The Mercedes S Class has always been the benchmark for luxury saloons. The BMW 7 series may be more of a drivers car and the Jaguar XJ offers more traditional luxuries but for sheer space, innovation and comfort the S Class wins hands down. The Sixth generation S-Class (W211) was launched in 2006 with features never before seen on a production car with more technology added in its 2009 facelift. This 2009 car is one of the very last fitted with the legendary 6.2 litre, normally aspirated V8 developing 525 BHP, shifting through a 7 speed automatic gearbox. Power delivery is beautifully linear and the muted V8 rumble from the exhausts is just glorious.

As with all luxury Mercedes the £106,000 asking price only got you so far, there was an extensive options list to tailor the car to your exact specifications. The build sheet for this car is as follows;

Code Description
112U CHROMIT BLACK METALLIC PAINT
218 REAR-VIEW CAMERA
223 REAR BACK REST ADJUSTMENT AND HEAD RESTRAINTS, ELE
230 PARKING GUIDANCE
231 GARAGE DOOR OPENER
233 AUTONOMOUS INT. CRUISE CONT. PLUS (DISTRONIC PLUS)
234 BLIND SPOT ASSISTANT
249 INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRROR,AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
289 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL WITH TRIM INSERT
294 KNEE AIRBAG
310 DUAL CUP HOLDER
386 UNIVERSAL TELEPHONY PACKAGE
401 FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
402 REAR SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
406 MULTI-CONTOUR REAR SEAT
413 PANORAMIC SLIDING SUNROOF/GLASS SUNROOF
427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
432 DYNAMICS SEAT,FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT
436 COMFORT HEADREST DRIVER AND FRONTPASSENGER
437 COMFORT HEADREST REAR
443 HEATED STEERING WHEEL
476 AUTOMATIC LANE RECOGNITION
477 TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
487 ABC SUSPENSION (ACTIVE BODY CONTROL)
518 UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI)
527 COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION
537 DIGITAL RADIO STANDARD DAB (DIGI. AUDIO BROADC.)
538 ATTENTION ASSIST (DROWSINESS DETECTION)
540 ROLLER BLIND, ELECTRIC, FOR REAR WINDOW
573 CHILD SEAT MOUNTING, ISOFIX IN REAR
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
596 HEAT INSULATING+IR REFLECTG.SAFETY GLASS ALL-ROUND
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
608 AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM SWITCH (IHC)
690 EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE)
731 TRIM PIECES - WOOD BURRED WALNUT VENEER
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
800 CHANGE OF MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FIGURE SHOWING MODEL YEAR
810 PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM
810A LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE
814 DVD CHANGER
814A LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BROWN
817 SIREN BRACKET FOR INCREASED THEFT PROTECTION
863 TV-TUNER DIGITAL TO ANALOG
867 FRONT PASSENGER ENTERTAINMENT
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
883 POWER CLOSING SYSTEM
M156 V8 GASOLINE ENGINE M156 - AMG
M63 6.3 LITER DISPLACEMENT
P18 CHILD SAFETY PACKAGE
P20 DRIVING ASSISTANCE PACKAGE PLUS
P35 LIGHT PACKAGE (FFO)
P43 REAR SEAT COMFORT PACKAGE
P44 PARKING PACKAGE
P45 FRONT ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE
P48 FRONT SEAT PACKAGE
U01 REAR BELT STATUS INDICATION
U09 LEATHER-CLAD INST.PANEL + BELTLINE (ART. EMBOSSED)

This car was retained by its first owner until 2021 with just one keeper since. There are two keys, all books and manuals and a full service history. Service entries at 11k, 17k, 21k, 26k, 31k, 34k, 37k, 39k and 49k.

The car will come serviced and MOT'd by my local Mercedes specialist.