Although the 170 S was promoted as a car for company directors, the soubriquet of “first S-Class Mercedes-Benz” which began to be applied to it more than twenty years later, following the launch of the manufacturer’s W 116 is not one that would have been used or recognized in the 1950s.
Cu toate că modelul 170 S a fost promovat ca un automobil destinat directorilor de companii, porecla de “Primul Mercedes-Benz S-Class”, care i-a fost atribuită la mai bine de 20 de ani, după lansarea lui W 116, nu este o poreclă care ar fi fost folosită sau recunoscută în anii 1950.