New S-Class Details and Pictures

[Glideman]

I think the BMW looks better, too much plastic on the Merc.

 

[gary350]

six and two threes, both pretty ugly. Its take MB 8 years to come up with that interior, the plot is not just lost the whole story has gone. I know what the dash looks like, it looks like a bus shelter. The boot lid must be designed by Bangle perched on top like an afterthought. Rest of it is not bad.

PS I was waiting for the new S, fancied the big diesel, I will look elsewhere.

gary

 

[fuzzer]

kinda looks like the sangyong chairman from the outside.

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&lr=&biw=1260&q=+Ssangyong+Chairman&btnG=Search

 

[saorbust]

Maybe I'm going against the grain - but I actually like it. Autocar has a load of good pictures today.

 

[Satch]

That dashboard is truely shocking!

Agreed. Looks like something Renault would be proud of.

 

[Flash]

The S Class will grow on everyone eventually and people will by it regardless for the stataus anyway. MB has a "captured" market and customers will always by one of the flagship models (which the S Class was apart from Maybach)

Personally, I quite like it but not keen on the steering wheel which looks like its come straight out of the Chrsyler parts bin from new Jeep Grand Chrokee ... S Class is pretty...

 

[Maff]

Any news on the S600 engine? They say that it's now 517BHP, however is this the same 3 valve engine in the W220, or a new 4 valve unit like the new V8?

 

[Chas]

Sex on wheels !

very nice

 

[frog1520]

Wheres the gearstick?

 

[fuzzer]

Wheres the gearstick?

its a columb shift

 

[frog1520]

its a columb shift

Ah! Wonder when was the last time MB used one of those?

 

[pepper&boulou]

pretty impressive really.i like it.....subtle and imposing in the burgundy.

interior looks worthy of a 60k car too.

I agree with you there. it's stunning. Do you think they would give me one to test for them.

 

[pepper&boulou]

That dashboard is truely shocking!

Ah well you can't please everyone.

 

[marcos]

I think it looks good, sleek and sexy, shame I can't afford one really

 

[fuzzer]

looks great in silver with the pano roof on it.

That burgandy colour does nothing for it tho , imagine using that for the press shots

 

[mb240]

The dash is not pretty and its in your face all the time, not too sure I couid live with that. The external shape is gtreat .

gary

Interior dash looks like the 7 series IMO, and the front end looks like a flipping camry.

 

[jimti]

driving down the A81 in Germany the other day, 3 passed me in some roadworks, 2 were still heavily disguised, but one was in all its glory, they looked good, but I couldn't help but think they could have been mistaken for an E class in size. They weren't as commanding as the current S class IMHO.
I'm not sure I liked the wheel arches either. The interior looked a lot better in the flesh than in the pictures

 

[peterchurch]

That dashboard is truely shocking!

Oh I thought that was about the only redeeming feature

Its a shame that the S class has demised from the imposing, rock solid 140 to a rather sad looking car that might have been built by dewoo (sp?)

 

[saorbust]

did anyone see the AMG version in Autocar ? V nice indeed.... and they made the same comment re wheel arches.

 

[BimMerc]

Its designed like that so the bosses now blend in more with their staff in their moulded-arch Mondeos