German Car Zone

1st place: Mercedes S 500
2nd place: BMW 750i
3rd place: Porsche Panamera

All three look great in these photos…

740d or S 450 CDI would be my choose here…

Panamera 4S in white. Thanks.

The turbo charged Bimmer V8 once again humbled by the old Merc V8.

The S is just to much for the rest to handle..
even with the worst engine of the trio..

Its nearly as fast as the bimmer....

Big up to MB.. The benchmark of this segment..

100 kg difference in weight between 7er and S-class. What 750i lose in weight the stronger engine makes up for it.
I see they only meassured up to 130 km/h. After 180km/h the difference will probably be larger due of stronger engine for the bimmer.

Anyway, S-class won fair and square but I think 7er looks better from the inside and outside. Whatever of these cars you buy you get yourself a very good car. You cant go wrong with any of them, trust me.

May I add that Autobild said 7er had a good balance between Sport and Comfort but that S-class was more focused on comfort thats why it won the test.

Black S500 please.

Can't see the pics.

Comfort is what buyers in this segment want not super tight handling, so of course the S-Class wins. The S-Class handles better than most drivers will ever need as is. No need to go behind it with excuses and what not. Panamera really doesn't fit here IMO. Against the S63 AMG maybe, but not the S550 and 750.


M

Yeah.

And so who then buys all the 7ers, A8s, Jaguar XJs, etc

I guess those cars are made just for no reason - designed, developed, produced, sold by carmaker itself & destroyed immediately.

Sure A LOT of customers in this segment want superb comfort - but MANY also like some other characteristics. And there are plenty alternative choices out there. And that's good for the customers.