks more Jaguar than the current XJ unfortunately, and the exterior is unmistakably MB. The only thing I don't like about it is how inmensly huge it is. Way too tall

 

The only thing in the current interior that looks out of place is 4 air vents. 2 would have fitted the dash a lot better

 

Maybe i'm just biased, but I test-drove a 2015 S550 and I was unimpressed. But then I drove a 2015 XJ Supercharged and was ready to sell a kidney.

 

Mercedes S-Class is less sporty (handling/braking) but has more stately styling, roomier more comfortable interior, better technology, better interior layout/materials (current XJ center stack is gimmicky, too much chrome, and has horrible layout), and lastly faster engines in AWD form.

I hate to say this but most full-size luxury buyer value the above qualities over sportiness. If it weren't the case then the Porsche Panemera would have the segment's best seller.

 

Thats a great looking car

 

In my opinion the face lifted W221 was a better looking car.