W223 full reveal (Ugly?)

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May 19, 2020 | 08:44 AM
  #76  
Quote: The 7 series LCI looks pretty damn good. Not sure what you are talking about. It's head and shoulders above the pre-LCI. That grille is still smaller than the S-Class one.

The spy pics look like trash. Seriously. I know sometimes spy pics or renderings make it hard to really see what the car will be like in person.....but I can't see the spy pics turning into anything desirable. The last 2 generations have been great cars (and I'm a BMW guy). The current generation does still look new. That being said, the downside of this is it's hard to keep living up to expectations when you have been producing a great S class for 14 years, etc.

All of Mercedes' models are kind of meh now the last few years.....they have dumbed down a lot of models and they all look really basic with the exception of the S class and AMG GT sedan (and even the lower-end variants of the AMG GT look basic).
No argument from me, unlike most here, I really like the 7 series styling, interior is honestly more appealing then my S63's ,IMO.
Like I mentioned before, the only reason I went with MB is the tunability that is not possible with the 760.
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May 19, 2020 | 08:48 AM
  #77  
interior of Hyundai Santa Fe for China..... it seems Hyundai hack W223 )))


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May 19, 2020 | 08:56 AM
  #78  
Quote: interior of Hyundai Santa Fe for China..... it seems Hyundai hack W223 )))

Interesting, at least they got the instrument panel right by integrating. Although still ugly, the vents are better looking than the 223.
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May 19, 2020 | 09:57 AM
  #79  
That is a beautiful car!

Quote: i dunno ... think this one is kinda timeless

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May 20, 2020 | 12:35 PM
  #80  
Quote: I can only imagine what kind of wizardry that apparently huge head-up display is going to perform.
Who knows, maybe even as standard across the range.
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May 20, 2020 | 04:06 PM
  #81  
Quote: It will sell.

People will get used to it.

M-B will tweak things in the LCI/facelift.

Life will go on.

COVID will be a thing of the past.

I like the exterior but need more and higher quality photos to fully evaluate the interior.
This. Even W222 was ugly when it come out. We're like I"m not replacing my W221 but guess what, we're on the second W222 now. People get use to it. For now, it's meh to me but I have a deposit down.
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May 21, 2020 | 08:46 AM
  #82  
Quote: W222 was ugly when it come out.
Come again?
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May 21, 2020 | 10:31 AM
  #83  
Quote: Come again?
I'm proficient in chinglish, especially on the phone lol.

My point was when the current gen W222 S was first unveiled, many thought it was ugly as hell. People wanted to get a final order W221 in. I will say the W222's interior was captivating in the spy shot whereas this upcoming gen, I'm not too sure.
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