Unveiled: 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Klass

[Pedrocas]

 

[thomas]

Totally not liking the headlights Mercedes puts on all new cars as of right now. Beside from that, the W222 will kick ass, as usual.

 

[DanRoM]

That dashboard and steering wheel..... yuck.

 

[Andeh]

They changed the clock! That explains why the new E-Class has old S-Class clocks, to use up the spare old ones...

 

[SchumacherM]

Why does it have a KIA steering wheel and a discoball shiny interior?

 

[Andeh]

Also, who do they think they are fooling by covering the Mercedes badge on the steering wheel, but having Dieter Zetsche sit in the back in the same photoshoot? :lol:

 

[thomas]

Maybe because those pictures were taken in a partially covered preprod-car before the actual car was revealed? All prototypes driving around here have all brandlogos covered even if the rest is not covered.

 

[Andeh]

Aye, I understand that, but it appears to be a tiny piece of fabric. Assuming the pictures were supposed to be released, and they certainly look like they are, why didn't they just unveil the badge?

 

[Buba]

If it really looks like that: They really can't make good looking cars any more???

 

[thomas]

Aye, I understand that, but it appears to be a tiny piece of fabric. Assuming the pictures were supposed to be released, and they certainly look like they are, why didn't they just unveil the badge?

Simple answer: They were sloppy. From my perspective press pictures tend to be very bad when it comes to details.

 

[laxmax613]

That interior really doesn't look sonder enough.

 

[ScarFace88]

That grille appears to be way too big...

 

[JimCorrigan]

I'm sure it will look better without Dieter's fizzog in the shots/and in real life, but if these photos really are anything to go by, I'd rather the big Audi.

 

[Paul_The_Aussie]

really poorly taken pics, looks like someone was experimenting with HDR photography and it doesn't look good.
I'd like to see more pics of the car with better quality photography.

 

[thomas]

I'll look into Mercedes press dates if I can find any events nearby for the big revealday on the 15th. Oddly enough the actual release-party will be in Hamburg, not here in Stuttgart/Sindelfingen. If not it'll only hit the dealers by sometime july, so I guess there will be plenty of pictures available by then.

 

[maxtortheone]

The front seat is all the way in the front, how does that work?

 

[thomas]

Well thats a standart function in basically every 2-/3-door car, so why shouldn't it be possible in a 4-door? Hell, it even is in some, but preferably wagons or vans. Or are you assuming that one could still sit upfront in a situation like that?

 

[D-Fence]

Let me just add nicer pictures of the interior...I want to live there.

 

[laxmax613]

Well thats a standart function in basically every 2-/3-door car, so why shouldn't it be possible in a 4-door? Hell, it even is in some, but preferably wagons or vans. Or are you assuming that one could still sit upfront in a situation like that?

In this class of luxury sedans, the electric controls for the front passenger seat allow you to raise it into that position. My dad's A8 could position it even more radically forward than that. I had always chalked it up to the car having as many options and choices available to the rider as possible until I saw another A8 in New York with livery plates that had the executive seating package like the S-Class above and the seat was raised forward for even more rear seat room. I guess it's intentional.

 

[Vette Boss]

This type of car is commonly used to chauffeur one person around in the back. If it's taller person, they need to move the front seat forward for comfort.