hyperion667

out driving in my CLS yesterday, when I saw a car in my rearview from quite a ways off........thought to myself it was a S class.......and the closer it came, the more I was sure........
the DRL's are so crisp and clear and identifiable from even great distances....


I let the car catch up to me: they were flying anyway, and it was a S....
followed the car until I came to my exit..


noticed the styling of the car, had a chance to really see it in motion and get an idea of the actual size of the car....
the rear end is pretty bland, but I do like the diffuser area in the rear, the way it's the same color as the body is a nice contrast, it had 20's and they looked really nice in motion as well, although they were filthy haha


it doesn't seem like that big of a car which is interesting being that it's huge inside, it was a non 4matic and badged


these S cars are pretty nice, understated IMO in the looks department, but they do look very nice in motion

clkcadet

Am I missing something here? Maybe you are talking about the Maybach version, as I can throw a penny out of my window in NYC and hit 10 S Classes (plus you have one of your own!)

Jason B

I've had a black 2015 C class loaner (loaded with AMG package) for 2 weeks and I've had numerous w222 drivers break their necks as I passed them going opposite way. It's the DRL's on them. The C and S have very smiliar (DRL's) Daytime Running Lights on them, and yes, they are very cool and attention getting. The one guy look pissed, because I think he then realized I was in a C and looked very similar to his.

hyperion667

don't see them often in my area, and plus I'm always sitting inside of mine and never get to see it in motion

Long3494Qut

I like to watch the wifey head out in the S and just watch as the car gets onto the driveway and heads off. They did a fantastic job on the 20inch rims for both the C400 (19inch) and the S and yes they do look amazing in motion!

Streamliner

I guess I'm just jaded, as I see these cars all the time.

For years, just as a pipe dream, I wondered what it would be like if a manufacturer used one design and just made it incrementally larger for each model. Now that MB has pretty much done that with the W205 C Class and the W222, I see why others have not done it in the past. It is RIDICULOUS and it truly does water down the cachet of the S Class, at least in the eyes of many folks out there. I'd like my S to look UNIQUELY S Class and not have it mistaken for a lowly C300. I hope the factory is getting a tsunami of SHxT over this and will address the problem with the mid-cycle refresh. And we can only hope that the upcoming new W213 E Class will still look uniquely E and not be another 222 clone--but I'm not holding my breath.

ajm0623

streamliner - i hear what you're saying that all the benzo mainstream products are getting the homogenized look as i was today at my benzo dealer putting together the deal on my new 15 s class sedan (i'll get it tomorrow, i think) and agree it is easy to confuse the s and the c. and according to my guys at benzo - the new e is going to look *just* like the c and s by the way. but the s drives and feels significantly different than either the e or c and that's what really matters, doesn't it? not that someone sees or thinks of you in something lesser or "lowly?" who cares what they think?! the s class sedan does indeed *drive* uniquely (your word) like an s class and that is what you want i would think. no other $120,000 car can match its ride. just my opinion.

jenz

It's brilliant for the bottom line, look at Audi over the past decade. The entry level buyers flock to it because it does look and feel like the big brother, and the majority of high end S (or A8) buyers enjoy the vehicles for what they are and are not concerned that other cars look like theirs.