MB Styling on New models...S Class in particular
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MB Styling on New models...S Class in particular
I was at my Dealer tonite, again, and while I was waiting for the paperwork, I checked out a new S Class.
Its pretty ugly in person. Not that its stunning in pictures. I think this one jumped the shark. The front of the car is OK, the new lights are a let down...they have an aggressive shape, but they lack the jewel like quality Ive come to expect on the Bi-Xenon lamps of the new CLS, the E, SL, SLR and the CLK and C-Class. These could have been off a new Ford, or a Nissan...oh wait, the ones on the fuga, er M in the next bay were nicer. The new big grille is kinda cool. The rest of the exterior is just awkward looking. The car believe it or not, looks small. The wheel bulges look like a Ford Focus. And everything aft of the C pillar is ****. It not only has the bangle but, but its hidden worse than on the 7 series.
On the inside, I did like everything except for the 7 series-esq dashboard. The new gauges are pretty wild. Its all a computer display. I'm not sure if this one had a problem, or they all did this, but the Nav system never shut off, even with the Key out. Just glowed dimly, with a faded map visible in the dim grey. I'm guessing its not supposed to do that.
I'm not a fan of the new design, and if I were in the market for a land yacht like this one, I think I would take the 7 series, based on looks anyway. Perhaps it does drive sooo much better? But I didn't drive it today, so I can't say.
Anyone else had a look up close? What did you think>
Its pretty ugly in person. Not that its stunning in pictures. I think this one jumped the shark. The front of the car is OK, the new lights are a let down...they have an aggressive shape, but they lack the jewel like quality Ive come to expect on the Bi-Xenon lamps of the new CLS, the E, SL, SLR and the CLK and C-Class. These could have been off a new Ford, or a Nissan...oh wait, the ones on the fuga, er M in the next bay were nicer. The new big grille is kinda cool. The rest of the exterior is just awkward looking. The car believe it or not, looks small. The wheel bulges look like a Ford Focus. And everything aft of the C pillar is ****. It not only has the bangle but, but its hidden worse than on the 7 series.
On the inside, I did like everything except for the 7 series-esq dashboard. The new gauges are pretty wild. Its all a computer display. I'm not sure if this one had a problem, or they all did this, but the Nav system never shut off, even with the Key out. Just glowed dimly, with a faded map visible in the dim grey. I'm guessing its not supposed to do that.
I'm not a fan of the new design, and if I were in the market for a land yacht like this one, I think I would take the 7 series, based on looks anyway. Perhaps it does drive sooo much better? But I didn't drive it today, so I can't say.
Anyone else had a look up close? What did you think>
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Originally Posted by Outland
I was at my Dealer tonite, again, and while I was waiting for the paperwork, I checked out a new S Class.
Its pretty ugly in person. Not that its stunning in pictures. I think this one jumped the shark. The front of the car is OK, the new lights are a let down...they have an aggressive shape, but they lack the jewel like quality Ive come to expect on the Bi-Xenon lamps of the new CLS, the E, SL, SLR and the CLK and C-Class. These could have been off a new Ford, or a Nissan...oh wait, the ones on the fuga, er M in the next bay were nicer. The new big grille is kinda cool. The rest of the exterior is just awkward looking. The car believe it or not, looks small. The wheel bulges look like a Ford Focus. And everything aft of the C pillar is ****. It not only has the bangle but, but its hidden worse than on the 7 series.
On the inside, I did like everything except for the 7 series-esq dashboard. The new gauges are pretty wild. Its all a computer display. I'm not sure if this one had a problem, or they all did this, but the Nav system never shut off, even with the Key out. Just glowed dimly, with a faded map visible in the dim grey. I'm guessing its not supposed to do that.
I'm not a fan of the new design, and if I were in the market for a land yacht like this one, I think I would take the 7 series, based on looks anyway. Perhaps it does drive sooo much better? But I didn't drive it today, so I can't say.
Anyone else had a look up close? What did you think>
Its pretty ugly in person. Not that its stunning in pictures. I think this one jumped the shark. The front of the car is OK, the new lights are a let down...they have an aggressive shape, but they lack the jewel like quality Ive come to expect on the Bi-Xenon lamps of the new CLS, the E, SL, SLR and the CLK and C-Class. These could have been off a new Ford, or a Nissan...oh wait, the ones on the fuga, er M in the next bay were nicer. The new big grille is kinda cool. The rest of the exterior is just awkward looking. The car believe it or not, looks small. The wheel bulges look like a Ford Focus. And everything aft of the C pillar is ****. It not only has the bangle but, but its hidden worse than on the 7 series.
On the inside, I did like everything except for the 7 series-esq dashboard. The new gauges are pretty wild. Its all a computer display. I'm not sure if this one had a problem, or they all did this, but the Nav system never shut off, even with the Key out. Just glowed dimly, with a faded map visible in the dim grey. I'm guessing its not supposed to do that.
