Premium Luxury Car - Mercedes-Benz S-Class
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz S-Class is certainly no surprise as the winner of the 2012 Ideal Vehicle Award in the Premium luxury car segment. This full-size sedan dazzles with the sheer number of features that it offers, encompassing high tech gear such as the COMAND interface, adaptive cruise control, and a host of advanced safety systems, as well as an amount of luxury items including massaging leather seats, quad-zone automatic climate control, and a heated steering wheel. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class can be had with four different engine choices, ranging from a fuel-efficient hybrid V-6 all the way up to a twin-turbo, 5.5-liter V-12 that generates 510 horsepower, and it also offers a seven-speed automatic transmission as well as the option of all-wheel drive.