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Old Mar 8, 2025 | 07:54 AM
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Is this a new color? I can’t remember this color in 2023 when I was playing around with the configurator. I personally like it, but I’ve never actually seen it in person, so it must be new and rare. I like it and might get this. Audi had a really nice metallic brown that always caught my eye when I saw it. It was more of a redder brown but it was unique and still classy without being too flashy.






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Old Mar 8, 2025 | 02:09 PM
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That color is Butt
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Old Mar 8, 2025 | 04:54 PM
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It is a new color. I have seen it in person, its a no from me dawg lol
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Old Mar 8, 2025 | 05:43 PM
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Old Mar 8, 2025 | 07:35 PM
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Nice color. Just not with black wheels!
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Old Mar 8, 2025 | 09:12 PM
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I think the black wheels compliment the night package.
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Old Mar 9, 2025 | 09:25 AM
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Yeah, I usually do not like black wheels, but since I have them on my current car (which was a dealer lot purchase), I like them now just because you rarely seem S classes with factory black wheels. I’ll likely get the night package on my next S as well. That brown looks nice to my eyes and it’s a color you rarely see, but I was always leaning towards that matte white anyways.
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Old Mar 9, 2025 | 10:18 PM
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I put the black package on my wife’s GLE450 for around $400. Looks stock. Just find the best tint shop in town and chances are they can wrap your chrome and paint in black glass ppf.
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I haven't seen this color in the metal, would definitely not buy without getting a real world look at it. That said, I like some brown/tan/bronze colors and oddly, have probably received more positive commentary with them than any other color. Love their gold, I wasn't able to see it in person until after I bought, if I had, I would have went with it.
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[QUOTE=Frenetic;9124143]Is this a new color? I can’t remember this color in 2023 when I was playing around with the configurator. I personally like it, but I’ve never actually seen it in person, so it must be new and rare. I like it and might get this. Audi had a really nice metallic brown that always caught my eye when I saw it. It was more of a redder brown but it was unique and still classy without being too flashy.S-Class (W223) 2021 to PresentThread: Sonoran Brown MetallicReply to Thread

I too like this color, a lot! I'm about to show my age here - but this color reminds me of my first car - a similarly-colored 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme! No creme-colored landau roof as seen in the picture below, but the color is close.

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Nice color but not suited for the S Class IMO.
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Old Mar 13, 2025 | 02:37 PM
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My dealer has an E450 wagon in that color and it looks pretty good on that. Agreed not for an S Class
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Mojave Silver was the best color MB had in years, they discontinued it which is crazy, you have to go with MANUFAKTUR Exclusive Himalayas Mid Grey metallic, which is only on S Class and costs 10k USD.
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I wish MB hadn't discontinued the Ruby Black. The CLS I leased was that color and it always brought compliments. Was not that difficult to keep clean either.

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They discontinued Ruby Black? Thats terrible!
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Old Oct 30, 2025 | 09:55 PM
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They discontinued Ruby Black? Thats terrible!
They moved it from a relatively inexpensive option to their Manufactur line-up and now charge $9,900 for it.
As far as the brown colors are concerned, there is another Manufactur color called Rocky Mountain Brown that doesn't look too bad. Again $9,900.
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They discontinued Ruby Black? Thats terrible!
They moved it from a relatively inexpensive option to their Manufactur line-up and now charge $9,900 for it.
As far as the brown colors are concerned, there is another Manufactur color called Rocky Mountain Brown that doesn't look too bad. Again $9,900.
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Thats a bummer
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I am 99.9% sure I am keeping the Sonoran Brown selection on my order with MB for an E53 wagon. I personally love the color and think it is quite fitting on benz wagons...but definitely not getting night packages / black wheels...sticking with chrome. But will tint the back windows at some point when it is delivered (so bummed with US regulations that SUV's can come from factory with tint but "passenger cars" can't...)
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**not my picture not my car. But think it looks stunning…
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**not my picture not my car. But think it looks stunning…
This looks great. While this isn't your car, you could also tint the front windows with a % of your choice to balance out the overall look.
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That looks great!
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Wow that looks a lot brighter than I thought.
I love how it has a slight pink hue to it. Very nice.
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