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4.5 stars
"Luxury, Style, and Pwoer"
Pros: Fuel Economy, Power, Accel, Smothing Ride
Cons: Amount of electronics
Summary: I purchased one in April 2006. I went from a 2001 S500 to the brand new S550, and there are some huge improvemnts. The rear has an extra couple of inches compared to the pervious model, and of course you can feel that the S550 has much more power than the previous model too. The S550 has great Fuel Economy for the ammout of power it produces and engine size, I get around 18.5 - 21 MPG average.
Also this car has a lot of electronics, it just thats a while to get use to the system.
If you plan on getting a Luxury Sedan, the BMW 745/750Li or the MB S550 wouldn't be a bad choice.Updated
Sorry about that, I didn't notice I misspelled Power.Updated
Had an oil change at 3000. Chrome head and tail light trim, Brabus Monoblock VI 3 piece 19" rims, Brabus lip spoiler and a Brabus Sport Exhaust installed.
The engine sounds smoother, and the car itselft looks a lot nicer as well, I personally try not to replace stock parts. The car is white so you don't really notice the chrome trims right away, but once you notice it, it looks a lot better.
If you have an S550 and wouldn't mind spending a few dollars on it, I would definitely recommend the Brabus sport exhasut and Brabus' monoblock rims.
I've also been receiving an average of 19 mpg with is great for a V8, 70% highway 30% city (mainly hills). Lowest I've gotten was about 14 mpg, mostly uphill and downhill. Overall even at 14, its pretty good expecially driving it uphill.
