The new model is claimed to provide 12 mm more headroom, 14 mm more shoulder room and 10
mm more elbow room than its predecessor up front, while the rear has 14 mm of extra space for knees and 9 mm more for shoulders.
Despite the wheelbase remaining the same as the outgoing W221 / V221 for both the W222 and the V222 long wheelbase model, the new W222 S - class offers 12 mm extra headroom, 14 mm more shoulder room and 10
mm more elbow room for the front occupants, as well as a 14 mm increase in rear knee room and 9 mm increased shoulder room for the rear occupants.
The driver and front seat passenger enjoy 39
mm more elbow room and more headroom.
It's got 72 mm more interior length, 61
mm more elbow and shoulder room, plus 15 mm more headroom and an extra 67 litres of luggage space.
It's also 53 mm longer and 15 mm taller, to the benefit of a cabin more fit for human habitation than the previous model: front passengers get 68
mm more elbow room and rear passengers have 150 mm extra for their legs.
Not exact matches
BMW claims
more comfort via the raised seating position (by 36
mm in front, 64
mm at the back) and increased headroom, shoulder room and
elbow room for all occupants.
Back in the third - row, an increase of up to 110
mm in width compared to the previous model makes it far
more accessible for adults, while kids have plenty of
elbow room.
The added space inside gives it 150
mm more rear legroom, another 38
mm of front legroom, 38
mm more front shoulder room and 68
mm more front
elbow room.
It has tried to turn the E-Class Cabriolet into a full four - seater, adding
more than 100
mm to the rear legroom and 20
mm to the rear
elbow room.
The newest AMG will come with all of the advances seen in the new C - Class Coupe, including an 80
mm longer wheelbase, 95
mm more overall length, 40
mm more width and
more head, shoulder and
elbow room for all passengers.
And you feel immediately, here is finally
more room: 38
mm more leg and shoulder room and 68
mm more space for the
elbows sound manageable.
There's
more shoulder - room (front +9
mm, rear +22
mm),
elbow - room (front +35
mm, rear +36
mm) and headroom (front +7
mm, rear +8
mm).
When compared to the previous generation, the new S - Class offers 12
mm (0.47 inches) of extra headroom for the driver, 14
mm (0.55 inches)
more shoulder room and 10
mm (0.39 inches)
more elbow room in the front.
Legroom has been increased by 57
mm at the back at 948
mm while
elbow room and shoulder room are also
more generous at 1474
mm (plus 34
mm) and 1436
mm (plus 28
mm) respectively.
The interior offers
more room than the previous generation Esperante models, with 44.25 inches (1,124
mm) of legroom, 54 inches (1,372
mm) of shoulder room, and 54 inches (1,372
mm) of
elbow room.
The new model is 95
mm longer and 40
mm wider than its predecessor, leading to what Mercedes - Benz describes as «
more shoulder room,
elbow room and head room in all seats».