The new Mercedes -Benz S-Class, GLE and GLS have been enhanced but not reborn. The company prioritized technology over aesthetic and platform redesign as part of a shuffling of priorities and investments as, like all automakers, it grapples with the changing tide of consumer battery-electric vehicle interest, softening regulations and waning purchase incentives. Traditionally, a vehicle is considered a new-generation model when it has considerable technological, platform, powertrain and design