EVOII_Racer

Hello ML fans,

For you lucky owners that already have the W166 ml can you please post pictures of the Designo Interior?

Thanks so much!

jean7of9

I do not have my car yet which is coming with Designo Porcelain White. But I am posting both variations of Designo Seats. North America gets the seats with holes. In Switzerland you will get the diamond shape design which reminds me of the prestigious old 600S. Sorry I don't have pics of black Designo seats.

LazKat

Mine's on order. I was shown photos of the diamond stitch pattern and purchased based on that. It *is* available for North America, right?

another_geek

When I was ordering mine, I was told that in the US, the ML63 designo interior does not come with the diamond pattern. But if you order the designo interior on an ML350/550, it would come with the diamond pattern

EVOII_Racer

Geat stuff thanks again Sir!

Can you get the diamind shape in the US and Canada or only Europe? If I a not mistaken the G 63 always comes with the diamond shape regardless of where its purchased

jean7of9

It is diamond shape all over the planet outside North America. You lucky dudes. My neighbor G55 has nice wrinkled leather, no diamond shape.

Cyber GS

IMO Great color!!

LazKat

That's what I'm looking for. Otherwise I'd have upgraded the leather and been happy with that. The pics of the diamond pattern made it a 'must have' for me. The non-diamond... meh!

another_geek

I actually feel the other way - I would have walked away if I had to take the diamond pattern. To each his own...

LazKat

Much improved over Henry Ford's choice of options - "They can have any color they like as long as it's black."

EVOII_Racer

Hi guys:

I just found a nice link

http://theworldofmbamg.wordpress.com...her-interiors/

clk200

Ml63 AMG - straight lines pattern

All other models: diamond pattern.

Below is a link to designo configurator. You can select the model (ML63 AMG or standard) and view the different colour options.

http://www.mercedes-benz.com.cy/cont...html#chapter=1

gplank

Great link. Its still a mystery what the designo option will look like for the non-AMG US MLs, since the hatch pattern will not be available in the US, I'm told. Perhaps the configuration for the ML63 might be more accurate for the US ML350 and ML550.

dougiebear

The diamond pattern is in a euro pkg called Edition One.
It should NEVER have been shown by anyone in North America as Designio
it was developed from Designio Options
You can get any color in Designio leather or paint many woods and stones etc
MB just put a few easy ones in a list..
Any color paint too.
US website is misleading you folks because they have some listed choices.
Sales reps there seem useless too as far as anything where they have to work to sell a car LOL

LazKat

Since every other post here has a different answer, the truth is that no one knows what the non-AMG ML 350s will have. Mine is on order (although from the posts here God only knows when it might actually show up) and I'll post pics the day it arrives.

I'll just say I'm hoping for the best, which is my case includes the diamond pattern.

clk200

The Diamond pattern is NOT limited to the euro pkg Ediition One. This has been phased out (my Euro Dealer had a cut out date of June 2012) and Designo has been introduced across the range, with the diamond pattern for all models apart from ML63 AMG. There are no designo paint options available for the ML, nor any otehr wood/stone finishes other than black piano. The leather options are limited to porcelain, maron and black. The desgino range availability varies from model to model

dougiebear

Yes diamond is an option like ANYTHING Else in Designio that's what Designio is wacko personal choice like no other. MB USA has packaged a few for you at a bargain. If you think there are only the choices listed in the US guide you don't understand Designio. But you will pay DEARLY for those choices. Especially Paint choices. That dear friends is the point of Designio not packages limiting what you can get.....they are packages. :o))))
Purple with Red leather about $10,000. Our dealers have done lots of oddball stuff for the wealthy wierd ones that want it their way. Unless things have changed since a year ago this should still be true. Heck my ML is Citrine Brown with Brown leather and you just don't see an order option for that in US or Canada. And its not Designio. But MBC approved it.

