Look at this. Yes, those rear wheels are steering and no, they’re not broken.

It might look like it’s drifted into a curb at high speed or it’s been aligned using a bendy ruler, but it’s actually intended to make the car more manoeuvrable and safer at high speeds.

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Executive cars like the S class have always been huge in length. The current generation is no different with the shortest version coming in at just over 5 metres. All of that length tends to make a car difficult to manoeuvre in a tight spot.

To solve that, Mercedes has fitted its big executive barge with steering angle so ridiculous it’ll make a drift car look silly.

So, how does rear-wheel steering work?

It’s operated using an electric motor which drives a spindle on the rear axle. That motor will have sensors that feed it information on what the front wheels are doing so that the car can figure out what it needs to do with the rears.

It works in a couple of different ways depending on what situation the car is in. It can steer in the same direction as the front wheels or it can counter steer. Steering in the same direction aids stability at higher speeds. For example, when making adjustments on a motorway it'll help the car almost ‘crab’ if you need to quickly avoid a car.


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