Mercedes-Benz is preparing to up the ante in the luxury segment with a new and more technologically advanced S-Class model series, a prototype of which was recorded on film by the crew at TFLCar, while taking a break from testing near Denver, Colorado.

Set to be marketed as a 2014 model in North America and as a 2013 model elsewhere, the next S-Class will bring a host of…magical high-tech features.

These include the ‘Magic Light Control’ system that utilizes adaptive LEDs to illuminate the route ahead and the ‘Magic Body Control’ system that collects data from a camera scanning the road ahead to prepare the car’s electronically controlled suspension accordingly.

Another highlight of the W222 series will be the availability of several different body styles and editions such as the über –luxurious, stretched-wheelbase Pullman variant, as Mercedes-Benz wants to compensate for the closure of the Maybach brand.

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