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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 04:00 PM
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A bunch have hit the internet over the past day or two.

All the british mags have thrown in their 2 cents, with the exception of Car.

All the americans have weighed in.

Glowing praise all around. Small beef with electro-mechanical steering and rear visibility. Other than that, a major leap forward from previous generation.
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 03:33 AM
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Porsche Macan S SportDesign / Ex M-B's: 11 & 10 & 06 E350's, 02 S500
Links?

I'm interested to see some comparo's against competitors to see how far ahead in overall dynamics it is to these reviewers.
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i got lazy with the links, but here's one in Autoweek.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...IEWS/130709964

Top Gear: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/F...***-02-07-2013

Autocar: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/...t-drive-review

A bunch of others if you google news search s-class or s500
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Porsche Macan S SportDesign / Ex M-B's: 11 & 10 & 06 E350's, 02 S500
Yeah I just came across some as well. Posted a Car and Driver one I saw.

The comparo tests will be the real fun ones.
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This is one I really enjoyed...thorough review of interior/exterior from people seated in actual vehicle. It's a video

http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/read...s-class/266158
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They could have at least edited out the guy who said its the first S class hybrid (wrong) and also that its a 4.0 liter hybrid (wrong again)
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