I'm not a fan of the new design, and if I were in the market for a land yacht like this one, I think I would take the 7 series, based on looks anyway. Perhaps it does drive sooo much better? But I didn't drive it today, so I can't say.
Anyone else had a look up close? What did you think>
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I kinda like the 7 series refresh and its even better in person. I never thought I would buy one, but heck, I got a great deal on the car and it was worth every penny.
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Originally Posted by Outland
I was at my Dealer tonite, again, and while I was waiting for the paperwork, I checked out a new S Class.
Its pretty ugly in person. Not that its stunning in pictures. I think this one jumped the shark. The front of the car is OK, the new lights are a let down...they have an aggressive shape, but they lack the jewel like quality Ive come to expect on the Bi-Xenon lamps of the new CLS, the E, SL, SLR and the CLK and C-Class. These could have been off a new Ford, or a Nissan...oh wait, the ones on the fuga, er M in the next bay were nicer. The new big grille is kinda cool. The rest of the exterior is just awkward looking. The car believe it or not, looks small. The wheel bulges look like a Ford Focus. And everything aft of the C pillar is ****. It not only has the bangle but, but its hidden worse than on the 7 series.
On the inside, I did like everything except for the 7 series-esq dashboard. The new gauges are pretty wild. Its all a computer display. I'm not sure if this one had a problem, or they all did this, but the Nav system never shut off, even with the Key out. Just glowed dimly, with a faded map visible in the dim grey. I'm guessing its not supposed to do that.
I'm not a fan of the new design, and if I were in the market for a land yacht like this one, I think I would take the 7 series, based on looks anyway. Perhaps it does drive sooo much better? But I didn't drive it today, so I can't say.
Anyone else had a look up close? What did you think>
Its pretty ugly in person. Not that its stunning in pictures. I think this one jumped the shark. The front of the car is OK, the new lights are a let down...they have an aggressive shape, but they lack the jewel like quality Ive come to expect on the Bi-Xenon lamps of the new CLS, the E, SL, SLR and the CLK and C-Class. These could have been off a new Ford, or a Nissan...oh wait, the ones on the fuga, er M in the next bay were nicer. The new big grille is kinda cool. The rest of the exterior is just awkward looking. The car believe it or not, looks small. The wheel bulges look like a Ford Focus. And everything aft of the C pillar is ****. It not only has the bangle but, but its hidden worse than on the 7 series.
On the inside, I did like everything except for the 7 series-esq dashboard. The new gauges are pretty wild. Its all a computer display. I'm not sure if this one had a problem, or they all did this, but the Nav system never shut off, even with the Key out. Just glowed dimly, with a faded map visible in the dim grey. I'm guessing its not supposed to do that.
I'm not a fan of the new design, and if I were in the market for a land yacht like this one, I think I would take the 7 series, based on looks anyway. Perhaps it does drive sooo much better? But I didn't drive it today, so I can't say.
Anyone else had a look up close? What did you think>
You cannot even compare the dash to the 7 series, it looks and feels much better, and ofcourse, the COMMAND is so easy to use. It has some sense of intelligence built in, for example the controller will limit to the axis of the menu rather than giving all the x-y-z movement by default.
If you get a chance go the dealer and drive the nightview equipped car during the night, and just spend an hour or so looking at everything they did to the Car, and you will be plesently surprised.
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Originally Posted by MB Fanatic
I kinda like the 7 series refresh and its even better in person. I never thought I would buy one, but heck, I got a great deal on the car and it was worth every penny.
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hmm
I'll agree with you, the car isnt that great when its "standard", but when i saw the Kleemann version of it, i fell instantly in love with it...
I saw a black S500 at the "launch" in Denmark, and was not convinced that it it was worth swapping my W220 for... it looked small, like you said, when i left the dealership, there was a silver S500 parked outside (must have been out on a testdrive when i arrived) it looked alot better, but like i said, when i saw the Kleemann S50 , i fell in love....
Have a look for yourself... :
http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/thecars/sclassw221
Theres hi-res pics here:
http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/downloads/wallpaper
I saw a black S500 at the "launch" in Denmark, and was not convinced that it it was worth swapping my W220 for... it looked small, like you said, when i left the dealership, there was a silver S500 parked outside (must have been out on a testdrive when i arrived) it looked alot better, but like i said, when i saw the Kleemann S50 , i fell in love....
Have a look for yourself... :
http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/thecars/sclassw221
Theres hi-res pics here:
http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/downloads/wallpaper
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Originally Posted by cracker123
Hey, any pictures of that wonderful stable of yours ?, are you getting yoru parents the new S-Class ?
And sorry but no pics, my wife broke our digital camera a while back and to be honest I dont have the time to go buy one nor do I care at this point since she has learned to use my wonderful 35mm camera with its wide array of lenses and flashes. Quite frankly the pics seem better on that puppy than my comparable digital camera for some odd reason.
