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A new Mercedes-Benz S-Class doesn't come around all that often—the last one popped up in 2005—so when one does show up, it's a big deal. So let's give it up for the all-new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class—the car of tomorrow, today.

Story: Will Sabel Courtney

Remember this moment, folks, because the sentence you’re about to read is one you’ll probably never see in a car review again:

You don’t need the S65 AMG, because it’s too powerful for your own good.

Reports of a potential liason between Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin have been bouncing around for a while now. We heard that Aston Martin might build a new Lagonda SUV on the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class platform, then we heard that Aston Martin might be called in to lend their expertise to building future Maybachs (which, obviously, is out of the question now that Maybach is dead). But the rumors of a collaboration have taken an interesting turn now that Italian equity firm Investindustrial has bought a big chunk of Aston Martin, as Investindustrial has close ties with Mercedes-Benz and AMG. And we think that's a good thing. In fact, we think an AMG/Aston Martin team-up might be the best thing for both brands. Here's why.

Ask around the automotive engineer community, and you might hear talk that the twelve-cylinder motor is a dead motor walkin' down the green mile. "The [V12] is too big and heavy," McLaren chairman Antony Sheriff recently said. "The V12 engine is a thing of the past. The engine belongs in a museum." Well, nobody seems to have mentioned that to Mercedes-Benz and AMG.

Oh, Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake. Why must we Americans be denied your sensuality?