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A Comparison of Top Luxury Cars: The 2020 BMW 8 Series vs The 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Luxury cars are some of the most exciting and sophisticated that you will find, with BMW leading the way thanks to the 2020 BMW 8 Series. The innovative features and powerful engine options will make this the car that you will love to drive for years to come. We want to help you see what this model can offer, putting it in direct comparison of top competitors.

A top competitor is the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which is known for its beautiful and sophisticated features, offering a lot that drivers have come to love over time. What many of these drivers don't know is that BMW outshines the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which we want to change with our head-to-head comparison.

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2020 BMW 8 Series vs 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

  • The 2020 BMW 8 Series has a more competitive starting price than the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class does.
  • There is an eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission equipped on the 2020 BMW 8 Series and the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class comes with a 9G-TRONIC Nine-Speed Automatic Transmission.
  • The 2020 BMW 8 Series offers a 40:20:40 folding configuration for its rear seats while the 2020 S-Class does not.
  • You can swap out most controls of the 2020 BMW 8 Series to be glass, making for a more stylish and responsive experience than the S-Class offers.
  • There are more body styles of the 2020 BMW 8 Series than there are for the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

  • All 8 Series models have more front legroom than the S-Class does, especially when you choose the 8 Series Gran Coupe that has more front and rear legroom than the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class does.
  • You can get better fuel efficiency when you choose the 2020 BMW 8 Series over the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
  • You can equip xDrive all-wheel drive on the 2020 BMW 8 Series while the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class can be equipped with 4MATIC all-wheel drive.
  • Both models come with sophisticated interior features like ambient lighting.
  • You will be getting four-zone automatic climate control as standard in the 2020 BMW 8 Series while the 2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class only comes with a dual-zone climate control system.