Though, when we do buy one I will be the first to take all sorts of pics lol, house, cars, you name it.
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Originally Posted by Outland
The wheel bulges look like a Ford Focus. And everything aft of the C pillar is ****. It not only has the bangle but, but its hidden worse than on the 7 series.
Anyone else had a look up close? What did you think
Anyone else had a look up close? What did you think
I think the new S is fantastic and the S65 as shown here is out of this world!
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The thing is we are used to a very conservatily designed S-Class's, so this one really does not fit that bill , so some people dont seem to like them.
As for me, I think they look awesome sporty, and perfect.
As for me, I think they look awesome sporty, and perfect.
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Originally Posted by cracker123
What ?? , did you test drive the new S-Class. Test drive the car and then give us comments on how it drives or compares to the piece of **** they call a 7 seires.
You cannot even compare the dash to the 7 series,
If you get a chance go the dealer and drive the nightview equipped car during the night, and just spend an hour or so looking at everything they did to the Car, and you will be plesently surprised.
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Originally Posted by GTA7.5
I really don`t see whats so crappy the design aft of the C-Pillar!
On the standard car, the rear bumper is a mess, IMHO, I don't like the dorky two tier taillights, and the trunk lid reminds me of a Plymouth Breeze. In all honesty, seeing the car in person, I was pretty dissappointed.
I agree with the poster who said we all are used to a conservative S Class, but I don't think this is really that edgy.
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Originally Posted by Dane.se
I'll agree with you, the car isnt that great when its "standard", but when i saw the Kleemann version of it, i fell instantly in love with it...
I saw a black S500 at the "launch" in Denmark, and was not convinced that it it was worth swapping my W220 for... it looked small, like you said, when i left the dealership, there was a silver S500 parked outside (must have been out on a testdrive when i arrived) it looked alot better, but like i said, when i saw the Kleemann S50 , i fell in love....
Have a look for yourself... :
http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/thecars/sclassw221
Theres hi-res pics here:
http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/downloads/wallpaper
I saw a black S500 at the "launch" in Denmark, and was not convinced that it it was worth swapping my W220 for... it looked small, like you said, when i left the dealership, there was a silver S500 parked outside (must have been out on a testdrive when i arrived) it looked alot better, but like i said, when i saw the Kleemann S50 , i fell in love....
Have a look for yourself... :
http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/thecars/sclassw221
Theres hi-res pics here:
http://www.kleemann.dk/site/Main/downloads/wallpaper
Ive seen pictures in black, and I think that helps. It hides a lot of the body lines that really show in silver.
I like that Kleeman version!
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Originally Posted by Outland
You posted pictures of the AMG version, which , I think, has a slightly better look. The flared fenders fit better with the lowered ride.
On the standard car, the rear bumper is a mess, IMHO, I don't like the dorky two tier taillights, and the trunk lid reminds me of a Plymouth Breeze. In all honesty, seeing the car in person, I was pretty dissappointed.
I agree with the poster who said we all are used to a conservative S Class, but I don't think this is really that edgy.
On the standard car, the rear bumper is a mess, IMHO, I don't like the dorky two tier taillights, and the trunk lid reminds me of a Plymouth Breeze. In all honesty, seeing the car in person, I was pretty dissappointed.
I agree with the poster who said we all are used to a conservative S Class, but I don't think this is really that edgy.
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Originally Posted by phonetics
What do you care? obviously the S is not targeted to C230 buyers. I mean it's normal that you dun like it.
Thats a pretty Snoobby remark..... Just because the guy has a C class, his opinion doesn't count...?
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Hmmm... I have yet to see one, even still, in person. But as I see more and more pictures of the car, it does appear that the fender bulges make up a good amount of its width.
It does look pretty narrow.
As far as styling goes, well,.....Let's just say I agree with the majority of former S-Class clientele on that part.
It does look pretty narrow.
As far as styling goes, well,.....Let's just say I agree with the majority of former S-Class clientele on that part.
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Originally Posted by DslBnz
Hmmm... I have yet to see one, even still, in person. But as I see more and more pictures of the car, it does appear that the fender bulges make up a good amount of its width.
It does look pretty narrow.
As far as styling goes, well,.....Let's just say I agree with the majority of former S-Class clientele on that part.
It does look pretty narrow.
As far as styling goes, well,.....Let's just say I agree with the majority of former S-Class clientele on that part.
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Originally Posted by phonetics
What do you care? obviously the S is not targeted to C230 buyers. I mean it's normal that you dun like it.
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Originally Posted by x-tian-230k
Thats a pretty Snoobby remark..... Just because the guy has a C class, his opinion doesn't count...?
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Originally Posted by phonetics
What do you care? obviously the S is not targeted to C230 buyers. I mean it's normal that you dun like it.
