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Old Mar 6, 2024 | 09:54 PM
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Mercedes-Benz SL Mythos Series due out in 2025
Mythos will be even more luxurious than Maybach.

https://www.autoblog.com/2024/02/24/...e-out-in-2025/
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Old Mar 7, 2024 | 04:56 PM
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Do you think the Mythos will come with complimentary trickle charger or can we really go crazy and hope that you will not need to double lock and keep the key 40 ft away?
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Old Mar 7, 2024 | 06:28 PM
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It will most likely need a double trickle charger!
I still keep mine on it and at least I dont get anymore critical battery messages. One I also dont do anynmore is check the status through the app. I think that activates some type of self-destruct program that starts a battery drain
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Old Mar 7, 2024 | 07:32 PM
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The name Mythos will not be an asset to the vehicle’s popularity or customer satisfaction.
You heard it here first!
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Old Mar 7, 2024 | 11:49 PM
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Definition of Mythos:

"Mythos" now more commonly refers to its Aristotelian sense as a "plot point" or to a body of interconnected myths or stories, especially those belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
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Old Mar 8, 2024 | 09:46 AM
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Modern MB definition of Mythos: "MB reliability and superior client service"
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Old Mar 8, 2024 | 05:04 PM
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Well, MB needs to improve quality of existing models to get interest to 'mythos' I have no interest to even look at it.
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Old Mar 8, 2024 | 05:17 PM
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it's for those who find Maybach not luxurious enough. If that's what you're looking for, you may not be able to buy one even if you can afford it
That's sounds just like me! I hope I'm allowed the privelege of thumbing my nose at people who drive Maybachs. That alone is worth half a million.
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Old Mar 8, 2024 | 05:40 PM
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There is very little I see from MB that gives me confidence that this " marketing tag line has any hope of becoming reality"

One of my favorite sayings, commonly referred to as Jurgenism is " vision without implementation is a halluzination" which in this case would be right on the money.

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Old Mar 8, 2024 | 06:07 PM
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Mercedes-Benz mythos.... once long ago there was a car brand called Mercedes-Benz. Then in 2024, at the very start of the EV revolution, they did some rethinking... and the rest is automotive legend.

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Old Mar 9, 2024 | 07:25 PM
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Looking at pics of older Mercedes-Benzes on these forums makes me wonder WTF happened? Looks like I'm not the only one wondering:

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Just what MB needs, yet another product line! If everything was hunky dory with their current offerings, why not? Unfortunately, most all of their vehicles that were new models for 2021 & later are suffering from significant issues, that they have failed to remedy, even from one model year to the next. Instead of launching a new line, they need to take a few steps BACK, figure out their mistakes, COMPLETELY fix all of them and then look to future models.
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Old Mar 12, 2024 | 12:45 AM
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More garbage from MB that won't work. Screens... we need more screens. Screens everywhere.
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Old Mar 12, 2024 | 10:41 AM
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More garbage from MB that won't work. Screens... we need more screens. Screens everywhere.
Yes. It’s bad enough in everyday sedans, but in a sporting convertible, it is just ridiculous. Would it have killed them to keep the SL just a bit more traditional, with a few more knobs, buttons & switches that one could use while not taking their eyes off the road? There were times in my S580, driving with the roof closed, when the sun glare from the center stack screen damn near blinded me. So the one in the SL tilts. Thanks but no thanks. Sometimes, the old way is better.



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Old Mar 12, 2024 | 11:28 AM
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MB may have lost their focus and forgotten what “they do”.

https://miami.mercedesbenzplaces.com
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Lol - so now these dudes (MB) are doing a collaboration to build a luxury high rise. Give me a break and fix your crap cars first. Just another brand slapping their name on anything to make a buck. Only thing that might be considered MB like I'm sure will be the unnecessary gadgets, gimmicks and tech in this eyesore of a building.
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Old Mar 12, 2024 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by crconsulting
MB may have lost their focus and forgotten what “they do”.

https://miami.mercedesbenzplaces.com
Just when you think it can’t get any worse, you see something like this. They have absolutely lost their minds.
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Old Mar 12, 2024 | 11:01 PM
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I don’t get it either, but they’re not alone in this space.

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Old Mar 13, 2024 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Streamliner
Yes. It’s bad enough in everyday sedans, but in a sporting convertible, it is just ridiculous. Would it have killed them to keep the SL just a bit more traditional, with a few more knobs, buttons & switches that one could use while not taking their eyes off the road? There were times in my S580, driving with the roof closed, when the sun glare from the center stack screen damn near blinded me. So the one in the SL tilts. Thanks but no thanks. Sometimes, the old way is better.

For all the criticism this generation gets, I think it will age just fine. 231's were pretty bullet proof. Even though I love our new BMW 8 I still miss the SL. Lovely interior.
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Old Mar 13, 2024 | 12:47 PM
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I don’t get it either, but they’re not alone in this space.

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Yes and I see it as one of MB's major problems: They have been copying others way too much.
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Old Aug 17, 2024 | 08:21 AM
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Some additional info of the Maybach version is out
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...ml#post9018309
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by crconsulting
MB may have lost their focus and forgotten what “they do”.

https://miami.mercedesbenzplaces.com
Originally Posted by Streamliner
Just when you think it can’t get any worse, you see something like this. They have absolutely lost their minds.
Well, like it or not, Mercedes @ places
Is open for purchases:
https://www.drivespark.com/four-whee...011-65239.html
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/02/me...-least-800000/
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
I wonder if the elevators have haptic controls? I wonder if each resident has a built-in trickle charger at their parking space, so the MB batteries don’t go dead?
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Originally Posted by Streamliner
I wonder if the elevators have haptic controls? I wonder if each resident has a built-in trickle charger at their parking space, so the MB batteries don’t go dead?
Good question
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I wonder if Mythos sales will hit triple figures???? Are there really more than 99 people willing to buy this abortion??
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