New Car Review: The High-End S-Class

A hanok is raised slightly above the ground, with a wooden floor that avoids dampness while allowing air to circulate during hot summers. Its deep eaves block rain and strong sunlight while adding a graceful curve.

This approach, the article says, favors essential function expressed through beauty rather than elaborate decoration. It sees a similar philosophy in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, a model developed over 140 years of accumulated technology and experience.

Mercedes-Benz Korea chose the Hanok The Heritage venue to unveil the new car on the 12th of last month. Where the wooden floor and eaves delicately mediate between people and nature, the S-Class is presented as narrowing the boundary between movement and rest inside a car.