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Post by racingteatray on May 20, 2020 16:37:55 GMT
It's the purple lighting that's hooked you isn't it? Apart from the leather and the Rover SD1 dashboard (that look sticks in my mind and while it was fine in the 70s I don't like it on a modern car) I like that To be fair I like the external styling of the S-Class and find the interior merely "just about bearable" (another way of saying "it's fairly hideous but I'd cope"). |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 21:52:29 GMT
I cannot believe how big the grille is compared to the old one.   |
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Post by Martin on Aug 19, 2020 10:21:35 GMT
A couple more official interior pictures   |
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Post by michael on Aug 19, 2020 10:37:06 GMT
That vent module not lining up with the central stack is annoying.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Aug 19, 2020 10:55:30 GMT
That vent module not lining up with the central stack is annoying. It probably does when you view it from the driving seat. |
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Post by cbeaks1 on Aug 19, 2020 11:23:56 GMT
The armrests look like a naked leathery old fella bending over in the gym changing room.
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 19, 2020 12:07:23 GMT
Funky but is it luxury?
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Post by PG on Aug 19, 2020 12:28:43 GMT
Quite. Putting an expensive leather cover on your phone does not make it a luxury item. Well not in my eyes, although now I write that I realise that in the markets this is really aimed at, that probably does constitute luxury. |
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Post by Martin on Aug 19, 2020 12:32:17 GMT
Covering surfaces with nice soft leather makes a huge difference to the feeling of luxury. The pictures are unlikely to be of the standard car. One of the problems with the current S Class is you have to spend a small fortune to get decent leather on the dashboard/doors and it’s not particularly luxurious as it looks more like their pleather.
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Post by johnc on Aug 19, 2020 12:55:12 GMT
I like the steering wheel . That's about all I can say about it too. Hate the big screen in the middle. |
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Post by michael on Aug 19, 2020 12:58:12 GMT
That vent module not lining up with the central stack is annoying. It probably does when you view it from the driving seat. The W140 was similarly offset so it might be deliberate. |
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Post by PG on Aug 19, 2020 13:04:36 GMT
Covering surfaces with nice soft leather makes a huge difference to the feeling of luxury. The pictures are unlikely to be of the standard car. One of the problems with the current S Class is you have to spend a small fortune to get decent leather on the dashboard/doors and it’s not particularly luxurious as it looks more like their pleather. I quite agree with that in cars. But it will be interesting to see if that still make such a big difference when in front of you is a shiny screen or three. I think it is just that I don't like Merc's current interiors. The instruments have that ipad glued to the dashboard look which I think detracts from the potential overall luxury. |
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Post by Martin on Aug 19, 2020 14:07:53 GMT
Covering surfaces with nice soft leather makes a huge difference to the feeling of luxury. The pictures are unlikely to be of the standard car. One of the problems with the current S Class is you have to spend a small fortune to get decent leather on the dashboard/doors and it’s not particularly luxurious as it looks more like their pleather. I quite agree with that in cars. But it will be interesting to see if that still make such a big difference when in front of you is a shiny screen or three. I think it is just that I don't like Merc's current interiors. The instruments have that ipad glued to the dashboard look which I think detracts from the potential overall luxury. I love a bit of tech, but don’t particularly like them either, especially as you move further up the range. |
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Post by michael on Sept 2, 2020 13:02:37 GMT
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Post by Tim on Sept 2, 2020 13:09:14 GMT
Now I'm seeing another cartoon character's face in the rear view of that  |
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Post by racingteatray on Sept 2, 2020 13:52:57 GMT
Ok. Looks quite imposing and smooth. I like the door-handles but that shoulder line is pure A8 and the rear end is just generically current Merc and not as good as the old model (which is quite a looker by barge standards).
However....those seats! My eyes! Yeuuuuurghhhhh! Like an especially hideous cut-price sofa from World of Leather.
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Post by johnc on Sept 2, 2020 16:42:43 GMT
I am sure it will be a luxurious tech fest but I am not sure about the grill (which seems to be a common theme at the moment). I am also sorry to hear of the demise of the S Class Coupe. I really enjoyed driving the S63 at Mercedes World a couple of years ago. It was unbelievably capable for something so big, ridiculously quick and luxurious all at the same time. I also think it looks great with really nice proportions.
A well known local painting and decorating contractor (he does large contracts for housebuilders etc) who lives a few miles from me in a huge house with about a mile of 10 ft high wall and railings around it, has had 3 since the current model was launched. His current one is a 560 in a nice silver colour that has hints of blue in the sunlight.
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Post by Big Blue on Sept 2, 2020 17:18:12 GMT
Agree with Racing on the seats: chavtastic.
Surely no one buys these to drive for themselves - you either have a chauffeur or you are one.
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Post by PG on Sept 2, 2020 18:43:53 GMT
Another who thinks those seats are just vomit inducing. I just don't think Merc designers understand the difference between luxury, opulence and chavness. But the front looks better than I feared. I am sure it will be as super a luxo-barge as the last S-class and totally fit for purpose. Mile munching waftiness (self driven or chauffeured) and a better class of taxi.
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