Tested: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Proves That Six Is Enough
BY DEREK POWELL | CarAndDriver.ComTroy Warren for CNT #CarsDespite having only six cylinders, Mercedes's new 429-hp S500 model is still every bit an S-class.Three is the new five.For much of its existence, Mercedes-Benz's model nomenclature directly corresponded to a given vehicle's engine displacement in liters, multiplied by a factor of 100. But that's no longer solely the case, as this numerical correlation has begun to fall victim to the proliferation of smaller-displacement engines with greater specific outputs. Witness the 2022 Mercedes S500. For the first time, an S-class with a 500 on its decklid is powered not by a large…