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Those, I believe, were surreptitiously obtained and not Mercedes sanctioned. I'm sure we will get official versions in the next few weeks. With 8 weeks until the Paris show (if that is truly the reveal) I expect a slow dribble of information week-by-week.
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I still think that the S-Class and the E-Class have the best executed interior, even better than the A-Class. But, you know, i'm a little partial.
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Completely agree and I don't own either, so I'm not being partial. I was hoping the GLS would get an S-like interior but based on some leaked photos, it may look very similar to the 2020 GLE interior. Talk of the GLS interior separating itself from GLE interior appears to be only that, talk. Of course we'll all have a better idea when we see official pictures in the coming weeks and months.
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Completely agree and I don't own either, so I'm not being partial. I was hoping the GLS would get an S-like interior but based on some leaked photos, it may look very similar to the 2020 GLE interior. Talk of the GLS interior separating itself from GLE interior appears to be only that, talk. Of course we'll all have a better idea when we see official pictures in the coming weeks and months.
https://www.motor1.com/news/261366/m...nterior-spied/
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Looking at the photos again, it's clear the vent to the right of the display is not really a vent, but a blanked off element to be symmetrical with the actual vent on the left. And half the left one is blanked off, too! Way too many vents! This could have been done better.
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Looking at the photos again, it's clear the vent to the right of the display is not really a vent, but a blanked off element to be symmetrical with the actual vent on the left. And half the left one is blanked off, too! Way too many vents! This could have been done better.
I do not like this. The leather on the lower dashboard around the light controls is very nice but those vents around the displays do bother me. BMW X5 is much more elegant on the inside...BMW and Mercedes seems as if they have swapped places..
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I came across this video on YouTube tonight. Don't know if anyone's posted it.......When I look at the right side of the infotainment screen and see all the fingerprints, I know that would drive me nuts.
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I came across this video on YouTube tonight. Don't know if anyone's posted it.......When I look at the right side of the infotainment screen and see all the fingerprints, I know that would drive me nuts.
https://youtu.be/j1G8ktMjar8nu
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It's growing on me but it could be much more attractive. I still wonder why the dash doesn't extend out and over the display screen to protect it from glare and prevent reflections of it into the windshield at night. And I have a theory as to why MB went with the grab-handles. They may have been engineered due to the new touch-pad in the center console to prevent accidental touching of the pad.
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It's growing on me but it could be much more attractive. I still wonder why the dash doesn't extend out and over the display screen to protect it from glare and prevent reflections of it into the windshield at night. And I have a theory as to why MB went with the grab-handles. They may have been engineered due to the new touch-pad in the center console to prevent accidental touching of the pad.
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You'll get no argument from me. I certainly was hoping for much more and I agree with you, the interior is ours to enjoy. The exterior is for the neighbors.
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Oh no! It has the cheap and wobbly air conditioning controls from the A-Class...
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Looks like it has power rear seats...way cool. This will be my next car as soon as I can order one. I actually like it a lot. With the screens and ambient lighting on, it'll look like a spaceship. I'm really excited to try out the new MBUX interface. Full disclosure-I work for Mercedes-Benz.
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The more I study the above interior pics I realize the engineers had to bring the LCD screens much close to the driver because unlike the S Class, the right side 12.3" display is touch-enabled. In fact, it appears to be positioned far enough forward that it shouldn't reflect into the windshield. I'll still do a test drive at night to be certain there isn't a reflection problem or sun glare issues. While the initial photos were a bit jarring for me, seeing it and sitting in an actual GLE will resolve any questions.
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I shouldn’t say this in the Benz forum but there are a lot of things about the Audi that I like better. I drove a 2018 GLE 43 recently. MB has some catching up to do or I might be getting another Audi. It’s going to be fun comparing them and the new BMW. I have never owned a MB and had it as my first choice but at price levels approaching $90G they need some WOW factor. A loaded 43 is about that price and probably worth spending some time getting it right. Maybe it will all come together in a production trim but right now they look a little bland inside and out.
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I shouldn’t say this in the Benz forum but there are a lot of things about the Audi that I like better. I drove a 2018 GLE 43 recently. MB has some catching up to do or I might be getting another Audi. It’s going to be fun comparing them and the new BMW. I have never owned a MB and had it as my first choice but at price levels approaching $90G they need some WOW factor. A loaded 43 is about that price and probably worth spending some time getting it right. Maybe it will all come together in a production trim but right now they look a little bland inside and out.
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