gplank

Dougiebear is right, at least according to what my local MB dealer has told me....he has assured me that the factory will do whatever I want with custom paint or leather, as long as I am willing to pay the price in both dollars and wait-time. Of course hearing that, I said forget it...it's not worth it given my measly income and net worth. But if you have money to blow, they're willing to please. But I think the prevailing question in this thread is what the standard, packaged designo leather will look like for the non-ML63 MLs (i.e., the 350 and 550) in the U.S. I think it's safe to assume it will look like the ML63 interior, which has no diamond pattern. But until the first one comes off the line and someone posts a photo, it seems none of us are going to know for sure.

clk200

Absolutely correct that the question is about standard option list packages, not special orders. In Europe at least, designo or non-standard colors are "POA", non-standard leather starting from Eur8.500+VAT etc. Factory production line Designo options are quite limited and model specific (with the most choice reserved for the CL and S-Class)

As to diamond pattern, agree that until the first one comes out, no-one is sure, but both the US Ordering Guide and the US 2013 Brochure show the same seats as the European Designo website/ brochures / pricelists, ie. with diamond pattern.

gplank

I"ve been trying to order an MY13 ML550 with designo, but the inventory manager of my local MB dealers says it currently is not available, even for November builds that just opened.

Also, to my shock and dismay, the cost is not $4,600. That is the upgrade cost from the leather option. So the total cost would be about $6,220? (i.e,. 1620+4600). Can you believe this? When did they start pricing options building upon the price of another option? Is this correct???

I just told the dealer to forget the designo if its going to cost that much, plus hold up my order. I'm now going with just the regular black leather. The wrapped dash comes standard on the ML550 for MY13, although it's MBtex.

another_geek

Pics of a US-spec ML550 with designo interior. It has the diamond pattern ...

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w166...ml#post5427160

gplank

Yep, i guess that's the clincher. Quilt pattern it is. Anybody else with designo on their 2013 350 or 550?

BlackSL

Our 350 designo is diamond patterned

Benz Werd

Wow, that's a huge difference to the cost for Designo option here in Aus, I was quoted $2448 AUD (plus a few taxes on top of that, can't give you the exact figure) but there's no leather upgrade option here, real leather is standard in everything from ML350 up. I hope this Designo upgrade is going to be worth it, the description says it includes:

designo leather single-tone:-
Based on leather for designo (Code 201)
Seats and door centre panels in designo leather in the respective upholstery colour.
Armrests, centre console, dashboard and door beltlines trimmed in black nappa leather.
designo roof lining in black fabric (Y90)

I've gone for Black Designo leather with the Brown Burr Walnut Trim Elements. I love that glossy wood trim, the Dark Graphite & Brown Ash trim elements look cheap & nasty to me, and the Designo Piano Black Lacquer I figure would not only be too much black but will also scratch very easily. I was quite happy with the normal black leather but I wanted a black roof lining and it was only available with the two-tone normal leather or Designo. Once the dealer showed me pics of the Designo leather I said yes immediately. What a pity there's no exterior Designo colours available though

Happy motoring folks!!

gplank

Actually, turned out my dealer was wrong. It's a US$4,600 upgrade total...it is not stacked on top of the $1620 leather upgrade.

BTW: I also didn't like the Brown Satin Ash when I first saw it in person. It was on a ML that didn't have wrapped dash and it seems like 'dull upon dull'...dull wood with dull plastic dash. I didn't like the open-pore aspect, and I wanted to buff and shine it to match the smooth (non-open pore) Brown Satin Ash wood wheel.

But once I saw it in a ML63 with a leather wrapped dash with its light-colored stitching, it made all the difference. The Brown Satin Ash has such an 'organic' and natural feel to it, that I realized it needs to be surrounded with other organic-looking material, like leather or MBtex, to make it look good...and then it looks more than good, it I think it looks amazing.

Burl Walnut had been my favorite, but the heavy, shinny plastic clear-coat they put on it seems to detract and disconnect me from the rich look of the wood. If it had less of this heavy coat, I think it would look a lot better. However, the shininess does spruce up a dull non-wrapped dash, so if I were not getting the wrapped dash, I might still opt for the Burl Wood.

Here's some of my favorite shots of the Brown Satin Ash with a wrapped dash.













Those last few were contributed by GregW (thanks, Greg!)