Mercedes launches S Class at Rs 1.57 crore

It comes with a 4.6 litre V8 engine and has a top speed of 250 km per hour

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz today launched the latest version of its luxury sedan S-Class in the country, priced at Rs 1.57 crore (ex-showroom Delhi). The new S-Class comes with a 4.6 litre V8 engine and has a top speed of 250 km per hour.

"We are launching the all new S-Class in India just three months after its global launch in October last year, following up on eight new products we launched in 2013 here," said Eberhard Kern, managing director and chief executive officer, Mercedes-Benz India.

He informed that the company will sell the S Class as a completely built unit initially and later assemble the product with different specifications for the Indian market. The company has already sold out the 125 units of the launch edition allocated by its German headquarters for India. Bookings have started for the S-Class to be assembled locally, with different specifications and pricing, and deliveries will start by April.