2020 E 300 DOG, SOP,First Deliveries to US
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No touchscreen
Most of the reason I chose my upcoming (June 2019) E450 over an A6 was because of the touchscreen on the Audi.
Audi overdid it. Everything is touchscreen. When I drove it, it took too much attention to make sure my finger was positioned correctly. It kept sliding around a bit. As I remember, my earlier touchscreen Lexus LS600hL didn’t have this issue and was very easy to use.
There ARE a few useful aspects to a touchscreen, however:
. Touching a displayed POI for more information, or to call, or to route to there.
. This may seem trite, but while road tripping in my earlier Lexus, if I passed an interesting spot I wanted to visit later, I could press an ever-present “Mark” button which put my current location into “previous locations “. I hope there’s a way do do this on the E450.
i was going to add “less clutterfull”, but I really like the layout of the controls on the E450.
Umm, I guess I can only think of the two.....
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Audi overdid it. Everything is touchscreen. When I drove it, it took too much attention to make sure my finger was positioned correctly. It kept sliding around a bit. As I remember, my earlier touchscreen Lexus LS600hL didn’t have this issue and was very easy to use.
There ARE a few useful aspects to a touchscreen, however:
. Touching a displayed POI for more information, or to call, or to route to there.
. This may seem trite, but while road tripping in my earlier Lexus, if I passed an interesting spot I wanted to visit later, I could press an ever-present “Mark” button which put my current location into “previous locations “. I hope there’s a way do do this on the E450.
i was going to add “less clutterfull”, but I really like the layout of the controls on the E450.
Umm, I guess I can only think of the two.....
HBH
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Im under the impression it is the mild hybrid engine but with less power only? Both are the m264 engines. They probably chose the less powerful one to distance it better from the e450, and maybe because of less noise (lower compression probably)
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Only problem is that the voice commands occasionally are inaccurate in execution. But otherwise, yes, it is my preferred method of changing something when I'm on the move .
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I found this helpful: https://www.motor1.com/news/237783/c...-infotainment/
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Agreed. No MBUX is disappointing, but sort of understandable as it's brand new technology. What's more disappointing is the continuing use of the old V6 in the E450 for the 2020 model year, instead of the new I6 that's already available on the 2019 CLS, which is essentially the same platform as the E-Class.
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Agreed. No MBUX is disappointing, but sort of understandable as it's brand new technology. What's more disappointing is the continuing use of the old V6 in the E450 for the 2020 model year, instead of the new I6 that's already available on the 2019 CLS, which is essentially the same platform as the E-Class.
edit: nevermind, i see that the CLS does have a non 53 inline 6 model. my guess is the v6 is cheaper to build, and more in line with the E class customer that doesnt need the (sportier?) inline 6.
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Agreed. No MBUX is disappointing, but sort of understandable as it's brand new technology. What's more disappointing is the continuing use of the old V6 in the E450 for the 2020 model year, instead of the new I6 that's already available on the 2019 CLS, which is essentially the same platform as the E-Class.
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Not to be argumentative, but touch screen and voice command is hardly new technology. Mercedes needs to keep up not only with rapidly changing tech, but with consumer demand. Note that new GLE gets MBUX. SUV sales increasing while sedan sales are declining might explain why.
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They've now come full circle where they've gone back to buttons and redundant, rotary dials, to placate the complaints and lack of sales. I can only assume Mercedes will go through the same growing pains, once drivers get a taste of touch screens once again.
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It's funny. It's like history repeating itself back in 2013. When the CUE system in Cadillac came out with the touch screen, it was hailed as the future, blah, blah, blah. It didn't take long before owners were lamenting the lack of rotary knobs like the Mercedes and BMW, and what a pain in the *** (and dangerous) the touch screen was.
They've now come full circle where they've gone back to buttons and redundant, rotary dials, to placate the complaints and lack of sales. I can only assume Mercedes will go through the same growing pains, once drivers get a taste of touch screens once again.
They've now come full circle where they've gone back to buttons and redundant, rotary dials, to placate the complaints and lack of sales. I can only assume Mercedes will go through the same growing pains, once drivers get a taste of touch screens once again.
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It's funny. It's like history repeating itself back in 2013. When the CUE system in Cadillac came out with the touch screen, it was hailed as the future, blah, blah, blah. It didn't take long before owners were lamenting the lack of rotary knobs like the Mercedes and BMW, and what a pain in the *** (and dangerous) the touch screen was.
They've now come full circle where they've gone back to buttons and redundant, rotary dials, to placate the complaints and lack of sales. I can only assume Mercedes will go through the same growing pains, once drivers get a taste of touch screens once again.
They've now come full circle where they've gone back to buttons and redundant, rotary dials, to placate the complaints and lack of sales. I can only assume Mercedes will go through the same growing pains, once drivers get a taste of touch screens once again.
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I also hope so, but the demand decides where the money goes. The GLC that is based on the C class got MBUX even though its a supposed hassle according to mercedes, all to protect the SUV sales. Wouldnt be surprised that if the GLS where to in the future become mercedes new "halo" car to showcase new features...
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Anyway, once we get MBUX in the E class we'll all want the new system that the S class is supposedly going to have in 2020 models.
https://www.motor1.com/news/305527/2...-interior-spy/
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I However, spy pictures of 2020 E class show the new touchpad and lack of the COMAND wheel, like other MB models with MBUX,
Anyway, once we get MBUX in the E class we'll all want the new system that the S class is supposedly going to have in 2020 models.
https://www.motor1.com/news/305527/2...-interior-spy/
Anyway, once we get MBUX in the E class we'll all want the new system that the S class is supposedly going to have in 2020 models.
https://www.motor1.com/news/305527/2...-interior-spy/
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The ugly ipad in the center seems to be what most manufacturers are doing now. It mystifies me why manufacturers with huge design departments can't do better than a 14 year old with a hot glue gun.
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